The man charged with storming onstage and tackling comedian Dave Chappelle during his Netflix Is a Joke show at the Hollywood Bowl last May will be moved to a new jail dorm to receive mental health services as he awaits trial in his misdemeanor battery case, a judge ruled Tuesday. …
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Fat Joe will perform a one-man stand-up show based on his life and career in New York City this fall. The performance will feature an introduction from Dave Chappelle and a slew of never-before-heard tales based on Fat Joe’s upcoming memoir, The Book of Jose. “The world will be getting …
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John Mayer is booking out Livingston, Montana’s Pine Creek Lodge for a slate of benefit concerts billed Rise for the River. Proceeds from the shows — which will take place over three nights in August — will support the Park Country Community Foundation for those impacted by the Yellowstone River …
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Attendees who planned to see Dave Chappelle at Minneapolis’ iconic First Avenue will have to reroute to Varsity Theater tonight. On Wednesday evening, the venue originally scheduled to host the comedian announced it would be canceling the show hours before set time. Apologizing to their staff, artists, and the community, …
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Dave Chappelle’s controversial stand-up special The Closer, in which the comedian continued his recent habit of trotting out jokes at the expense of trans people and the LGBTQ community, earned the praise of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences with an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded). The …
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Netflix has quietly released a new 40-minute video of Dave Chappelle lecturing a bunch of school children about why it’s unfair for them to criticize him for making transphobic jokes. What’s in a Name?, which is ostensibly being promoted as a stand-up special through Netflix’s comedy wing, captures a speech …
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Killer Mike is celebrating Independence Day with his first solo music in nearly a decade as the Run the Jewels rapper has dropped the new single “Run,” featuring Young Thug. In addition to the No I.D.-produced track, Killer Mike also shared its video, which boasts an introductory monologue by Dave …
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The man accused of tackling Dave Chappelle onstage at the Hollywood Bowl is weighing an offer from prosecutors in his misdemeanor case and has made no claim of mental incompetency, Rolling Stone has learned. Isaiah Lee, 23, appeared in custody at a Los Angeles courthouse Thursday, still wearing a cast …
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Isaiah Lee, the 23-year-old accused ofattacking Dave Chappelle on stageearlier this month, recalled his backstage meeting with the comedian in a new interview withThe New York Post. Lee said Chappelle asked him why he tackled him during a stand-up set at the Hollywood Bowl, to which Lee said, “I told …
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David Letterman joked about the Dave Chappelle incident — where an audience member tackled the comedian onstage — during the late night icon’s appearance Friday at the Netflix Is a Joke Fest. The streaming service released footage of Letterman’s bit Saturday. Onstage at the Fonda Theater, Letterman looked out at …
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