Netflix and Dave Chappelle are sticking collectively.
Chappelle will produce and host a sequence of 4 specials that includes stand-up comics he has handpicked, Netflix introduced in a information launch Friday.
The announcement comes greater than 4 months after Netflix was roiled by inner divisions and public scrutiny over Chappelle’s newest particular, “The Nearer.”
The primary comic featured on “Chappelle’s Dwelling Staff” might be Earthquake (often known as Nathaniel Martin Stroman), the streaming big stated. “Earthquake: Legendary” debuts Feb. 28.
The second particular will showcase Donnell Rawlings, a comic who appeared on Comedy Central’s sketch sequence “Chappelle’s Present” and HBO’s “The Wire.”
The corporate didn’t announce a launch date for Rawlings’ entry within the sequence.
“I’ve been doing this a very long time and comedians like Quake and Donnell should not solely mates however have impressed my very own profession,” Chappelle stated in a press release.
“Anybody within the comedy neighborhood is aware of these names and is aware of their time to shine is lengthy overdue. I’m proud to be part of this second,” he added.
Within the fall of 2021, “The Nearer” was blasted for content material that many critics known as transphobic and anti-LGBTQ. Netflix workers staged a walkout in protest, however the firm stood by Chappelle.
Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s co-CEO, stated in a employees memo in October that the agency helps “inventive freedom — though this implies there’ll at all times be content material on Netflix some folks imagine is dangerous.”
Netflix stated Friday that Chappelle will seem in every installment of “Chappelle’s Dwelling Staff” to introduce the headliner.
Supply: NBC Information
