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  • Dave Chappelle Attacked On Stage During Comedy Set

    Dave Chappelle
    Dave Chappelle in the Netflix Special ‘Sticks and Stones.’

    Controversial comedian Dave Chappelle was reportedly accosted by a man wielding a plastic replica gun containing a knife while on stage at the Hollywood Bowl as part of the Netflix Is A Joke Festival on Tuesday night.

    23-year-old Isiah Lee allegedly stormed on stage and tussled with Chappelle, who was initially taken aback, but managed to free himself before security grabbed the assailant.

    Chappelle – who has caused fury for making jokes about trans and LGBTQ+ rights in recent stand-up specials – joked that his attacker was “a trans man.”

    Jamie Foxx, who was attending the show, also took the stage to help security subdue the alleged assailant. Chapelle thanked him by quipping, “Whenever you’re in trouble, Jamie Foxx will show up in a sheriff’s hat.”

    For his side of things, Foxx was more serious: “Listen, I just want to say…this man is an absolute genius. We’ve got to make sure we protect him at all times,” he said. “For every comedian who comes out here, this means everything. You’re a genius. You’re a legend, and we’re not going to let nothing happen to you.”

    Chris Rock, who was also on the bill that night, came back out, hugged Chappelle and then made reference to his own recent, highly public onstage encounter, joking, “Was that Will Smith?”

    Chris Rock at the Oscars
    Chris Rock presents the Oscar® for Documentary Feature during the live ABC telecast of the 94th Oscars® at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles, CA, on Sunday, March 27, 2022. Photo Credit: Blaine Ohigashi / A.M.P.A.S.

    Lee is being held on $30,000 bail as per a statement from to LAPD Public Information Officer Mendez on Wednesday morning. According to the statement, Lee was transported to a local hospital to be treated for injuries sustained during the altercation leading to his arrested. After receiving medical treatment and being cleared for booking, Lee was booked for felony Assault with a Deadly Weapon. It’s unclear what motivated Lee to run onto the stage, or how he managed to enter the venue with the weapon.

    Chappelle’s team released the following statement, downplaying the incident: “Dave Chappelle celebrated four nights of comedy and music, setting record-breaking sales for a comedian at the Hollywood Bowl. This run ties Chappelle with Monty Python for the most headlined shows by any comedian at the Hollywood Bowl, reaching 70k fans of diverse backgrounds during the first Netflix Is A Joke: The Festival, and he refuses to allow last night’s incident to overshadow the magic of this historic moment.”

    The statement continues: “As unfortunate and unsettling as the incident was, Chappelle went on with the show. Jamie Foxx and Chris Rock helped calm the crowd with humor before Chappelle introduced the last and featured musical guests for the evening, hip-hop artists Yasiin Bey and Talib Kweli, a.k.a. Black Star, who performed music from their new album – the first in nearly 24 years – which was released on Luminary.”

    Netflix released its own statement about the event: “We care deeply about the safety of creators, and we strongly defend the right of stand-up comedians to perform on stage without fear of violence.”

    Dave Chappelle and Jerry Seinfeld
    (L to R) Dave Chappelle and Jerry Seinfeld on Netflix’s ‘Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.’ Special ‘Sticks and Stones.’
  • Watch the Trailer for Dave Chappelle’s 5th Netflix Special ‘Sticks and Stones’

    Watch the Trailer for Dave Chappelle’s 5th Netflix Special ‘Sticks and Stones’

    Netflix

    Dave Chappelle is returning to standup on Netflix.

    The comedian dropped a surprise trailer for a new special, titled “Dave Chappelle’s Sticks & Stones,” which will debut on August 26.

    “Sticks & Stones” will showcase Chappelle’s provocative perspective on the tidal wave of celebrity scandals, the opioid crisis, and more.

    The trailer doesn’t feature any sneak peeks from the actual show, but instead depicts Chappelle walking across a desert as Morgan Freeman narrates.

    “If you say anything, you risk everything,” says Freeman as Chappelle strides across a vast salt flat. “But if that’s the way it’s gotta be, OK, fine, f— it. He’s back, folks.”

    Back in 2016, Chappelle signed a deal with Netflix to make three comedy specials, which all premiered in 2017 (as did a surprise fourth). Last year, he appeared in a supporting role in “A Star Is Born.”

  • Dave Chappelle to Receive Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

    Dave Chappelle to Receive Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

    Lester Cohen/Netflix

    After starring in one of the most revered sketch comedy series ever, Dave Chappelle is set for yet another iconic achievement: He has been chosen as the 22nd recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, the annual honor bestowed by the Kennedy Center to influential American comedians.

    Chappelle — whose short-lived, insanely successful Comedy Central series “Chappelle’s Show” is already considered a television classic — has been a comedy stalwart for several decades, though he’s also stretched his acting muscles in high-profile dramas, including a key supporting role in Oscar winner “A Star Is Born.” He won an Emmy in 2017 for an acclaimed guest-hosting stint on “Saturday Night Live,” and took home another statuette in 2018 for his special “Equanimity.”

    “Dave is the embodiment of Mark Twain’s observation that ‘against the assault of humor, nothing can stand,’” said Kennedy Center president Deborah F. Rutter in a statement. “For three decades, Dave has challenged us to see hot-button issues from his entirely original yet relatable perspective.”

    Chappelle will be in some esteemed company when he accepts his prize later this fall. Last year’s honoree was Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and other past recipients are Richard Pryor (1998), Jonathan Winters (1999), Carl Reiner (2000), Whoopi Goldberg (2001), Bob Newhart (2002), Lily Tomlin (2003), Lorne Michaels (2004), Steve Martin (2005), Neil Simon (2006), Billy Crystal (2007), George Carlin (2008), Tina Fey (2010), Will Ferrell (2011), Ellen DeGeneres (2012), Carol Burnett (2013), Jay Leno (2014), Eddie Murphy (2015), Bill Murray (2016), and David Letterman (2017). (Bill Cosby had been awarded the prize in 2009, but it was rescinded in 2018 in the wake of his sexual assault trial and conviction.)

    The comedian will be presented with his prize at a gala at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall in Washington, D.C. on October 27. The ceremony will then be broadcast on PBS on January 6, 2020.

    [via: TheWrap]

  • Emmys 2017: John Oliver Seriously Got #DCPublicSchools Trending, Immediately

    69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards - ShowThis is power.

    HBO’s “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” won Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series at the 2017 Emmy Awards. In his speech, John Oliver referenced presenter Dave Chappelle‘s quip from earlier in the night, thanking DC public schools.

    Oliver said he too wanted to thank DC public schools, just to get that trending for no real reason. So he asked fans at home to tweet #DCPublicSchools.

    And they did.

    Pretty much immediately, #DCPublicSchools got itself trending in the U.S.

    Between the two of them, Dave Chappelle and John Oliver could get fans to tweet or do anything, and that was the chosen topic of the night. But every Sunday night, Oliver gets fans tweeting and talking about even more serious issues — in his own cheeky way — and that’s why he keeps winning.

    Here’s the full list of winners at the 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards.

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  • Emmys 2017: Here Are the Creative Arts Emmy Winners (Congrats, Alexis Bledel)

    2017 Creative Arts Emmy Awards - Day 2 - ArrivalsAlexis Bledel, Gerald McRaney, Melissa McCarthy, Dave Chappelle, and RuPaul are among the big winners at the 2017 Creative Arts Emmy Awards.

    The Creative Arts Emmys were awarded Saturday and Sunday evening, and highlights will air September 16 in a special on FXX. The primetime Emmy Awards air next Sunday, Sept. 17 on CBS, as hosted by Stephen Colbert. Here are the nominations for those honors.

    Here are the Creative Arts winners from Saturday and Sunday (via Variety):

    Guest Actor in a Drama Series
    Gerald McRaney (“This Is Us” — “The Big Day”)

    Guest Actress in a Drama Series
    Alexis Bledel (“The Handmaid’s Tale” — “Late”)

    Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
    Dave Chappelle (“Saturday Night Live” — “Host: Dave Chappelle”)

    Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
    Melissa McCarthy (“Saturday Night Live” — “Host: Melissa McCarthy”)

    Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series
    Kim Estes (“Dicks”)

    Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series
    Jane Lynch (“Dropping the Soap”)

    Casting for a Drama Series
    Carmen Cuba, Tara Feldstein Bennett & Chase Paris (“Stranger Things”)

    Casting for a Limited Series, Movie or Special
    David Rubin (“Big Little Lies”)

    Casting for a Comedy Series
    Dorian Frankel & Sibby Kirchgessner (“Veep”)

    Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour)
    David Miller (“Veep”)

    Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour)
    Colin Watkinson (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)

    Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series
    Donald A. Morgan (“The Ranch”)

    Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie
    Fred Elmes (“The Night Of”)

    Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score)
    Jeff Beal (“House of Cards” — “Chapter 63”)

    Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
    Jeff Russo (“Fargo” — “Aporia”)

    Original Main Title Theme Music
    Michael Stein, Kyle Dixon (“Stranger Things”)

    Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series
    Jennifer Lilly (“Master of None”)

    Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series
    Peter Chakos (“The Big Bang Theory”)

    Stunt Coordination For a Drama Series, Limited Series or Movie
    James Lew (“Marvel’s Luke Cage”)

    Period/ Fantasy Costumes for a Series, Limited Series or Movie
    Michele Clapton, Alex Fordham, Emma O’Loughlin & Kate O’Farrell (“The Crown”)

    Production Design for a Narrative Period Program (One Hour or More)
    Martin Childs, Mark Raggett & Celia Bobak (“The Crown”)

    Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
    Jeff Russo (“Fargo” — “Aporia”)

    Children’s Program
    “Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas” (HBO)

    Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour or Less)
    Jim Gloster, Andrew Leitch & Kimberly Wannop (“Veep”)

    Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More)
    Julie Berghoff, Evan Webber & Sophie Neudorfer (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)

    Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour)
    Keith Rogers, Scott Weber, Roger Stevenson, Kyle O’Neal (“Westworld” — “The Bicameral Mind”)

    Stunt Coordination for a Comedy Series or Variety Program
    Eddie Perez (“Shameless”)

    Creative Achievement in Interactive Media Within a Scripted Program
    HBO, Kilter Films & Bad Robot (“Westworld”)

    Commercial
    John X Hannes & Smuggler (“Calling JohnMalkovich.com – Squarespace”)

    Special Visual Effects
    Jay Worth, Elizabeth Castro, Joe Wehmeyer, Eric Levin-Hatz, Bobo Skipper, Gustav Ahren, Paul Ghezzo, Mitchell S. Drain, Michael Lantieri (“Westworld” — “The Bicameral Mind”)

    Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role
    Thomas Mahoney, Matthew Wheelon Hunt, Alex Gitler, Sina San, Michael Capton, Jon Anastasiades, Ryan Bauer, Mark Anthony Nazal, Randy Little (“Gotham” — “Heavydirtysoul”)

    Hairstyling for a Limited Series or Movie
    Chris Clark, Ralph Michael Abalos, Wendy Southard & Helena Cepeda (“Feud: Bette & Joan”)

    Music Supervision
    Susan Jacobs (“Big Little Lies” — “You Get What You Need”)

    Sound Editing for a Series
    Bradley North, Craig Henighan, Jordan Wilby, Jonathan Golodner, Tiffany S. Griffth, Sam Munoz, Sam Munoz, David Klotz, Noel Vought & Ginger Geary (“Stranger Things”)

    Sound Mixing For a Comedy Or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation
    Andy D’Addario, Gary Gegan, Marco Fiumara (“Mozart in the Jungle” — “Now I Will Sing”)

    Sound Editing for a Limited Series, Movie or Special
    Nicholas Renbeck, Marissa Littlefield, Steve Visscher, Ruth Hernandez, Sara Stern, Luciano Vignola, Odin Benitez, Ruy Garcia, Wyatt Sprague, Warren Shaw, Roland Vajs, Heather Gross, Dan Evans Farkas, Grant Conway & Marko Costanzo (“The Night Of”)

    Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie, or Special
    Eryn Krueger Mekash, Michael Mekash, David Leroy Anderson, James Mackinnon, Jason Hamer, Melanie Eichner, Cristina Himiob, Maiko Chiba (“American Horror Story: Roanoke”)

    Sound Mixing For A Limited Series or Movie
    Nicholas Renbeck, Michael Barry, Felix Andrew, Larry Hoff (“The Night Of” — “The Beach”)

    Short Form Comedy or Drama Series
    “Los Pollos Hermanos Employee Training”: “Better Call Saul” (AMC)

    Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series
    Joey Zapata, Pavy Olivarez, Bruce Samia & Donna Anderson (“Westworld”)

    Main Title Design
    Michelle Dougherty, Peter Frankfurt, Arisu Kashiwagi, Eric Demeusy (“Stranger Things”)

    Contemporary Costumes for a Series, Limited Series or Movie
    Alix Friedberg, Risa Garcia & Patricia McLaughlin (“Big Little Lies”)

    Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or Movie
    Jay Cassidy & Nick Houy (“The Night Of”)

    Makeup for a Limited Series or Movie (Non-Prosthetic)
    Eryn Krueger Mekash, Robin Beauschense, Tym Buacharern, Kim Ayers, Becky Cotton, David Williams (“Feud: Bette and Joan”)

    Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series
    Dean Zimmerman (“Stranger Things”)

    Original Interactive Program
    Felix & Paul Studios (“The People’s House – Inside the White House With Barack and Michelle Obama”)

    Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic)
    Christien Tinsley, Myriam Arougheti, Gerald Quist, Lydia Milars, Ed French (“Westworld” — “The Original”)

    2017 Creative Arts Emmy Awards - Day 2 - ArrivalsVariety Special
    “Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special 2017” (CBS)

    Structured Reality Program
    “Shark Tank” (ABC)

    Host for a Reality/Reality-Competition Program
    RuPaul Charles (“RuPaul’s Drag Race)

    Documentary or Nonfiction Special
    “13th” (Netflix)

    Documentary or Nonfiction Series
    “Planet Earth II” (BBC America)

    Animated Program
    “Bob’s Burgers” (FOX)

    Original Music and Lyrics
    Common, Robert Glasper, Karriem Riggins (“13th” — “Letter to the Free”)

    Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series
    “Viceland at the Women’s March” (Viceland)

    Informational Series or Special
    “Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath” (A&E)

    Narrator
    Meryl Streep (“Five Came Back” — “The Price Of Victory”)

    Writing for a Variety Special
    Samantha Bee, Jo Miller, Ashley Nicole Black, Patt Cassels, Eric Drysdale, Mathan Erhardt, Travon Free, Joe Grossman, Miles Kahn & Melinda Taub (“Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Presents Not the White House Correspondents’ Dinner”)

    Directing for a Variety Special
    Glenn Weiss (“The Oscars”)

    Lighting Design/ Lighting Direction for a Variety Special
    Robert Barnhart, David Grill, Pete Radice & Jason Rudolph (“Super Bowl LI Halftime Show Starring Lady Gaga”)

    Casting for a Reality Program
    Sasha Alpert & Megan Sleeper (“Born This Way”)

    Costumes for Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Programming
    Zaldy Goco & Perry Meek (“RuPaul’s Drag Race”)

    Picture Editing for a Structured or Competition Reality Program
    John Lim & Michael Roha (“RuPaul’s Drag Race”)

    Cinematography for a Reality Program
    Bruce Ready (“Born This Way”)

    Hairstyling for a Multi-Camera Series or Special
    Miia Kovero, Terry Baliel, Roxane Griffin, Lawrence Davis, Jill Crosby & Joy Zapata (“Hairspray Live!”)

    Production Design for a Variety, Nonfiction, Reality or Reality-Competition Series
    Eugene Lee, Akira Yoshimura, Keith Ian Raywood & N. Joseph DeTullio (“Saturday Night Live”)

    Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control For A Limited Series, Movie, or Special
    Charles Ciup, Billy Steinberg, Chris Hill, Bert Atkinson, Randy Gomez, Nathanial Havholm, Ron Lehman, Bettina Levesque, Dave Levisohn, Tore Livia, Mike Malone, Adam Margolis, Rob Palmer, Brian Reason, Damien Tuffereau, Andrew Waruszewski (“Hairspray Live!”)

    Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Series
    Steven Cimino, John Pinto, Paul Cangialosi, Len Wechsler, Eric Eisenstein, Dave Driscoll, Susan Noll, Frank Grisanti, Jeff Latonero, Ann Bergstrom, Randy Bittle (“Saturday Night Live” — “Host: Jimmy Fallon”)

    Motion Design (Juried Award)

    Beyond Magic • ABC • Buck
    Orion Tait, Executive Creative Director
    Thomas Schmid, Creative Director
    Daniel Oeffinger, Creative Director
    William Trebutien, Lead Animator
    13th • Netflix • Forward Movement LLC and Kandoo Films
    Angus Wall, Co-Creative Director
    Leanne Dare, Co-Creative Director
    Lynn Cho, Designer
    Dan Meehan, Animator
    Ekin Akalin, Animator

    Choreography (tie)
    Mandy Moore (“Dancing with the Stars”)
    Travis Wall (“So You Think You Can Dance”)

    Sound Editing for a Nonfiction Program
    Jon Michaels, Harrison Meyle, Dan Kenyon, Will Digby & Melissa Muik (“The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years”)

    Production Design for a Variety Nonfiction, Event or Award Special
    Derek McLane, Joe Celli & Jason Howard (“Hairspray Live!”)

    Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or Special (Non-Prosthetic)
    Louie Zakarian, Amy Tagliamonti, Jason Milani, Daniela Zivcovic, Rachel Pagani, Andrew Sotomeyer (“Saturday Night Live” — “Host: Alec Baldwin”)

    Picture Editing for Variety Program
    Anthony Miale (“Last Week Tonight With John Oliver”)

    Short Form Animated Program
    “Adventure Time” (Cartoon Network)

    Individual Achievement in Animation (Juried award)
    Samurai Jack • XCIII • Adult Swim • Cartoon Network Studios
    Bryan Andrews, Storyboard Artist
    Samurai Jack • XCIII • Adult Swim • Cartoon Network Studios
    Scott Wills, Production Designer
    Samurai Jack • XCII • Adult Swim • Cartoon Network Studios
    Craig Kellman, Character Designer
    Samurai Jack • XCV • Adult Swim • Cartoon Network Studios
    Lou Romano, Background Designer
    Wander Over Yonder • The End Of The Galaxy • Disney XD • Disney Television Animation
    Justin Nichols, Character Animator

    Short Form Variety Series
    “The Daily Show – Between the Scenes” (TheDailyShow.com)

    Directing for a Nonfiction Program
    Ezra Edelman (“O.J.: Made in America”)

    Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program
    Cinematography Team (“Planet Earth II: Islands”)

    Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program
    Bret Granato, Maya Mumma & Ben Sozanski (“O.J.: Made in America”)

    Interactive Program
    Partially Important Productions (“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”)

    Creative Achievement in Interactive Media Within an Unscripted Program
    Meghan de Boer, Rich Preuss, Teeny Stillings, Augie Vargas & Shelby Sundling Lathrop (“The Oscars: All Access”)

    Innovation in Interactive Programming (Juried award)
    “Pearl”
    Patrick Osborne, Director
    David Eisenmann, Producer
    Karen Dufilho, Executive Producer
    Google Spotlight Stories
    Evil Eye Pictures

    Music Direction
    Rickey Minor (“Taking the Stage: African American Music And Stories That Changed America”)

    Documentary Filmmaking
    TJ Martin, Dan Lindsay, Jonathan Chinn & Simon Chinn (“LA 92”)

    Character Voice-Over Performance
    Seth MacFarlane (“Family Guy”)

    Sound Mixing For a Variety Special Series or Special (tie)
    Josh Morton, Thomas Holmes, Mikael Stewart, Eric Schilling, John Harris, Ron Reaves, Thomas Pesa, Michael Parker, Eric Johnston, Pablo Munguia, Bob LaMasney (“59th Grammy Awards”)
    Al Centrella, Susan Pelino, Jay Vicari, Dave Natale, Erik Von Ranson, Simon Welch (“2017 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony”)

    Sound Mixing For a Nonfiction Program (Single or Multi-Camera)
    Chris Jenkins, Cameron Frankley, Nathan Evans, Sam O’Kell (“The Beatles: Eight Days A Week – The Touring Years”)

    Writing for a Nonfiction Program
    Ava DuVernay & Spencer Averick (“13th”)

    Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program
    Ian Richardson, Tony Diaz, Eric Michael Schrader & Matt Mercer (“Life Below Zero”)

    Unstructured Reality Program
    “United Shades Of America: With W. Kamau Bell” (CNN)

    Special Class Program
    “70th Annual Tony Awards” (CBS)

    Lighting Design/ Lighting Direction for a Variety Series
    Simon Miles, Matthew Cotter, Suzanne Sotelo & Matt McAdam (“Dancing With the Stars”)

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    The big primetime Emmys show airs live next Sunday, Sept. 17 at 8 p.m. on CBS.

    [via: Variety]

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  • Watch Michelle Obama Say Farewell in Glorious ‘Tonight Show’ Takeover

    Michelle Obama was feted like the queen she is last night on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.”

    Our outgoing FLOTUS surprised fans who were recording emotional goodbye messages to her; had her own special edition of Thank You Notes; was serenaded by Stevie Wonder himself — who performed “Isn’t She Lovely” and “My Cherie Amour”; and played a classic game of “Catchphrase” with comedians Dave Chappelle and Jerry Seinfeld.

    CATCHPHRASE

    For “Catchphrase,” Michelle — a champion trash-talker — was paired with Jimmy Fallon, with Dave Chappelle and Jerry Seinfeld as their opponents. Bless this year that President Obama’s “Dad Jeans” made one last appearance. Fallon was the weak link of his pair, taking too long to get words out, but Chappelle and Seinfeld both accidentally said one of the buzz words, which is surprising for stand-up comedians who are usually so quick-witted. But Chappelle won the entire night with this quip to an unraveling Jimmy Fallon: “Yeah, don’t lose your show.” Heh.

    GOODBYE, JIMMY

    Here’s the First Lady getting emotional saying goodbye after eight years in the White House:

    THANK YOU NOTES

    For the “Thank You Notes,” Michelle said she liked being on Jimmy’s side of the desk … so maybe she can host her own show next?

    FAN SURPRISE

    It is so beautiful to see fans record emotional messages for FLOTUS, only to have her pop out and surprise them afterward:

    STEVIE WONDER

    And here is the great Stevie Wonder singing a medley to Michelle Obama:

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  • ‘SNL’ Combines ‘Walking Dead’ & ‘Chappelle’s Show’ and It’s Perfect

    Takin’ it like a champ! “Saturday Night Live” for the first time on November 12, and in one brilliant sketch he managed to combine his much-missed “Chappelle’s Show” with AMC’s “The Walking Dead.” He also slid in a message about the 2016 presidential election, and added some Chaka Khan. And — of course — there was crack.

    Before SNL aired the taped piece, Chappelle addressed the audience, saying, “All week long people have been asking me if I was going to do any characters from ‘Chappelle’s Show’ tonight. At first I wasn’t going to, and then I saw that episode of ‘Walking Dead’ where they smash this guy Glenn on the head and kill him.” He said it was “devastating” because he loves “The Walking Dead” and Glenn was one of his favorite characters. “I was crushed.”

    So he honored the event in kind of a strange way: He reenacted Negan’s lineup, playing Negan himself, and giving the big bad a new lineup filled with his own “Chappelle’s Show” characters, including Tyrone Biggums, Silky, Chuck Taylor, Clayton Bigsby, and Lil Jon.

    The hilarious five-minute sketch ends with an uplifting message of hope from the decapitated character. Watch the video:“Note to self: Remind me to try crack.”

    Chappelle’s hosting debut landed SNL its highest ratings so far this season. According to Deadline, the episode had the highest 18-49 overnight numbers since December 21, 2013, which was hosted by Jimmy Fallon with musical guest Justin Timberlake.

    Here are two of the night’s other standout sketches, with Chris Rock joining Chappelle for Election Night commentary, and Kate McKinnon honoring Hillary Clinton and the late Leonard Cohen by singing Cohen’s “Hallelujah” in the cold open:Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook.

  • Dave Chappelle to Host ‘Saturday Night Live’ for First Time

    RUSH Philanthropic Arts Foundation Celebrates 20th Anniversary At Art For Life Sponsored By Bombay Sapphire GinComedian Dave Chappelle is coming back to television — by hosting “Saturday Night Live” on Nov. 12.

    This marks Chappelle’s debut as host and his return to sketch comedy. He headlined his titular Comedy Central show from 2003-2006, but stunned fans by walking away at its ratings and zeitgeist peak, citing burnout and loss of creative control. Since then, he’s stuck mostly to stand-up performances, though he did appear in Spike Lee’s “Chiraq.”

    The Nov. 12 episode also features musical guest A Tribe Called Quest, which is releasing its first new album in 18 years, titled “We Got It From Here … Thank You 4 Your Service.” It’s the last album to feature Phife Dawg, who passed away in March.

    Chappelle is just the latest first-time host to hit Studio 8H. “Doctor Strange” star Benedict Cumberbatch emcees this weekend, and the season so far has brought on “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, “Girl on a Train” star Emily Blunt, and “Suicide Squad” actress Margot Robbie.

    Chappelle’s outing could prove explosive, since it will be the first “SNL” after Tuesday’s election. Should be one to watch!

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  • Is a Rachel Dolezal Movie ‘Inevitable’? Mock Casting Suggestions Now Out

    Idaho Aryan StainAccording to Variety and BuzzFeed, it is “inevitable” that Hollywood will make a movie about Rachel Dolezal. So they have gone straight into stunt casting, with BuzzFeed suggesting 17 white actresses to play Dolezal — from Kate Hudson and Lindsay Lohan to Anne Hathaway and Taylor Swift — with Variety deciding that Amy Schumer was their favorite option.

    They’re having fun with the idea, maybe too much fun, but it does seem like Hollywood won’t be able to resist telling this story, whether in a Lifetime movie or big screen biopic. If you’ve been hiding in “Orange Is the New Black” or “Jurassic World” screenings and don’t know, Rachel is the (now former) president of the Spokane, WA chapter of the NAACP whose parents revealed she was born white, not black, eroding a series of details Dolezal had shared about her own past.

    Celebrities have been weighing in on the situation, with Keri Hilson and Cher taking serious heat for defending aspects of Dolezal’s actions, and comedian Dave Chappelle sharing his own thoughtful reaction. (For the record, in a racial draft, one of his most memorable sketches, he thinks she’d be drafted for black.) If there is a movie about this situation, the divided response would probably be part of it. In the right hands, it might not be a terrible biopic. (Maybe Lee Daniels would go for it?) But it could go wince-worthy wrong in a dozen different ways, especially if they don’t take it seriously or cast the wrong lead. At the very least, expect some ripped-from-the-headlines stories on this topic to show up on TV shows next season. That’s usually how it works.

    Would you watch a movie on Rachel Dolezal? If so, any serious casting suggestions?

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