Netflix announces Dave Chappelle’s newest comedy special, The Closer, which premieres globally on the service October 5th.
Emmy award-winning director Stan Lathan returns to direct The Closer, having directed all six of Chappelle’s Netflix specials.
This stand-up special completes a body of work that includes: The Age Of Spin, Deep In The Heart Of Texas, Equanimity, The Bird Revelation, and Sticks & Stones.
Chappelle has received five Emmy awards including three for his Netflix comedy special Sticks & Stones (2019) and Equanimity & The Bird Revelation (2017), and two for hosting Saturday Night Live.
Chappelle is a three-time Grammy winner for Sticks & Stones, Equanimity and The Bird Revelation, and The Age Of Spin, and Deep In The Heart Of Texas.
Chappelle received the coveted Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2019.
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