{"id":27049,"date":"2021-09-29T18:37:56","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T22:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=27049"},"modified":"2021-09-29T18:37:56","modified_gmt":"2021-09-29T22:37:56","slug":"netflix-announces-dave-chappelles-newest-comedy-special-the-closer-premiering-globally-on-october-5th-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/29\/netflix-announces-dave-chappelles-newest-comedy-special-the-closer-premiering-globally-on-october-5th-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix Announces Dave Chappelle&#8217;s Newest Comedy Special &#8220;The Closer&#8221; Premiering Globally on October 5th [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T59ij-vlNAE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Netflix announces Dave Chappelle&#8217;s newest comedy special, <strong><em>The Closer<\/em><\/strong>, which premieres globally on the service October 5th.<\/p>\n<p>Emmy award-winning director Stan Lathan returns to direct <em>The Closer<\/em>, having directed all six of Chappelle&#8217;s Netflix specials.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2646274556\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>This stand-up special completes a body of work that includes: <em>The Age Of Spin, Deep In The Heart Of Texas, Equanimity, The Bird Revelation<\/em>, and <em>Sticks &amp; Stones<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Chappelle has received five Emmy awards including three for his Netflix comedy special <em>Sticks &amp; Stones<\/em> (2019) and <em>Equanimity<\/em> &amp;<em> The Bird Revelation<\/em> (2017), and two for hosting <em>Saturday Night Live<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Chappelle is a three-time Grammy winner for <em>Sticks &amp; Stones<\/em>, <em>Equanimity<\/em> and <em>The Bird Revelation<\/em>, and <em>The Age Of Spin,<\/em> and <em>Deep In The Heart Of Texas<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Chappelle received the coveted Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2019.<\/p><div id=\"morty-234487737\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netflix announces Dave Chappelle&#8217;s newest comedy special, The Closer, which premieres globally on the service October 5th. 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