Dave Chappelle’s Controversial Special ‘The Closer’ Lands Emmy Nom
July 12, 2022 3:13PM EDT
FILE – In this Oct. 27, 2019 file photo, Dave Chappelle is honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington. Chappelle is set to buy a former fire station near his Ohio hometown with plans to turn it into a comedy club. The Dayton Daily News reports that the Miami Twp. Fire Station in Yellow Springs will be sold to the 47-year-old actor’s company and turned into a club that will seat 140 people. (Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP, File)
Dave Chappelle Lands Emmy Nomination for ‘The Closer’ Despite Outrage Over Anti-Trans Jokes Despite the controversy surrounding Dave Chappelle’s Netflix special, The Closer, it received a couple Emmy nominations. It was nominated for Variety Special and Directing for a Variety Special. The Closer caused a walkout at Netflix. Are you surprised about the nominations?
