Dave Chappelle has found an ally in the Laugh Factory's founder, who's rallying the comedy community to support the embattled comedian.
The founder of West Hollywood’s venerable comedy club the Laugh Factory is calling on comedians to rally behind Dave Chappelle as the controversial comic weathers the fallout from his Netflix stand-up special.
“What we are witnessing is an attack on the independence of comedy and the freedoms that make comedy the most organic, noncommercial form of entertainment,” Masada wrote in an open letter Tuesday, as the backlash from Chappelle’s LGBTQ+ and transphobic remarks in “The Closer” continued into another week.
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