Dave Chappelle Is Heading To Netflix With Three New Standup Specials
Coming in 2017.
Dave Chappelle is jumping on the Netflix wagon. Fresh off the back of his stellar post-election appearance on Saturday Night Live, the legendary comedian has inked a deal with the streaming service to release three never before seen standup specials.
The deal will reportedly earn the comedian a massive US$60 million, and will include a brand new special to be produced by Netflix plus two previously unreleased specials filmed two years back. All three will be released on the service simultaneously in 2017.
“Dave Chappelle is a legendary voice in comedy — searing, vital and, now more than ever, essential,” Netflix’s vice president of original documentary and comedy Lisa Nishimura told The Hollywood Reporter.
Chappelle’s output has been sporadic over the past decade, ever since his sudden and dramatic departure from his hugely popular Comedy Central sketch series Chappelle’s Show.
It will be particularly interesting to get more of Chappelle’s take on America under Donald Trump. The comedian addressed the Republican’s win a number of times during his SNL hosting gig. “I’m going to give him a chance,” said Chappelle in his opening monologue. “And we the historically disenfranchised demand that he give us one too.”