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Dave Chappelle: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
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Wikipedia article
'Dave Chappelle: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor' was a ceremony presented on October 27, 2019. The show honored comedian Dave Chappelle who was being awarded with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor which was presented at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C. Those who helped celebrate his accomplishments included Neal Brennan, Jon Stewart, Lorne Michaels, Aziz Ansari, Sarah Silverman, Bradley Cooper, and Morgan Freeman.
The event was filmed and shown on PBS as well as the streaming service Netflix in 2020. The broadcast of the ceremony was unique, because footage of the ceremony was interspersed with footage of Chappelle performing standup in various comedy clubs. The special earned two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Variety Special and Outstanding Picture Editing For Variety Programming.
Summary
In order of appearance:
*Morgan Freeman
*Tiffany Haddish
*Aziz Ansari
*John Legend
*Neal Brennan
*Sarah Silverman
*Jon Stewart
*Eddie Murphy
*Bradley Cooper
*Lorne Michaels
*Colin Jost, Michael Che and Kenan Thompson
Musical guests
*The Duke Ellington Band
*Mos Def
*Yasiin Bey
*Common
*Erykah Badu
*Q-Tip
*Frederic Yonnet
Reception
'The New York Times' critic praised the show writing but added "The ceremony did little to explain the breaking point in Mr. Chappelles career and life. In highlight reels of Mr. Chappelles comedy, there was often at least a decade-long gap between jokes or scenes, highlighting his older, more challenging, more thrilling skit-based humor against his more recent and uneventful stand-up comedy." 'USA Today' gave a mixed review to the special declaring, "Chappelles punchlines dont hit without controversy." Specifically pointing out his defense of Louis C.K., downplaying of the allegations against Michael Jackson, and his comments regarding the Trans community.
Release
The program was broadcast on PBS stations on Tuesday, January 7, 2020. It was also released on Netflix later in 2020.
Awards and nominations
References
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