Dave Chappelle’s ‘The Closer’ Lands 2 Emmy Nominations Despite Controversy & Backlash | THR News - video Dailymotion

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The comedy special, which led Netflix employees to stage a walkout last year over jokes targeting trans people, was nominated in the pre-recorded variety special category.

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00:00Dave Chappelle's stand-up special The Closer has landed two Emmy nominations

00:04despite backlash over the comedian's jokes targeting the trans community.

00:09The special received nods for best pre-recorded Variety Special and Variety Special Directing.

00:15In the Variety Special category, The Closer is joined by Adele's One Night Only,

00:19HBO Max's Harry Potter reunion, Norm Macdonald's posthumous Netflix special Nothing Special,

00:25and Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga's One Last Time.

00:28Shortly after The Closer debuted on Netflix last October, many, including trans staff members

00:33and allies at Netflix, spoke out against the comedian who mocked gender identities

00:38and defended J.K. Rowling's transphobic remarks during the special.

00:42At the time, co-CEO Ted Sarandos sent out a few internal memos in which he defended the special,

00:48which led to an in-person and virtual walkout to protest the streamer's handling of the matter.

00:53Sarandos later apologized for his memos.

00:55However, the firestorm around The Closer has led to an ongoing debate

00:59around the role streamers like Netflix have in hosting content,

01:02as well as how much or little power employees can have in speaking out against such content.

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