Dave Chappelle‘s work with Netflix is far from over despite the overwhelming amount of backlash he received following the release of his controversial “Closer” special late last year.
The embattled comedian will host and produce four upcoming comedy specials as a part of a collection titled “Chappelle’s Home Team,” the streamer announced.
The “Netflix is a Joke” Twitter account confirmed the project on its Twitter account on Friday along with a video of Chappelle discussing the gig.
“Chappelle’s Home Team is a series of comedy specials produced by @DaveChappelle. The first one, Earthquake: Legendary, premieres February 28th! @DaveChappelle @RealEarthquake,” the tweet reads.
“What’s up, everybody? It’s me, Dave at home in Ohio, and I’m very excited to announce February 28 I drop the first of the Home Team specials, my man from Washington D.C., Earthquake, in his first Netflix special. Legendary. Please tune in the last day of Black History Month so we can make one more day of history. Let’s go,” Chappelle says alongside Earthquake.
Around that time it was also announced that an employee was fired for allegedly sharing “confidential, commercially sensitive information outside the company,” a Netflix spokesperson previously told FOX Business.
In his special, Chappelle dedicates a significant portion to mocking the previous backlash he’s received for comments made about the LGBTQ+ community. Specifically, he targets transgender people, going as far as to declare himself “Team TERF,” an acronym that stands for “trans-exclusionary radical feminist.” The term was previously applied to “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling over comments she made excluding transgender women from conversations about feminism.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Melissa Roberto covers entertainment at Foxnews.com. You can reach her at Melissa.Roberto@fox.com.
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