5 drop of The Closer, the final special Chappelle owed Netflix in his current $60 million deal - and widely criticized as transphobic - has led to a Netflix staff mutiny and Ted Sarandos mea culpas for his handling of the crisis. Before The Closer-gate sucked up the oxygen, the Mark Twain Prize-winning stand-up, 48, was closing out a triumphant pandemic year that included his universally lauded 8:46, a 27-minute set about the George Floyd murder, and Chappelle Summer Camp, a series of socially distanced performances at Wirrig Pavilion in Yellow Springs, Ohio, that lured many of the top comics on this list like Bill Burr, Kevin Hart and Ali Wong. The most controversial comedian in the world? At the moment, perhaps, but there can be no denying that Dave Chappelle also remains the most influential. Says Minhaj: “This last year has been a reminder to embrace the cosmic joke: We only get one ride on this roller coaster called life, so we might as well enjoy it.” And Minhaj also is back on the road with his one-man show The King’s Jester and a post- Patriot Act stint on The Morning Show. Wong returned to the stage on her Milk and Money Tour, along with voice work in Tuca & Bertie and the upcoming Netflix series Beef and the Amazon series Paper Girls.
and has a North American arena and amphitheater tour set for 2022 - one of the few comics who can sell out Madison Square Garden - and this year landed roles in Reservation Dogs and The King of Staten Island while continuing to serve as co-creator of Netflix’s F Is for Family.
After a turbulent personal year that saw him enter rehab, Mulaney is now selling out venues with his From Scratch show, along with voice work on Big Mouth and a deal for two more Sack Lunch Bunch specials. Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images Amy Sussman/Getty Images Roy Rochlin/Getty Images Steve Granitz/WireImage Bill Burr, Hasan Minhaj, John Mulaney, Ali WongĪs stand-up returns post-shutdown, Mulaney, Burr, Minhaj and Wong are leading the comedy comeback. Bill Burr, Hasan Minhaj, John Mulaney, and Ali Wong.
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