Dave Chappelle is aggravating audiences again with his new Netflix special, The Dreamer. Variety reports that the once-salient comic is continuing his new foray into punch-down comedy ...

Early in “The Dreamer,” Dave Chappelle’s new Netflix special, ... He’ll be remembered as a Punch-Down Prince, a mean-spirited comic who couldn’t fathom the pain his talents created. ...

Some comics, like Dave Chappelle or Ricky Gervais, reserve the right to make jokes about anyone (Gervais even charmingly joked about literally punching down and hitting a toddler in his latest ...

[When we are] working on material that's gonna actually be hilarious and uplifting someone, we don't have to punch down, especially to, like, marginalized communities. You’re in this community, too.

A very different Dave Chappelle played a surprise 200-person San Francisco show SFGATE culture editor Dan Gentile watched Chappelle soften his act at the Punch Line By Dan Gentile , Senior Culture ...

After Dave Chappelle’s most recent ’SNL’ controversy, Hannah Einbinder won’t let him use ’comedian’ as an excuse.

Dave Chappelle’s latest Netflix special, The Dreamer, opens with a story about meeting Jim Carrey, who, at the time, was method acting and portraying comedian Andy Kaufman.

For many, punching up is acceptable, but everyone from Dave Chappelle to Bill Burr to Jerry Seinfeld has been condemned by various segments of the too-online crowd for “punching down.” ...

Isaiah Lee, who assailed Dave Chappelle onstage in May, pleaded no contest to battery and entering a restricted area during a live event. ... Comedians like Chappelle, Gervais want to punch down.

Dave Chappelle's controversial special 'The Closer,' which was criticized for jokes about the LGBTQ community, earned an Emmy nomination.