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Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
Not his best but still quite good.
It wasn’t as funny as Sticks & Stones but was more philosophical, which I’ll give him props for. It’s tough to blend comedy and serious topics that way. Carlin is the only other guy in recent memory who was any good at it.
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As much as I enjoy a lot of Chappelle's stuff, his notions are simply not as profound or thought provoking as Carlin. I guess the theme of Closer is that the trans community should leave comedians alone because they get a free pass to say whatever they want because it's all just jokes? In reality, it is more like you can only make fun of what you are... and heterosexual white people.
Really surprised this most recent special got accepted at Netflix as it really pushes things- and seeing today that there is a lot of blowback.