Chappelle’s Show Is Headed Back to Netflix After Dave Chappelle Resolves Dispute

Dave Chappelle has announced that Chappelle’s Show is now streaming on Netflix again.

As reported by Variety, Chappelle posted an Instagram video on Thursday from a recent standup performance at Austin venue Stubb’s. Partway through the 10-minute clip, which he titled “Redemption Song,” the comedian summarized his past dispute with Comedy Central and its parent company, ViacomCBS, which resulted in him requesting the removal of his show from Netflix late last year.

At the time, Chappelle criticized ViacomCBS for licensing the Chappelle’s Show streaming rights to Netflix without compensating him, but now he says that the issue has been resolved. In the candid clip posted this week, Chappelle confirmed that he was able to renegotiate a deal with the involved parties, which meant that his hit sketch-comedy show could return to Netflix on February 12.

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“I asked you to stop watching the show and thank God almighty for you, you did,” Chappelle said in the video. “You made that show worthless because without your eyes, it’s nothing. And you stopped watching it. They called me and I got my name back and I got my license back and I got my show back and they paid me millions of dollars. Thank you very much.”

Chappelle then thanked Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos for listening to his request and having the “courage” to remove his show from the platform in November at “a financial detriment to his company.” He also extended his gratitude to Chris McCarthy of ViacomCBS for having “an interest in making the past right,” and doing something the was “very courageous.”

The comedian ended the clip with one final shoutout, saying, “And finally, after all these years, I can finally say to Comedy Central: It’s been a pleasure doing business with you.”

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Chappelle’s Show originally aired on Comedy Central from 2003 to 2006. The series ranked number 19 on IGN’s Top 100 TV Shows of All Time. Though he signed a lucrative $50 million contract with the network for two more seasons, Chappelle famously left the series in 2005, citing creative burnout and describing himself as sometimes being a “difficult dude.”

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Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

This Steam Developer Found A Shortcut To Very Positive Reviews

If the first thing you look at on a game’s Steam page is the aggregated review rating, you might want to check that rating a little closer. One Steam developer has discovered that the “developer” and “publisher” fields can easily masquerade as review scores if your studio’s name is “Very Positive.”

The quirky developer name was picked up on the GameDiscoverCo newsletter and later tweeted by Patrick Klepek, with a screenshot showing the game Emoji Evolution by developer Very Positive.

While the actual game has mixed recent reviews and mostly positive overall reviews, you could be fooled into seeing “Very Positive” ratings for both at a glance. “Emoji Evolution is a new look at the alchemy game where you have to combine different elements to find a new one,” the description reads. “Find all recipes and solve the main dilemma of humanity.”

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Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery Is Becoming A Dating Sim For Valentines Day

In the three years since its release, Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery has occasionally allowed players to ask characters of their choice out on dates as part of limited events. Now, in response to overwhelming demand, the feature is becoming permanent, and just in time for Valentines Day.

The dating feature was first introduced in 2019’s Celestial Ball event, and has since been brought back for four other events. Now, the feature will be added permanently to the game, with a whole new system around it.

Players will be able to accumulate “relationship levels” through their in-game actions, with high enough levels unlocking the ability to begin a relationship. Characte relationships will progress through different milestones, with different date activities and locations unlocking based on the relationship level. Players will be able to either make relationships official and exclusive, or end them if they’re just not working out.

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Bowser’s Fury Guide: Tips We Wish We Knew Before Starting This New Super Mario 3D World Mode

Bowser’s Fury, the new mode included with the Switch re-release Super Mario 3D World, combines the gameplay of Super Mario 3D World and Super Mario Odyssey into a brand new open-world Mario title. The game may seem daunting at first but fear not, fellow explorers, as we have some tips you may find useful before starting your adventure on Lake Lapcat.

If you’re more curious about how Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury stacks up, then be sure to read our full review. Otherwise, as a certain Italian plumber would say, Let’s-a go!

Looking For More Shines? Leave An Area And Come Back

Every major island has five Shines to collect, and once you get one, you might not know where to start searching for the others. You might even look all around the island and not find another Shine. But if you leave an island’s proximity and then come back, it should refresh the island and spawn a new Shine, as well as give you a new Shine objective.

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WandaVision Episode 6: 24 Easter Eggs, Reference, And Things You Missed

WandaVision Episode 6 has arrived on Disney+, just in time for an early aughts Halloween in Westview, New Jersey–and, naturally, things are just as weird and creepy as ever. At least this time the spooky vibes are also part of the intentional set dressing as everyone gets dressed up in their costumes, decorate their homes, and prepare for the Halloween festival in the town square.

Unfortunately, things are not going well for Vision as he tries to get to the bottom of the mystery. Neither are they going that great for Darcy, Jimmy, and Monica outside of the Westview “hex” as they realize that SWORD may not actually be on their side. Meanwhile for everyone else in Westview, things seem to be breaking down faster than ever as citizens seem to glitch and freeze in place the further away from Wanda they get–so, really, not great all around.

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