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Dave Chappelle’s Next Netflix Stand-Up Special Gets Release Date

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Katie Jerkovich Entertainment Reporter
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Dave Chappelle’s third Netflix stand-up special is scheduled to be released on New Year’s Eve, the streaming service announced Friday.

According to Variety, the upcoming special is titled “Dave Chappelle: Equanimity.” (RELATED: Dave Chappelle To Host Saturday Night Live)

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 19: A view of atmosphere outside as comedian/actor Dave Chappelle performs at Radio City Music Hall on June 19, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 19: A view of atmosphere outside as comedian/actor Dave Chappelle performs at Radio City Music Hall on June 19, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

This one will be the first special the comedian has produced exclusively for Netflix. (RELATED: Dave Chappelle: ‘Black Lives Matter Is A Terrible Slogan’)

Earlier this year, Chappelle released two other stand-up specials from his personal vault on the site titled, “The Age of Spin: Dave Chappelle Live at the Hollywood Palladium” and “Deep in the Heart of Texas: Dave Chappelle Live at Austin City Limits.”

Both were hugely successful, according to another report, with Netflix calling it the most-watched comedy show it has ever hosted.

“The comic’s unexpected swerves and inspired segues are often the best thing about the specials: They add suspense, because you never really know what he’s going to say about Key and Peele, Chris Rock, Kevin Hart or the Care Bears, or where those comments will land on the sincerity scale (though it’s not a stretch to conclude that Chappelle really does love the Care Bears),” Variety wrote in a review of the previous specials. “Leaning against a speaker or perching on a stool, Chappelle looks utterly relaxed, and has the great, unforced timing of someone who knows exactly where his routine is headed and how he’ll get there.”

Chappelle also appeared as one of the hosts of the “Def Comedy Jam” 25th Anniversary Special on Netflix a few months back.