A mixed bill of standups, presented by the Nanette star and due to be recorded for the streamer, is a valuable response to its Dave Chappelle controversy
in an open letter to its CEO, Ted Sarandos. Now comes Netflix’s “carbon offset show”, as Gadsby drolly calls it: a mixed bill featuringand their curated lineup of “gender diverse” standups. It is being recorded on Saturday; the Soho theatre gig I attended earlier this week was a warmup.prominent among them. Broadcast an event like that and we’d all get a sense of a thriving and supportive comedy community.
There’s no doubt that platforming these acts on Netflix is a valuable response to the Chappelle episode. Thriving queer comedy scenes here and there are one thing; a global screen profile for these comics is quite another. And the initiative also includes a mentorship scheme for the comics involved. On stage, none of the acts waste much breath addressing transphobia.
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