It’s hard to imagine a more outlandish origin story than Rosebud Baker’s accidental debut as a stand-up comedian. It happened during a White House dinner and, as Baker recalls, it was a disaster. The granddaughter of Secretary of State James Addison Baker III, she was barely seven years old when …
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Comedian andSaturday Night Live cast member Leslie Jones will get her own Netflix stand-up comedy special. The hour-long special will premiere on Netflix in 2020. Jones announced the news onJimmy Kimmel Live!Thursday night. “Y’all get to see what I really do: I am a stand up comic. It’s fun to …
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The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will award comedian Dave Chappelle the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, the New York Times reports. The annual award from the Kennedy Center will join Chappelle’s list of accolades including two Emmys and two Grammys. The Chappelle Show will be the 22nd …
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