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Why Black comics like Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle have issues with women, specifically Black women

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Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle were supposed to be the bold, shining future of Black comedy — the heirs to Richard Pryor and Eddie Murphy.

But NPR TV critic Eric Deggans says their recent stand-up specials seem mired in women-hating bits that sound like a bad old era instead of a vibrant new one. Deggans joins Here & Now's Celeste Headlee.

This segment aired on March 1, 2023.

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