--- description: Dave Chappelle, fresh off his Saturday Night Live appearance, is keeping the comedy coming with three new specials on Netflix title: 3 New Dave Chappelle Stand-Up Specials Are Coming to Netflix image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt302f7f1ec711d73d/6988af49cd1bba2a387032c9/dave-chappelle-three-comedy-specials-netflix.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 3 New Dave Chappelle Stand-Up Specials Are Coming to Netflix  by [Julia Zorthian](/author/julia-zorthian/)  ## Julia Zorthian Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 21, 2016 6:06 PM CUT  Saturday Night Live Host Dave Chappelle during the monologue on November 12, 2016. Saturday Night Live Host Dave Chappelle during the monologue on November 12, 2016.NBC—NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images  by [Julia Zorthian](/author/julia-zorthian/)  ## Julia Zorthian Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 21, 2016 6:06 PM CUT [Dave Chappelle](http://time.com/4569004/dave-chappelle-saturday-night-live-walking-dead/ "undefined"), fresh off his _Saturday Night Live_ appearance, is keeping the comedy coming with three new specials on Netflix. Netflix will release the stand-up sessions simultaneously in 2017, the streaming company announced on Monday. Two previously unreleased shows come from “Chappelle’s personal comedy vault,” Netflix said in a release, and director Stan Lathan is producing the third special as a Netflix original. “Dave Chappelle is a legendary voice in comedy—searing, vital, and now more than ever, essential,” said Lisa Nishimura of Netflix. “We are honored he will mark his global return on Netflix.” > [](https://twitter.com/netflix/status/800745954773114880) The new releases will be Chappelle’s first concert specials in 12 years, Netflix says. The comedian’s _SNL_ appearance helped the episode get the [highest ratings of the season](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/11/13/snl-ratings-dave-chappelle-season-high "undefined") so far. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4578793/dave-chappelle-specials-netflix/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4578793/dave-chappelle-specials-netflix/"},"headline":"3 New Dave Chappelle Stand-Up Specials Are Coming to Netflix","datePublished":"2016-11-21T18:06:05.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T01:56:44.158Z","description":"His Saturday Night Live monologue left people wanting more","url":"https://time.com/4578793/dave-chappelle-specials-netflix/","keywords":["Television","celebrities"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt302f7f1ec711d73d/6988af49cd1bba2a387032c9/dave-chappelle-three-comedy-specials-netflix.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Julia Zorthian","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/julia-zorthian/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt302f7f1ec711d73d/6988af49cd1bba2a387032c9/dave-chappelle-three-comedy-specials-netflix.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"dave chappelle three comedy specials netflix","caption":"dave chappelle three comedy specials netflix","creditText":"NBC—NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4578793/dave-chappelle-specials-netflix/","name":"3 New Dave Chappelle Stand-Up Specials Are Coming to Netflix"}}]}] ```