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Dave Chappelle has been spending the summer performing small, socially distanced gigs near his hometown of Dayton, Ohio as part of a series called Dave Chappelle & Friends: An Intimate Socially Distanced Affair. The shows spawned a new Netflix special called 8:46, and have seen a list of A-list artists come out of quarantine to share a stage with the comedian. Erykah Badu, Common, Michael Che, Tiffany Haddish, DJ Trauma, Michelle Wolf, Donnell Rawlings, Talib Kweli, Cipha Sounds, Questlove, Jon Hamm, Mo Amer, and Issa Ali all showed up for Chappelle's 4th of July celebration, and earlier this week he had another big (albeit tarnished) name as the "special guest" of his latest gig: Louis C.K. Photographer Matthieu Bitton shared a photo on Instagram of Chappelle, C.K, Wolf, Amer, and DJ Trauma. "Tonight’s surprise guest in the cornfield: Louis CK," he captioned the post. Trauma also shared the photo, expressing that the controversial comedian "came thru and rocked with us!!!" https://www.instagram.com/p/CDfymf1jVgx/?utm_sourceig_embed C.K. has been mounting a comeback since he admitted to sexual misconduct in 2017. He began performing again less than a year later, launched a tour in 2019, and self-released a special called Sincerely C.K. in April; however, this was his biggest outing since the allegations surfaced. As The Hollywood Reporter points out, Chappelle defended C.K. in his 2019 special Sticks & Stones. "Louis C.K. was a very good friend of mine before he died in that terrible masturbation accident...He didn’t do anything you can call the police for. I dare you to try. Now he’s coming back playing comedy clubs and they’re acting like if he’s able to do that that’s going to hurt women. What the fuck is your agenda, ladies?"

Louis C.K.

Louis C.K. Was a ‘Surprise Guest’ at Dave Chappelle’s Latest Socially Distanced Show

John Mulaney Confirms He Dropped Louis C.K.’s Manager

Louis C.K. Mocks Parkland Survivors, LGBTQ Youth in Leaked Standup Recording

Louis C.K. Claims His Sexual Misconduct Cost Him $35 Million “in an Hour”

Louis C.K. Makes Another Surprise Appearance at NYC’s Comedy Cellar

Kanye Defends Alex Jones, Louis CK, Donald Trump While Wearing Kaepernick T-Shirt

Louis C.K. Receives Standing Ovation in Return to Stand Up

Comedian Rebecca Corry Says She Lost Friends After Speaking Out About Louis C.K. Misconduct

Louis C.K. Animated Comedy The Cops Scrapped at TBS in Latest Harassment Fallout

Jon Stewart “Stunned” by Louis C.K. Scandal

Universal, Illumination Drop Louis C.K. From The Secret Life of Pets 2

Louis C.K. on Sexual Misconduct Claims: “These Stories Are True”

Louis C.K.’s Movie Release Canceled by Distributor

HBO Cuts Ties With Louis C.K. in Wake of Misconduct Claims

Louis C.K. Accused of Masturbating in Front of Multiple Women in N.Y. Times Exposé

Louis C.K.’s Movie Premiere Canceled in Advance of N.Y. Times Story

Louis C.K.’s New Movie I Love You, Daddy, Which Was Filmed in Secret, Will Premiere Next Month

Watch Louis C.K. Do Ten Minutes of Standup for his SNL Monologue

The Great Thing About Louis C.K.’s Netflix Special 2017 Is That it Has Nothing to Do With Politics

Watch the Trailer for Louis C.K.’s Upcoming Netflix Special

Netflix Will Release New Standup Specials Every Week in 2017

Hurricane Sandy Wreaks Havoc on NYC Live Events Schedule

Louis C.K. to Bring fun. to ‘SNL’ on November 3

Is Louis C.K. Comedy’s Lou Reed?

ATP Curators Afghan Whigs Announce 14 Acts, From Lanegan to Louis C.K.

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