'Chappelle’s Show' removed from Netflix following Dave Chappelle's request

Popular comedian Dave Chappelle has successfully been able to get his old sketch comedy program Chappelle’s Show removed from Netflix, reported The Verge. Chappelle had requested the streaming service do so because the original rights holder, ViacomCBS, began licensing it without his permission.

This means that Netflix subscribers will now not be able to watch the show’s three seasons that originally aired on Comedy Central, on the video streaming service. Netflix first made the show available on November 1st, and it’s no longer discoverable on the platform as of Tuesday afternoon.

Chappelle’s Show aired on ViacomCBS-owned Comedy Central from 2003 to 2006 and the program has aired in the years since on other cable networks through syndication deals. It has also been available through Comedy Central’s own website and app, but more recently on streaming services including CBS All Access (also a ViacomCBS property), HBO Max, and Netflix. Chappelle has a controversial relationship to the program, having quit it abruptly during the production of its third season, and he does not own the rights to it despite it carrying his name.

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