Michael Patrick Welch, Author at Book and Film Globe

Chappelle

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Chappelle Goes There

October 12, 2021April 3, 2022 Michael Patrick Welch 0 Comments DaBaby, Daphne Dorman, Dave Chappelle, Netflix, The Closer

Is ‘The Closer’ bigoted against trans people, just voicing an unspoken truth, neither, or both?

Kevin Hart

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Kevin Hart Gives a Fuck

December 4, 2020December 8, 2020 Michael Patrick Welch 0 Comments Ellen DeGeneres, Kevin Hart, Steve Martin, Zero Fucks Given

‘Zero Fucks Given’ on Netflix, the standup equivalent of an ‘Unplugged’ special

RZA

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“New Orleans, That’s My Heart”

September 4, 2020September 8, 2020 Michael Patrick Welch 0 Comments Cut Throat City, Gregory Chestnut, RZA, Wu-Tang Clan

An interview with Gregory Chestnut, producer of Cut Throat City

8:46

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‘8:46’: Dave Chappelle Stops Joking

June 15, 2020June 23, 2020 Michael Patrick Welch 1 Comment 8:46, Candace Owens, Dave Chappelle, Don Lemon, Laura Ingraham, Paul Mooney

A socially-distanced YouTube comedy special, with little comedy, is the culture right now

#BlackAF

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Is #BlackAF Black AF Enough?

May 14, 2020May 15, 2020 Michael Patrick Welch 0 Comments #BlackAF, Esa Lewis, Helen Kreiger, Kenya Barris, Rashida Jones

An interview with two of Kenya Barris’s writers

Marc Maron

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‘Marc Maron: End Times Fun’

April 2, 2020April 4, 2020 Michael Patrick Welch 0 Comments Anthony Jeselnik, End Times Fun, Louis CK, Marc Maron

Not necessarily humorous, but powerful

Pete Davidson

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Pete Davidson: Nothing Special

March 9, 2020March 10, 2020 Michael Patrick Welch 0 Comments Ariana Grande, Leslie Jones, Pete Davidson, Saturday Night Live

Stay for the Ariana Grande jokes, forget the rest of his Netflix standup act

Wendy

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A Review of the Movie ‘Wendy’, Starring My Daughter

February 28, 2020March 3, 2020 Michael Patrick Welch 0 Comments Arcade Fire, Benh Zeitlin, Devin France, Peter Man, Wendy, Win Butler

At the New Orleans premiere

Louis CK

What I Saw At the Louis CK Show

February 4, 2020April 6, 2020 Michael Patrick Welch 19 Comments Dave Chappelle, Greg Hahn, Joe List, Louis CK, Lynne Koplitz, Orpheum Theater, Yondr pouch

He’s still funny and people don’t seem to care that he’s a creep

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The Devil and Leslie Jones

January 20, 2020January 21, 2020 Michael Patrick Welch 0 Comments Bill Burr, Chris Rock, Dave Chappell, Jamie Foxx, Leslie Jones, Louis CK, Pete Davidson, Time Machine

Her Standup Special ‘Time Machine’ Finds the Comedian Totally in Her Element

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Why So Serious?

September 4, 2019September 4, 2019 Michael Patrick Welch 6 Comments Anthony Bourdain, Dave Chappelle, Joan Rivers, Joan Rivers on Katrina, Kevin Hart, Louis C.K., Michael Jackson, Sticks And Stones

Dave Chappelle is Just Kidding

We’re Living in Twilight

May 1, 2019May 2, 2019 Michael Patrick Welch 0 Comments CBS All Access, John Cho, Jordan Peele, Kumail Nanjiani, Rod Serling, Steven Yeun, Twilight Zone

Submitted for Your Approval: the New Twilight Zone is Equal to the Old Twilight Zone

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Amy Schumer Grows Up

March 28, 2019March 28, 2019 Michael Patrick Welch 0 Comments Amy Schumer, Growing, Sarah Silverman, The Leather Special

Surprise! Her New Netflix Special is Actually Pretty Good