{"id":1128124,"date":"2021-12-17T10:14:05","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T15:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1128124"},"modified":"2021-12-17T10:14:09","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T15:14:09","slug":"theater-cut-ties-with-monty-python-star-for-recommending-dave-chappelle-special-to-fans-actor-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/theater-cut-ties-with-monty-python-star-for-recommending-dave-chappelle-special-to-fans-actor-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Theater Cut Ties With Monty Python Star For Recommending Dave Chappelle Special To Fans, Actor Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftheater-cut-ties-with-monty-python-star-for-recommending-dave-chappelle-special-to-fans-actor-says%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1128124&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A London theater cut ties with Terry Gilliam of Monty Python fame after the actor and director promoted Dave Chappelle\u2019s latest comedy special on Facebook, Gilliam said Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Gilliam had partnered with The Old Vic in London to put on his production of \u201cInto The Woods,\u201d a musical based on the plot lines of several Brothers Grimm fairy tales. But the theater canceled the production on November 1 after a number of complainants accused Gilliam of endorsing transphobic views by recommending Chappelle\u2019s special.<\/p>\n<p>Gilliam announced on Monday that he had found a new venue for the production in the city of Bath.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to let you know that our production of Into The Woods has found a beautiful and welcoming new home, the Theatre Royal in Bath. The show will open August 19, 2022,\u201d he said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Terry.Gilliam\/posts\/485858089570490\">post<\/a> on Facebook. Gilliam also released a statement on his ordeal with The Old Vic, claiming the theater had lost its \u201cartistic credibility\u201d by bowing to a \u201csmall group of closed-minded, humour-averse ideologues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>It is very sad that a great cultural institution like The Old Vic allowed itself to be intimidated into cancelling our production of Into The Woods by a small group of closed-minded, humour-averse ideologues on their staff, who absurdly, call themselves \u201cThe Old Vic 12\u201d \u2026 as if they are the victims of some cruel injustice desperately fighting for their freedom!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>My unspeakable crime was recommending my Facebook followers to watch a Netflix special by a brilliant and provocative American comedian, and then share with me their opinions. They did and civilization did not collapse! However, The Old Vic\u2019s artistic credibility certainly has.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Freedom of Speech is often attacked, but I never imagined that Freedom of Recommendation would be under threat as well.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Some staff at The Old Vic had resisted Gilliam\u2019s involvement with the theater since the production of \u201cInto The Woods\u201d was announced over past comments Gilliam had made comparing the #MeToo movement to a \u201cwitch hunt.\u201d The breaking point apparently came when Gilliam posted an endorsement of Chappelle on Facebook on October 14.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m encouraging all of you to watch Dave Chappelle\u2019s new show, The Closer, on Netflix. To me, he\u2019s the greatest standup comedian alive today: incredibly intelligent, socially aware, dangerously provocative, and gut-wrenchingly funny. There is a storm brewing over Netflix\u2019s support for the show. I\u2019d love to hear your opinions,\u201d Gilliam <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=449439536545679&amp;set=pb.100044389090880.-2207520000..\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Chappelle\u2019s special has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/dave-chappelle-on-comedy-special-backlash-if-this-is-what-being-cancelled-is-about-i-love-it\">criticized<\/a> by trans activists and progressives for several jokes he made about transgender ideology and his stated support for Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, who believes women\u2019s rights are being threatened by transgender ideas.<\/p>\n<p>After Gilliam\u2019s October 14 post, The Old Vic and \u201cInto The Woods\u201d co-producers announced that they had \u201cmutually agreed to cancel the production.\u201d Speculation took off in British newspapers that the cancelation had stemmed from Gilliam\u2019s post, though no party involved gave a reason until Gilliam\u2019s statement on Monday, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/12\/15\/theater\/gilliam-sondheim-into-the-woods.html\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A London theater cut ties with Terry Gilliam of Monty Python fame after the actor and director promoted Dave Chappelle\u2019s latest comedy special on Facebook, Gilliam said Monday.Gilliam had partnered with The Old Vic in London to put on his production of \u201cInto The Woods,\u201d a musical based on the plot lines of several Brothers Grimm fairy tales. But the theater canceled the production on November 1 after a number of complainants accused Gilliam of endorsing transphobic views by recommending Chappelle\u2019s special.Gilliam announced on Monday that he had found a new venue for the production in the city of Bath.\u201cI want to let you know that our production of Into The Woods has found a beautiful and welcoming new home, the Theatre Royal in Bath. The show will open August 19, 2022,\u201d he said in a post on Facebook. Gilliam also released a statement on his ordeal with The Old Vic, claiming the theater had lost its \u201cartistic credibility\u201d by bowing to a \u201csmall group of closed-minded, humour-averse ideologues.\u201dIt is very sad that a great cultural institution like The Old Vic allowed itself to be intimidated into cancelling our production of Into The Woods by a small group of closed-minded, humour-averse ideologues on their staff, who absurdly, call themselves \u201cThe Old Vic 12\u201d \u2026 as if they are the victims of some cruel injustice desperately fighting for their freedom!My unspeakable crime was recommending my Facebook followers to watch a Netflix special by a brilliant and provocative American comedian, and then share with me their opinions. They did and civilization did not collapse! However, The Old Vic\u2019s artistic credibility certainly has.Freedom of Speech is often attacked, but I never imagined that Freedom of Recommendation would be under threat as well.\u2019Some staff at The Old Vic had resisted Gilliam\u2019s involvement with the theater since the production of \u201cInto The Woods\u201d was announced over past comments Gilliam had made comparing the #MeToo movement to a \u201cwitch hunt.\u201d The breaking point apparently came when Gilliam posted an endorsement of Chappelle on Facebook on October 14.\u201cI\u2019m encouraging all of you to watch Dave Chappelle\u2019s new show, The Closer, on Netflix. To me, he\u2019s the greatest standup comedian alive today: incredibly intelligent, socially aware, dangerously provocative, and gut-wrenchingly funny. There is a storm brewing over Netflix\u2019s support for the show. I\u2019d love to hear your opinions,\u201d Gilliam wrote.Chappelle\u2019s special has been criticized by trans activists and progressives for several jokes he made about transgender ideology and his stated support for Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, who believes women\u2019s rights are being threatened by transgender ideas.After Gilliam\u2019s October 14 post, The Old Vic and \u201cInto The Woods\u201d co-producers announced that they had \u201cmutually agreed to cancel the production.\u201d Speculation took off in British newspapers that the cancelation had stemmed from Gilliam\u2019s post, though no party involved gave a reason until Gilliam\u2019s statement on Monday, according to The New York Times.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":70,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1128124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1128124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/70"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1128124"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1128124\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1128124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1128124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1128124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}