What you’re saying is absolutely true... Jewish-Americans were largely responsible for developing Hollywood and the American film industry. They took a risk that few others were willing to take, and they deserve to be rewarded for that.

You think they were on nothing but Jesus & fresh air when they made “The Ballad Of Bilbo Baggins”?

Jokes aside, Jay has one of the most watchable car shows and is a true enthusiast and great ambassador for cars, I hope he is OK and heals up quickly.

The Ear of Open Flame?

I always found it interesting that people criticize Hollywood for being “run by Jews” when you look at the actual history there. Back before film was really even a thing, Jewish people weren’t allowed to work in many fields of industry in America. Film came along and most people thought “ah that’s a fad/gimmick…

I think those are good points and probably accurate. Dave comes across to me as a fairly thoughtful guy, and his observational kind of humor is generally dead on.

Could someone please pull me out of the greys? Thanks!

I think Chappelle’s act is completely authentic and true to his personal worldview, which is that being a Black man in America is the ne plus ultra of oppression, and therefore anybody else claiming victimhood needs to be told why they aren’t as disadvantaged or marginalized as himself. The kind of sad thing about his…

It’s almost like there’s a contingent of vocal Twitter activists who are ready to condemn any and everything he says based not on the content of his material but because he said something they didn’t like about transgender people months ago?

He didn’t say Jewish people control Hollywood, he said he could understand why some people might think that. “There’s also a lot of Black people in Ferguson, Missouri, but that don’t mean they run the place.”

We got to hear about Sarah's turkey waddle vagina. That WAS the Thanksgiving show! 

Facts

It’s ultimately a good thing if China becomes so restrictive that nearly all Hollywood productions are banned. I really hated the way John Cena misspoke in an interview and was then forced to do that humiliating video where he groveled for forgiveness about accidentally referring to Taiwan as a country, so that a Fast…

I noticed that too, and I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s playing a bigger role than AV Club is willing to admit.

It’s fascinating how the A.V. Club fails to mention that there is enormous cultural prejudice against those of African descent in China.

China made the NBA bend to its will so that the NBA would show their games again. If anyone is really worried about “cancel culture” this is how it will come.

Good. You can’t let one countries insane censorship laws dictate what the rest of the world can/can’t show in their movies. 

Because they’ve all got performance targets to fit at least one snarky Rowling/Depp/Chapelle/Whoever snarky comment in per day and this was his best chance?

That’s not even a terribly crude! That was less “fending off” and more just graciously saying no and everybody being fine with it.

Honestly, the story of an A-list celebrity crudely propositioning a woman who didn’t work for him and immediately taking no for an answer is borderline wholesome on the sliding scale of Hollywood.

It was the tuna sandwiches that sealed the deal.