ed ▁him ▁for ▁"[ normal izing ] ▁trans g enders ▁by ▁telling ▁j okes ▁about ▁us ." ▁He ▁rec alls ▁a ▁story ▁of ▁Charlie ▁Mur phy , ▁covers ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁election , ▁the ▁# Me To o ▁movement , ▁an ec d otes ▁of ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁and ▁G av in ▁News om , ▁and ▁the ▁most ▁influ ential ▁com ed ians ▁in ▁his ▁life . ▁ ▁Production ▁▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁The ▁Hollywood ▁Re porter ▁reported ▁that ▁Ch app elle ▁and ▁director ▁Stan ▁L athan ▁will ▁produce ▁an ▁original ▁stand - up ▁comedy ▁special ▁exclus ively ▁for ▁Net fli x , ▁and ▁two ▁never - before - seen ▁spe ci als ▁ha iled ▁directly ▁from ▁Ch app elle ' s ▁personal ▁comedy ▁v ault ; ▁with ▁the ▁releases ▁being ▁Ch app elle ' s ▁first ▁concert ▁spe ci als ▁in ▁ 1 2 ▁years . ▁The ▁two ▁additional ▁spe ci als ▁were ▁directed ▁by ▁L athan , ▁with ▁Deep ▁in ▁the ▁Heart ▁of ▁Texas ▁fil med ▁at ▁Austin ▁City ▁Lim its ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁and ▁The ▁Age ▁of ▁Sp in ▁at ▁the ▁Hollywood ▁P all ad ium ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁Con current ly ▁with ▁the ▁announ cement , ▁Lisa ▁N ish im ura , ▁Net fli x ' s ▁Vice ▁President ▁of ▁Original ▁Document ary ▁and ▁Com edy , ▁spoke ▁most ▁highly ▁of ▁the ▁deal , ▁in ▁which