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Dave Chappelle has found an ally in the Laugh Factory's founder, who's rallying the comedy community to support the embattled comedian.

“Comedians are put on earth, and the safest place for us on the planet is us on the stage with a willing audience that’s willing to listen,” she said.

These discussions, thank you so much. >> of course, thank you, don. >> i want to bring in flame monroe. hey, flame, how are you doing? >> hey, don lemon, how are you? >> doing well. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> i've watched your netflix specials and a lot of you on the internet. i haven't gone to your show in person but i really do want to. listen, your stand up can be seen on netflix. what do you think? do the jokes cross a line for you? >> well, see, i have three dogs in this fight. let me start there. i'm black. i am a comedian, and i am trans gendered so i have ...

People think, gender and sex are things but they aren't the exact same thing. and so the way that you are assigned at birth may be based on genitalia or whatever, it's not the same thing -- [ audio difficulty ] so on and so forth. so we're really saying that these things are more complex and it's actually not just trans people having a gender experience. everybody is having a more complicated gender experience. >> yeah. thank you so much, raquel. i appreciate you joining us. and getting your side out there. you be well. and i hope you'll come back and we'll continue these discussions. thank yo...

Editor's note: This interview has been trimmed for length. Everyone knows Eddie Murphy is back with his new, long-awaited comedy film “Coming 2 America.” But not as many folks know Murphy created a TV show in 1989 based on the original 1988 hit film. That obscure show is something comedy legend Tommy Davidson is very familiar with. After all, he was tapped to star in the CBS pilot, which never took off. Thirty years later, Davidson is pleased more people are discovering the show, now streaming on YouTube. “I'm glad that came to light because Eddie Murphy doesn't put me in any of his mo...