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- ↑ Carson, Erin. "Bo Burnham's Inside: Why I'm still hopelessly obsessed with the Netflix special". CNET. Archived from the original on 2021-11-03. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
- ↑ Edwards, Nathan (2021-10-05). "Dave Chappelle releases new comedy special 'The Closer' on Netflix". WRGT. Archived from the original on 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2021-11-25.