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Dave Chappelle Pays Tribute to Charlie Murphy at John Mayer Concert
Comedian Dave Chappelle gave his late friend Charlie Murphy a touching tribute at a John Mayer concert this week. Arguably the person who introduced Murphy to the masses, Chappelle made a surprise appearance at Mayer’s Columbus, Ohio, show on Wednesday, where he dedicated the Mayer song “You’re Gonna Live Forever in Me” to his pal.…
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Criticism Is A Great Thing You Analog Motherfuckers
Out of the hundreds of perplexing and entertaining responses I received when writing about Dave Chappelle on VSB last week and then again at GQ this week — tweets, comments, and emails ranging from “you’re a coon” and “y’all must’ve been bought by NBC or Home Depot or something” to remarkably descriptive suggestions for different…
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The World Changed, but Dave Chappelle Didn’t
Remember Evel Knievel? In the 1970s and ’80s, Robert “Evel” Knievel Jr. leaped into the American zeitgeist and became one of the most famous people in the country by electrifying audiences with his motorcycle stunts. He leaped over 14 buses on a motorcycle. Millions of people watched him attempt to jump the Snake River Canyon.…
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What Exactly Does Dave Chappelle Want From Key & Peele?
Approximately midway through one of his new Netflix comedy specials (the one he taped last year in L.A. — I’ve yet to see the one taped in Austin), Dave Chappelle made a shocking allusion to his age. I forgot exactly what he said and how he said it, but I remember being reminded of exactly…
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Dave Chappelle Talks Comeback and Key & Peele Gripe
As of 12 a.m. Tuesday, Netflix had released the first of its three Dave Chappelle comedy series, which have marked the comedian’s comeback to television. But on Monday, the Washington, D.C.-raised comic spoke about the break he took from his career, as well as his issues with Key & Peele. “I was in this very…
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Netflix Announces Premiere Date for 2 Dave Chappelle Specials
And in the midst of all this darkness, there is a ray of light. Netflix just spilled the premiere deets for two of three Dave Chappelle comedy specials that the video-streaming site promised us. And it’s sooner than you think. On Thursday, Netflix announced that two of the stand-up specials will premiere on Tuesday, March…
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Donald Trump Is Basically ‘Black Bush’ From Chappelle’s Show
At this point I’m convinced that President Asshat is trolling us. That he believes none of the stuff he says or does, and in the end he’s just re-enacting the “Black Bush” skit played brilliantly by Dave Chappelle on Chappelle’s Show. During an impromptu press conference at the White House last week, Asshat was asked…
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Don’t Let Dave Chappelle Know You Voted for Trump During His Stand-Up Show
Because you might just get your ass escorted out. One argyle-sweater-wearing white guy learned that lesson during Dave Chappelle’s Monday-night stand-up show in Inglewood, Calif. While Chappelle was joking about how many people were uploading his show to YouTube, he started to talk about President Barack Obama’s last days in office and the start of…
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Dave Chappelle Has 3 Stand-Up Specials Coming to Netflix
If Dave Chappelle’s appearance on Saturday Night Live earlier this month left you wanting more, you are in luck: The comedian has three specials coming to Netflix, the online network announced Monday. As Variety reports, these projects will be Chappelle’s first stand-up TV specials in 12 years. “Dave Chappelle is a legendary voice in comedy—searing,…
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Dave Chappelle Goes Back To Hartford A Year After Heckling Fiasco
Exactly one year ago, Dave Chappelle found himself walking off stage after being harassed by an overzealous crowd in Hartford, CT, leaving dozens of thinkpieces in his wake as everyone wondered what happen and why it happen. Saturday, Chappelle returned to the site of the crime for a set where he talked about the “Fuck…