Day: October 21, 2011

Dave Chappelle said it himself last night during a 2-hour, 20-minute performance that lasted until 4 a.m. this morning at the Comedy Cellar: “I transcend comedy!” Well, Chappelle said many things last night in his two surprise drop-in sets at the Cellar during his first night of a short visit to New York City. But as I sat there watching in amazement, alternating between laughing at Chappelle’s inspired off-the-cuff observations and wondering when an annoying British TV producer would understand that his audible replies weren’t always warranted nor welcomed. To be fair, Chappelle did engage several members of the...