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Really interesting to watch Dave Chappelle’s Deep in the Heart of Texas special on Netflix after first hearing about the taping two years ago from my close friends who attended the show, and then watching a later stop on the 2015 tour up in Montreal during his Just For Laughs …
Dave Chappelle noted the irony of speaking to students recently at Allen University, a historically black college in South Carolina where his great-grandfather Bishop William David Chappelle had served as president (and whose name adorns the administration building and auditorium where he spoke), since he’s the first in his family not …
Dave Chappelle visited Toronto over the weekend to present a special award to Just For Laughs at Sunday’s Canadian Screen Awards, and told the CBC why JFL its flagship Montreal festival holds a special place for him. “I’m one of the few people that came from America to Canada to …
I’d already seen and reviewed Neal Brennan’s one-man, three-microphone show (3 Mics) for his Off-Broadway run last year. You can read that here. Watching it a second time, a year later and with some emotional and literal distance, not only reinforced my opinion of Brennan’s show but also allowed me …
A couple of weeks ago, a friend told me he’d seen Aziz Ansari drop in at a random comedy show in New York City, and that he’d only performed a short set. What was that about? my friend wondered. My reply: Perhaps Ansari was practicing a bit for the Golden …
Remember a year or two ago when Dave Chappelle filmed his stand-up for purported specials in Austin, Chicago and who knows where else? Chappelle has made a date for them with Netflix, and so should you! Netflix announced the arrangement today, which includes not only a brand-new stand-up hour-plus from …
Timing really is everything. After a tumultuous week with a divided nation turning out for the 2016 presidential elections, what better time for us to finally see Dave Chappelle on our TV screens again, and on live television, too — hosting Saturday Night Live. After the coldest of cold opens …
Wow. DOUBLE WOW!! Dave Chappelle will make his Saturday Night Live debut when he hosts the long-running live comedy showcase on Nov. 12, 2016. And he’ll do so with that night’s musical guest, A Tribe Called Quest, celebrating the release of that hip-hop group’s first album since 1998. Stay tuned …
So, this happened! The Roots Picnic on Saturday didn’t just bring all-star musical talent and celeb-watching to New York City’s Bryant Park, but also led to spillover late into the night Saturday at the Comedy Cellar. That’s where Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock once again held court, onstage together riffing …
Happy Birthday, Dave Chappelle! Chappelle turns 43 today, and surprise surprise, a bunch of dates this coming week just went on sale minutes ago to see Chappelle perform stand-up in New York City. Shows for Aug. 29-30 and Sept. 1 at the Gramercy Theatre reportedly all sold out within seconds! …
