Dave Chappelle described the purpose of the Constitution’s protection of the right to keep and bear arms is to guarantee the perpetuation of the protection of freedom of speech, as set out in.
By 2017-08-18 20:34:36 UTCmight not have the The Daily Show platform at his disposal any longer, but that hasn't stopped the comedian from sharing his political stream of consciousness with the world.During one of Radio City Music Hall, surprise guest Stewart took the opportunity to share his thoughts about Charlottesville, Donald Trump, and nazis. As you can imagine, they were harsh and hilarious., culture reporter for the New York Times, was in attendance at the Thursday night show and transcribed Stewarts remarks, sharing the statements on Twitter to the masses. 1st part of what Stewart had to say tonight: 'It wasn’t so much that there were Nazis. It was really the reaction by certain presidents.' — Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb)Stewart retold a particularly anti-Semitic interaction he had with Trump four years ago, who published a tweet questioning why Stewart had changed his name.
'Basically, saying to people, 'Just so you know, he's a Jew,' Stewart said, explaining his retort was to tweet 'Did you know Donald Trump's real name is Fuckface Von Clownstick?' 'The point is—people keep saying to me, like how did this happen? How did we elect Donald Trump president of the United States?,' Stewart said. 'And my feeling is, have you met us?'
Stewart also poked fun at white supremacists, calling them out for their beliefs.' If you think you're the master race, how come we're all kicking your ass so easily?' 'Why aren't the Olympics dominated by you? What do you still have left? Golf and tennis? Maybe, maybe.
And even then, the first black people you came across, you're like, 'We can't play this game anymore.' Williams sisters, Tiger Woods.'
More from Jon Stewart tonight, where he says Trump's tweet at him 4 years ago was a 'white supremacist trope.' — Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb)One of the most poignant moments came when Stewart spoke of Barack Obama, putting his election in direct contrast to this past November's results.' We're some dumb motherfuckers sometimes. Here's the real truth.
It's not a surprise in the United States of America that we elected Donald Trump president. The truth is it's a surprise that we ever elected Barack Obama president of the United States. Because that is where we rose above our history,' Stewart said.
Elaine Erfe ( m. 2001)Children3SignatureDavid Khari Webber Chappelle (; born August 24, 1973) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer. Chappelle is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two and three as well as a. He is known for his satirical comedy sketch series (2003–2006). The series, co-written with, ran until Chappelle's retirement from the show two years later. After leaving the show, Chappelle returned to performing stand-up comedy across the U.S.
By 2006, Chappelle was called the 'comic genius of America' by and, in 2013, 'the best' by a writer. In 2017, ranked him No. 9 in their '50 Best Stand Up Comics of All Time.' Chappelle has appeared in several films, including 's (1993), (1996), (1997), (1998), (1999), (2002), (2015), and (2018).
His first lead role was in the 1998 comedy film, which he co-wrote with. Chappelle also starred in the comedy series (1996).In 2016, he signed a $20 million-per-release comedy-special deal with and, as of 2019, he has released five standup specials under the deal.Chappelle received his first in 2017 for his guest appearance on.
In 2018, he received a for his -produced comedy album The Age of Spin and Deep in the Heart of Texas. Equanimity, another Netflix special, was nominated in 2018 for three and received the award for. In 2019, Chappelle was selected to receive the, which is presented by the as America's highest comedy honor. In, earned Chappelle his third consecutive for. Chappelle in 2003In 2003, Chappelle debuted his own weekly show on called. The show parodied many aspects of American culture, including, politics.
Along with comedy sketches, the show also featured musical performances by mostly and artists. He promoted the work of other black comedians as well, most notably and.Due to the show's popularity, Comedy Central's new parent company reportedly offered Chappelle a $55 million contract (giving Chappelle a share of DVD sales) to continue production of Chappelle's Show for two more years while allowing him to do side projects.
Chappelle has said that sketches are not his favorite form of comedy, and that the show's format was similar to.In June 2004, based on the popularity of the ' sketch, it was announced that Chappelle was in talks to portray James in a from, also owned by Viacom. James' estate disagreed with the proposed comical tone of the film and put a halt to the talks.That same month, Chappelle recorded his second comedy special, this time airing on, Dave Chappelle: For What It's Worth, at 's, where, and had performed.Season 3 problems In a June 2004 stand-up performance in, Chappelle walked off the stage after berating his audience for constantly shouting 'I'm, bitch!' Which had become a from his popular 'Rick James' sketch. After a few minutes, Chappelle returned and resumed by saying, 'The show is ruining my life.' He stated that he disliked working '20 hours a day' and that the popularity of the show was making it difficult for him to continue his stand-up career, which was 'the most important thing' to him.
He told the audience:'You know why my show is good? Because the network officials say you're not smart enough to get what I'm doing, and every day I fight for you. I tell them how smart you are. Turns out, I was wrong. You people are stupid.' Season 3 was scheduled to begin airing on May 31, 2005, but earlier in May, Chappelle stunned fans and the entertainment industry when he abruptly left during production and took a trip to.
Chappelle said that he was unhappy with the direction the show had taken, and expressed in an interview with his need for reflection in the face of tremendous stress:'Coming here, I don't have the distractions of fame. It quiets the ego down. I'm interested in the kind of person I've got to become.
I want to be well-rounded and the industry is a place of extremes. I want to be well-balanced. I've got to check my intentions, man.'
Immediately following Chappelle's departure, tabloids speculated that Chappelle's exit was driven by drug addiction or a mental problem, rather than the ethical and professional concerns that Chappelle had articulated.Chappelle's decision to quit the show meant walking away from his $50 million contract with Comedy Central, and forming a rift with longtime collaborator.The show still plays in syndication on several television networks, despite the relatively small number of episodes, compared to most American syndicated television programs. Chappelle's abrupt departure from his show continues to be a focus of interviews and profiles of Chappelle and of Chappelle's own comedy. In Bird Revelation, Chappelle draws an analogy between his departure and the book Pimp, the memoir of. In 2009, his show was the subject of a book of critical essays, The Comedy of Dave Chappelle, edited by doctoral student K.
Dave Chappelle's Block Party. The in on May 16, 2007, which was the site of the documentary (2005)Chappelle was the star and a of the -directed documentary, which chronicles his hosting a free concert in the neighborhood of on September 18, 2004. Several musical artists, including, and, are featured in the movie both performing in the concert and in conversation off-stage; Chappelle brought Yellow Springs residents to Brooklyn at his own expense. Another highlight of the event was the temporary reunion of 1990s group.Chappelle toured several cities in February and March 2006 to promote the film under the name 'Block Party All-Stars Featuring Dave Chappelle'.
' genre division, released the film in the U.S. On March 3, 2006. It was a success, grossing a total of $11.7 million on a $3 million budget. 2005–2013: Infrequent comedy appearances In June 2005, Chappelle performed impromptu stand-up shows in Los Angeles, then went on a tour that began in, not far from his Ohio home.
He made a surprise appearance on HBO's, where he performed two poems, titled 'Fuck ' and 'How I Got the Lead on 'In an interview with that aired on February 3, 2006, Chappelle explained his reasons for quitting. He also expressed his contempt for the entertainment industry's tone-deafness regarding black entertainers and audiences:When I see that they put every black man in the movies in a dress at some point in their career, I start connecting the dots. Chappelle in 2007Chappelle was interviewed for on December 18, 2005, at 's. The show premiered on February 12, 2006. Four days earlier, he had introduced the musical tribute to at the.Chappelle said on Inside the Actors Studio that the death of his father seven years prior influenced his decision to go to South Africa. By throwing himself into his work, he had not taken a chance to mourn his father's death. He also said the rumors that he was in drug or psychiatric treatment only persuaded him to stay in South Africa.
He said,I would go to work on the show and I felt awful every day, that's not the way it was. I felt like some kind of prostitute or something. If I feel so bad, why keep on showing up to this place?
I'm going to Africa. The hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching.Chappelle said that he felt some of his sketches were 'socially irresponsible.' He singled out the ' sketch' in which pixies appear to people and encourage them to reinforce stereotypes of their races.
In the sketch, Chappelle is wearing and is dressed as a character in a. According to Chappelle, during the filming of the sketch, a white crew member was laughing in a way that made him feel uncomfortable and made him question himself. Chappelle said, 'It was the first time I felt that someone was not laughing with me but laughing at me.' During this time, Chappelle did not rule out returning to Chappelle's Show to 'finish what we started,' but promised that he would not return without changes to the production, such as a better working environment. He wanted to donate half of the DVD sales to charity.
Chappelle expressed disdain at the possibility of his material from the unfinished third season being aired, saying that to do so would be 'a bully move,' and that he would not return to the show if Comedy Central were to air the unfinished material. On July 9, 2006, Comedy Central aired the first episode of. After the DVD release, Chappelle was interviewed by on CNN and reiterated he would not return to Chappelle's Show.
An uncensored DVD release of the episodes was made available on July 25.Chappelle has been known to make impromptu and unannounced appearances at comedy venues, and continues to do so following his post– Chappelle's Show return to standup.In April 2007, Chappelle set a stand-up endurance record at the Sunset Strip comedy club, beating comedian 's record of three hours and 50 minutes. In December of the same year, Chappelle broke his own record with a time of six hours and 12 minutes. Cook reclaimed the record in January 2008, with a time of seven hours. On November 19, 2009 Chappelle performed at the Laugh Factory again, where it was speculated that he would attempt to take back the record. However, according to the club owner, he was disqualified after he left the stage five hours into his routine.Chappelle again appeared on Inside the Actors Studio and, in celebration of the show's 200th episode, he interviewed the show's usual host,.
The episode aired on November 11, 2008. He appeared again on Inside the Actors Studio in 2013, for its 250th episode.In February 2009, Chappelle did a four hour set at in New York.In August 2011, Chappelle appeared at Comedy Jam in San Francisco.
2015–2017: Career comeback. Chappelle (right) and (left) stand in front of a at, S.C. (2017)In August 2013, Chappelle returned to full-time touring stand-up, as a headliner when he was featured during the Oddball Comedy & Curiosity festival. Sponsored by, Chappelle co-headlined with comedy act.During a stop in, Chappelle walked off the stage due to heckling from the crowd that lasted throughout his entire performance.
The heckling was so raucous that it drowned out Chappelle's voice over the PA system and included chants of 'White Power', a line used in a Chappelle's Show episode that was viewed as wildly inappropriate and out-of-context by other audience members who later wrote about the event. A few days later, Chappelle stopped in Chicago for a performance. The comedy website ComedyHype.com acquired and released audio of him on stage responding to the heckling. Chappelle referenced the Hartford incident, stating that 'young, white, alcoholics' should be blamed for the prior incident, that he hoped North Korea would bomb Hartford, that in the future he would not stop in Hartford for gas, and finally summarizing his feelings on the situation by saying, 'Fuck Hartford!'
However, in August 2014 Chappelle returned to Hartford for a surprise appearance at the 2014 Oddball Festival and received multiple standing ovations during his set.In June 2014, Chappelle made his first major New York City appearance in eleven years, performing ten nights at. Gears 5 trailer. Chappelle promoted the dates by appearing on, and.In 2015, Chappelle appeared in the film, his first film role in 13 years.On November 12, 2016, Chappelle made his hosting debut on the weekend of winning the. The show also featured as the musical guest.
In his opening monologue, Chappelle tackled Trump and the election head on. He ended his monologue by stating, 'I'm wishing Donald Trump luck, and I'm going to give him a chance, and we, the historically disenfranchised, demand that he give us one too.' His performance on SNL received widespread acclaim from critics and audiences alike. At the, he received an for for his appearance.
He donated the Emmy to his former high school while filming an episode of 's series, (Season 10, Episode 2: 'Nobody Says, 'I Wish I Had A Camera').On November 21, 2016, announced that they would be releasing three new stand-up comedy specials from Chappelle in 2017, with Chappelle being paid $20 million per special. The first two specials were released on Netflix on March 21, 2017, and hail directly from Chappelle's personal comedy vault. 'Deep in the Heart of Texas' was filmed at in April 2015, and 'The Age of Spin' was filmed at the in March 2016. The specials marked the comedian's first concert specials released in 12 years, and proved to be an immediate success as Netflix announced a month later that they were the most viewed comedy specials in Netflix's history.The third special, Equanimity, was filmed in September 2017 at the Warner Theater in Washington, D.C., and then on November 20, 2017, Chappelle filmed a fourth special, The Bird Revelation, at in Los Angeles. On December 22, 2017, Netflix announced the expansion of the deal to include The Bird Revelation, which was released with Equanimity on December 31. 2018–present: continued success In January 2018 at the, Chappelle received a for for his first two 2017 specials The Age of Spin & Deep in the Heart of Texas.In September 2018, Chappelle's Equanimity special received an for Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded). In October 2018, Chappelle returned to the big screen as 'Noodles', Jackson Maine's best friend and retired musician in 's directorial debut, a remake of.
The film was a massive critical and commercial success. He was nominated along with the cast for the for.In 2018, Chappelle and joined forces for a duo comedy tour. He has also collaborated with for three standup shows in, at the.In February 2019, Chappelle was nominated for and won the for for and Bird Revelation.In 2019, Chappelle was chosen to receive the annual presented. President of the Kennedy Center Deborah Rutter stated 'Dave is the embodiment of 's observation that 'against the assault of humor, nothing can stand'. And for three decades, Dave has challenged us to see hot-button issues from his entirely original yet relatable experience.' The set of people honoring Chappelle included, cast members, and, as well as. The Prize was awarded at the Kennedy Center gala on October 27, 2019.
The ceremony was broadcast on January 7, 2020. The, declared the day of the award ceremony 'Dave Chappelle Day' in Washington, D.C.On August 26, 2019, Chappelle's fifth Netflix special, was released. The special garnered controversy, receiving backlash for jokes about abuse allegations against singers and, as well as for jokes about the and, among other topics. In 2020, Sticks & Stones won the for Best Comedy Album. Influences In his interview with host, he said that his biggest influences in comedy are, and.When asked about his earliest influence in comedy, Chappelle said:You know who was a big influence on me that is really weird is, that's just weird. If you watch a lot of the stuff I do, you can almost see the influence in it, because these animators would animate these performances that were off the hook, and the guy that, the guy that did the voices was Mel Blanc.
This guy was like some kind of savant or genius or something. But they had some kind of real big comedic influence on me, like I liked those cartoons, I think that was my first real big comedy influence, was a rabbit.When asked about the biggest influence on him in comedy, Chappelle spoke of Richard Pryor:What a precedent he set. Not just as a comic, but as a dude.
The fact that someone was able to open themselves wide-open like that. It's so hard to talk in front of people or to open yourself up to your closest friends. But to open yourself up for everybody: I freebase, I beat my women, I shot my car. And nobody's mad at Richard for that. They understand. Somehow they just understand.
And when I was going through this thing this year, that is the example I would think to myself that gave me the courage to just go back on the stage. Critical reception and analysis Chappelle has been praised by fellow comedians for his work. And have both said that they consider Chappelle to be the greatest stand-up comedian of all time.His work, as well as that of, was also the subject of a book by Canadian Elizabeth Ludwig, American Stand-Up and Sketch Comedy, that was published at the end of 2010. A published by the titled Representations of Ethnicity in Stand-up comedy: A Study of the Comedy of Dave Chappelle examined the racial significance of language used in Chappelle's routines.
Charity work and advocacy In 2004, he donated his time to International Camp, a camp located in, which brings together young leaders from communities in conflict.Chappelle endorsed in the. Personal life Chappelle married Elaine Mendoza Erfe in 2001.
They live with their two sons, Sulayman and Ibrahim, and their daughter, Sanaa, on a 65-acre (26 ha) farm near. He also owned several houses in. Chappelle told Yellow Springs' residents in September 2006, 'Turns out you don't need $50 million to live around these parts, just a nice smile and a kind way about you. You guys are the best neighbors ever. That's why I came back and that's why I'm staying.'
Chappelle converted to in 1998. He told in May 2005, 'I don't normally talk about my religion publicly because I don't want people to associate me and my flaws with this beautiful thing.
And I believe it is beautiful if you learn it the right way.' Chappelle appears in a video explaining the religious backstory of the in Mecca.
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