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Dave Chappelle: The Closer

I'm just calling, because I'm doinga show and I need an opening act

I'm just calling, because I'm doing
a show and I need an opening act

Full Transcript

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I'm just calling, because I'm doing a show and I need an opening act.
Duration
4 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
00:57:27
Uploaded
May 20, 2025
Genres
comedy
Production
Stan Lathan TV

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Movie Summary

As he closes out his slate of comedy specials, Dave takes the stage to try and set the record straight; and get a few things off his chest.
And I was wondering if you'd open the show?" - Dave Chappelle: The Closer 00:12
And I was wondering if you'd open the show?"
This was little to no experience - Dave Chappelle: The Closer 00:07
This was little to no experience
She's an amateur in stature, but - Dave Chappelle: The Closer 00:06
She's an amateur in stature, but
She showed up early, which is something I appreciate - Dave Chappelle: The Closer 00:05
She showed up early, which is something I appreciate
She was dressed to the motherfuckin' nines, I mean, - Dave Chappelle: The Closer 00:09
She was dressed to the motherfuckin' nines, I mean,
Went up on the stage with all the swag of a professional comedian, - Dave Chappelle: The Closer 00:10
Went up on the stage with all the swag of a professional com...
[cheers] - Dave Chappelle: The Closer 00:07
[cheers]
And then she brings me on, and you know, - Dave Chappelle: The Closer 00:05
And then she brings me on, and you know,
Any other comedian I've ever seen, if they had bombed as bad as she did, - Dave Chappelle: The Closer 00:10
Any other comedian I've ever seen, if they had bombed a...
Not only did she not leave, - Dave Chappelle: The Closer 00:05
Not only did she not leave,
You know, when a new comedian watches an experienced comedian - Dave Chappelle: The Closer 00:14
You know, when a new comedian watches an experienced comedia...
And I saw her show. Something bad happened to her. - Dave Chappelle: The Closer 00:04
And I saw her show. Something bad happened to her.
So she starts talking to me, while I'm onstage - Dave Chappelle: The Closer 00:07
So she starts talking to me, while I'm onstage
And a guy in the back of the room stood up - Dave Chappelle: The Closer 00:09
And a guy in the back of the room stood up
We didn't know who was a heckler or active shooter, and... - Dave Chappelle: The Closer 00:04
We didn't know who was a heckler or active shooter, and...
[laughter] - Dave Chappelle: The Closer 00:12
[laughter]
The whole crowd kind of groaned, 'cause it was so like, mean. - Dave Chappelle: The Closer 00:05
The whole crowd kind of groaned, 'cause it was so like,...
She said, "Sir, I don't have carpets - Dave Chappelle: The Closer 00:06
She said, "Sir, I don't have carpets
[applause] - Dave Chappelle: The Closer 00:08
[applause]
She had made up for 45 minutes of a stinker of a show. - Dave Chappelle: The Closer 00:05
She had made up for 45 minutes of a stinker of a show.