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Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

From his onstage tackle to the slap heard round the world, the comic lets loose in this freewheeling and unfiltered comedy special.

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Stan Lathan

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Stan Lathan TV

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Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. 5 nominations total

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All right. - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

It was the last time
I was on the stage in this room. - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

It was the last time I was on the stage in this room.

It was called Killin' Them Softly. - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

It was called Killin' Them Softly.

The baby that she was carrying,
my first child... - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

The baby that she was carrying, my first child...

And what I remember most
about that night was the pressure. - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

And what I remember most about that night was the pressure.

Before the show,
I had to run out on the avenue - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

Before the show, I had to run out on the avenue

And, boy, what a difference
24 short years makes. - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

And, boy, what a difference 24 short years makes.

And right before that time,
my father had died. - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

And right before that time, my father had died.

And when he died, I was inconsolable. - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

And when he died, I was inconsolable.

And the only thing
that got me out of that space - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

And the only thing that got me out of that space

And what Norm did,
which I'll never forget, - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

And what Norm did, which I'll never forget,

I'm not gonna go into it, - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

I'm not gonna go into it,

And Norm knew that. He called me up,
and he goes, "Dave, I'm..." - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

And Norm knew that. He called me up, and he goes, "Dave...

And the movie was called Man on the Moon.
I didn't know any of this. - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

And the movie was called Man on the Moon. I didn't know...

Yes, and Jim Carrey
was so immersed in that role, - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

Yes, and Jim Carrey was so immersed in that role,

So much so that everybody
on the crew called him Andy. - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

So much so that everybody on the crew called him Andy.

When he walked into the room
we were to meet, I screamed, "Jim Carrey!" - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

When he walked into the room we were to meet, I screamed, &q...

He came over and was acting weird.
I didn't know he was acting like Kaufman. - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

He came over and was acting weird. I didn't know he was...

Just like, "Hey, how you doing?"
And I was like, "Hello... - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

Just like, "Hey, how you doing?" And I was like, &...

Andy?" - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

In hindsight, how fucking lucky am I - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

In hindsight, how fucking lucky am I

Because I wanted to meet Jim Carrey, - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

Because I wanted to meet Jim Carrey,

Anyway, I say all that to say...
that's how trans people make me feel. - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

Anyway, I say all that to say... that's how trans peopl...

Now, if you guys came here
to this show tonight... - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

Now, if you guys came here to this show tonight...

Thinking that I'm gonna make fun
of those people again, - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

Thinking that I'm gonna make fun of those people again,

Maybe three or four times tonight,
but that is it. - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

Maybe three or four times tonight, but that is it.

Because these people acted
like I needed them to be funny. - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

Because these people acted like I needed them to be funny.

Well, that's ridiculous. - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

Well, that's ridiculous.

I ain't doing trans jokes no more.
Know what I'mma do tonight? Tonight... - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

I ain't doing trans jokes no more. Know what I'mma...

There's probably a handicap in the back
'cause that's where they make them sit. - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

There's probably a handicap in the back 'cause tha...

"I came here to laugh
at transgender people." - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

"I came here to laugh at transgender people."

One time I was on Capitol Hill, - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

One time I was on Capitol Hill,

And he was shocked - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

And he was shocked

He was running for Congress again, - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

He was running for Congress again,

He was like,
"Washington is worse than Hollywood." - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

He was like, "Washington is worse than Hollywood."

Now, I don't doubt that they do
this kind of shit in Washington, - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

Now, I don't doubt that they do this kind of shit in Wa...

Because who the fuck invites
a paraplegic to an orgy? - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

Because who the fuck invites a paraplegic to an orgy?

"Have at it, guys, I can't feel anything." - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

"Have at it, guys, I can't feel anything."

To be honest with you, - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

To be honest with you,

It's about a Black transgender woman - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

It's about a Black transgender woman

At the end of the play,
she dies of loneliness - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

At the end of the play, she dies of loneliness

I'm rewriting the American Classic,
Huckleberry Finn, - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

I'm rewriting the American Classic, Huckleberry Finn,

It's called The Adventures of Nigger Jim. - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

It's called The Adventures of Nigger Jim.

Huckleberry Finn walks up
to him and goes, "You're Nigger Jim." - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

Huckleberry Finn walks up to him and goes, "You're...

I don't care if you
are Black or White or whatever. - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

I don't care if you are Black or White or whatever.

If you ever meet
a white person named Huckleberry, - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

If you ever meet a white person named Huckleberry,

That is the white trashiest name
I've ever heard in my fucking life. - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

That is the white trashiest name I've ever heard in my ...

If I was in court
and my lawyer came up like, - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

If I was in court and my lawyer came up like,

But if I do, I hope it's in California. - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

But if I do, I hope it's in California.

Soon as the judge sentence me,
I'll be like, "Before you sentence me, - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

Soon as the judge sentence me, I'll be like, "Befo...

I identify as a woman." - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

I identify as a woman."

"Give me your fruit cocktail, bitch,
before I knock your teeth out." - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

"Give me your fruit cocktail, bitch, before I knock you...

You know, I have
a great reputation in show business, - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

You know, I have a great reputation in show business,

Which is crazy 'cause I work all the time,
but that's not why they call me lazy. - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

Which is crazy 'cause I work all the time, but that...

Twenty thousand people be
in the crowd, and I'll tell a joke, - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

Twenty thousand people be in the crowd, and I'll tell a...

You know what I mean?
I like to tell it, but it never does good. - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

You know what I mean? I like to tell it, but it never does g...

This is my impression
of the dead people on the Titanic, - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

This is my impression of the dead people on the Titanic,

Come join us
in our watery grave. - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

Come join us in our watery grave.

Listen, that is a funny way to die. - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

Listen, that is a funny way to die.

Twenty years from now,
on my 70th birthday, - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

Twenty years from now, on my 70th birthday,

Do you know there's a strip club
in D.C. called Camelot? - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

Do you know there's a strip club in D.C. called Camelot...

You know, I frequent strip clubs.
It's something I like to do. - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

You know, I frequent strip clubs. It's something I like...

And my wife said I was creepy
'cause I go to strip clubs by myself. - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

And my wife said I was creepy 'cause I go to strip club...

I think that's better
than going with the fellas. - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

I think that's better than going with the fellas.

"Hey, let's all go to the strip club - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

"Hey, let's all go to the strip club

But my wife doesn't understand
why I go to the strip club. - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

But my wife doesn't understand why I go to the strip cl...

I need a pinch of sexual energy
in the room to relax, - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

I need a pinch of sexual energy in the room to relax,

A few naked chicks
in there makes me feel good, - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

A few naked chicks in there makes me feel good,

I do, and I sit right by the stage
'cause the reading light is better. - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

I do, and I sit right by the stage 'cause the reading l...

One time I went to a strip club,
and this is weird, - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

One time I went to a strip club, and this is weird,

The stripper, for some reason,
told me her real name. - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

The stripper, for some reason, told me her real name.

She's like, "Where are you going?"
I was like, "Good night, Deborah." - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

She's like, "Where are you going?" I was like...

I was touring with,
arguably one of the greatest, - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

I was touring with, arguably one of the greatest,

And right before that tour started, - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

And right before that tour started,

Chris got slapped in the face
at the Oscars... by Will Smith, - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

Chris got slapped in the face at the Oscars... by Will Smith...

In fact, if you watch it live
on television, like I did, - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

In fact, if you watch it live on television, like I did,

Soon as he picked up, he said, - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

Soon as he picked up, he said,

I go, "Well, you know." He said, "What?" - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

I go, "Well, you know." He said, "What?"

And then, and only then, was I offended. - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

And then, and only then, was I offended.

I wasn't just offended he got slapped.
That was only half of it. - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

I wasn't just offended he got slapped. That was only ha...

The offensive part
was after he slapped him, - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

The offensive part was after he slapped him,

And then all year we was touring,
and I couldn't wait to see - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

And then all year we was touring, and I couldn't wait t...

Now, you guys are from D.C.,
so you know about Baltimore? - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

Now, you guys are from D.C., so you know about Baltimore?

We all know that through the years, - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

We all know that through the years,

Sadly, Baltimore
is still in a very tough time. - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

Sadly, Baltimore is still in a very tough time.

Not everybody in the world really
can understand the depth of Baltimore. - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

Not everybody in the world really can understand the depth o...

Tupac and his mother moved from Baltimore
to Oakland for a better life. - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

Tupac and his mother moved from Baltimore to Oakland for a b...

And Chris Rock went so hard on the paint. - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

And Chris Rock went so hard on the paint.

And I can't believe he did this.
He shocked a Baltimore crowd. - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

And I can't believe he did this. He shocked a Baltimore...

Even if you rich and Black in Baltimore, - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

Even if you rich and Black in Baltimore,

Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer poster

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From his onstage tackle to the slap heard round the world, the comic lets loose in this freewheeling and unfiltered comedy special.

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Director: Stan Lathan

Writer: Dave Chappelle

Production: Stan Lathan TV

Genre: comedy

Year: 2023

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.0

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 31 Dec 2023

Awards: Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. 5 nominations total

Homepage: https://www.netflix.com/title/81665820