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Before I did Killin' Them Softly, when I was 22
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Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

Before I did Killin' Them Softly,when I was 22, HBO gave me the biggest opportunityof my...

Before I did Killin' Them Softly,
when I was 22, HBO gave me the biggest opportunity
of my life at that time

Full Transcript

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Before I did Killin' Them Softly, when I was 22,
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HBO gave me the biggest opportunity of my life at that time.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:30
Uploaded
Apr 11, 2025
Genres
comedy
Production
Stan Lathan TV

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Movie Summary

From his onstage tackle to the slap heard round the world, the comic lets loose in this freewheeling and unfiltered comedy special.
They gave me a half-hour special, - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer 00:06
They gave me a half-hour special,
It didn't even have a title. It just says "Dave Chappelle." - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer 00:15
It didn't even have a title. It just says "Dave Ch...
And beneath Broadway Studios is a nightclub. - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer 00:06
And beneath Broadway Studios is a nightclub.
And I got ready. I practiced. I did all the shit I was supposed to do. - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer 00:05
And I got ready. I practiced. I did all the shit I was suppo...
And the night that I taped, 20 minutes into my 30-minute set, - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer 00:09
And the night that I taped, 20 minutes into my 30-minute set...
Music started blasting from the nightclub underneath. - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer 00:06
Music started blasting from the nightclub underneath.
You could hear it real loud and it fucked my whole show up, and I was devastated. - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer 00:07
You could hear it real loud and it fucked my whole show up, ...
So when I got off stage, I ran down the steps - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer 00:12
So when I got off stage, I ran down the steps
I was nobody in show business. Just a guy that believed in myself. - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer 00:05
I was nobody in show business. Just a guy that believed in m...
I said, "Man, you fucked everything up." - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer 00:09
I said, "Man, you fucked everything up."
He stood up and he said, "Hey, kid, sit the fuck down." - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer 00:19
He stood up and he said, "Hey, kid, sit the fuck down.&...
I'll never forget it. It was an old white man - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer 00:07
I'll never forget it. It was an old white man
And he said, "That guy right there." - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer 00:06
And he said, "That guy right there."
I went to that Ford Taurus and I beat on that window, - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer 00:12
I went to that Ford Taurus and I beat on that window,
And left me in the alley cussing at anybody who would listen. - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer 00:05
And left me in the alley cussing at anybody who would listen...
And two minutes later, literally 120 seconds later, - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer 00:14
And two minutes later, literally 120 seconds later,
And that old man was standing there, that same old man with reinforcements. - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer 00:06
And that old man was standing there, that same old man with ...
He said, "You, come here." - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer 00:09
He said, "You, come here."
But I found out later in my life that these men were Russian mobsters. - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer 00:06
But I found out later in my life that these men were Russian...
I don't know what you guys know about the Russian mob, - Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer 00:08
I don't know what you guys know about the Russian mob,