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Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

Dave Chappelle delivers a speech at his prestigious alma mater that reflects on his comedy roots, his rise to fame and why artists "should never behave."

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Rikki Hughes

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comedy, history

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Pilot Boy Productions

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https://www.netflix.com/title/81625055

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[Dave Chappelle] This... is... surreal. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

[Dave Chappelle] This... is... surreal.

And-- and-- and enrolled
in Eastern High School, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

And-- and-- and enrolled in Eastern High School,

[chuckles] - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

I went to middle school in Ohio,
and when I'd gotten back to Washington, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

I went to middle school in Ohio, and when I'd gotten ba...

Now I was an older kid, and-- and--
and kids my age were doing a lot of - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

Now I was an older kid, and-- and-- and kids my age were doi...

I-- I'd never seen a kid
with a pager before, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

I-- I'd never seen a kid with a pager before,

All I knew, every day when I went
to Eastern, I didn't feel safe. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

All I knew, every day when I went to Eastern, I didn't ...

[groans] - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

And I used to get my - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

And I used to get my

And everyone in the barbershop
would just snap on each other. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

And everyone in the barbershop would just snap on each other...

And I'd sit in the corner,
and I-- and I'd watch everybody, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

And I'd sit in the corner, and I-- and I'd watch e...

I lit everybody in that barbershop up,
I had been sittin' in there - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

I lit everybody in that barbershop up, I had been sittin...

From then on in the neighborhood,
people kind of liked me, like, "Okay... - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

From then on in the neighborhood, people kind of liked me, l...

He's pretty funny." - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

He's pretty funny."

The headline said,
"Fifty, Funny, and Filthy Rich," - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

The headline said, "Fifty, Funny, and Filthy Rich,"...

My father found for me the local
comedy club in Washington, D.C. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

My father found for me the local comedy club in Washington, ...

I found out when Open Mic night was, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

I found out when Open Mic night was,

I would-- I would get my money together
and I would go to this comedy club - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

I would-- I would get my money together and I would go to th...

And I told one of the comedians
after the show one night, I said, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

And I told one of the comedians after the show one night, I ...

He said, "If you wanna be a good comedian, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

He said, "If you wanna be a good comedian,

I said, "Okay," and I told my parents, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

I said, "Okay," and I told my parents,

The school year was already in full swing
and Ellington has a policy that - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

The school year was already in full swing and Ellington has ...

Very graciously took a meeting
with me and my mother, and... - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

Very graciously took a meeting with me and my mother, and...

-[audience members] Yes! Yes!
-When you first walked through the door? - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

-[audience members] Yes! Yes! -When you first walked through...

It was in the afternoon, and everyone
was in their arts classes, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

It was in the afternoon, and everyone was in their arts clas...

There was art bouncing off the walls,
the minute I walked through the door, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

There was art bouncing off the walls, the minute I walked th...

When I walked through that door: - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

When I walked through that door:

I'm sure." - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

She was a paradox
of a human being. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

She was a paradox of a human being.

She gave me a date
for an audition. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

She gave me a date for an audition.

My mother said, "Okay, Dave,
it's on you." Now... - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

My mother said, "Okay, Dave, it's on you." No...

That audition was like a-- a possession, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

That audition was like a-- a possession,

But as the days got closer, I'm like,
"Oh, my God, I gotta get-- - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

But as the days got closer, I'm like, "Oh, my God,...

And I went to the library,
the MLK Library, this huge library, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

And I went to the library, the MLK Library, this huge librar...

The next day, it was a Saturday, I think,
and I came to the school, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

The next day, it was a Saturday, I think, and I came to the ...

And all the department heads sat in here,
and the light's in your eyes, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

And all the department heads sat in here, and the light'...

And I talked to all these kids before
I went in, and these kids - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

And I talked to all these kids before I went in, and these k...

They were like them, but they were
different, they were weird, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

They were like them, but they were different, they were weir...

And I remember
I came out on stage... - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

And I remember I came out on stage...

And I did my audition, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

And I did my audition,

I-- I froze up in the beginning,
I started, and then I said, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

I-- I froze up in the beginning, I started, and then I said,

In the middle of the audition,
I'm in the middle of the monologue, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

In the middle of the audition, I'm in the middle of the...

And I-- I can't tell you,
like, I-- I was crushed. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

And I-- I can't tell you, like, I-- I was crushed.

Uh... without saying his disapproval,
I knew it stunk. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

Uh... without saying his disapproval, I knew it stunk.

And I was right.
When I walked in here, I knew - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

And I was right. When I walked in here, I knew

And I thought to myself, "Ah, fuck
this school, that's stupid anyway." - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

And I thought to myself, "Ah, fuck this school, that�...

In first-year theater, there's a question
that they ask students from time to time. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

In first-year theater, there's a question that they ask...

And the question is this: - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

And the question is this:

If you say anything like,
"I wanna be a star," - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

If you say anything like, "I wanna be a star,"

And I figured I already blew the audition,
so I told them the truth. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

And I figured I already blew the audition, so I told them th...

And they said, "Well then,
why are you here?" - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

And they said, "Well then, why are you here?"

It was a kid that already went here,
his name was Ako Handy. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

It was a kid that already went here, his name was Ako Handy.

And Ako said, "Hey, man, I listened
to them talking about you." - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

And Ako said, "Hey, man, I listened to them talking abo...

Somehow we worked it out so that
they gave me an early enrollment, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

Somehow we worked it out so that they gave me an early enrol...

I was an oddity, a new toy, I was quirky,
I wasn't a snappy dresser, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

I was an oddity, a new toy, I was quirky, I wasn't a sn...

In the morning, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

In the morning,

We'd start at 8:30, we wouldn't leave
here 'til five, sometimes 5:30. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

We'd start at 8:30, we wouldn't leave here 't...

It's funny walking in here tonight, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

It's funny walking in here tonight,

Their sexuality or their gender identity - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

Their sexuality or their gender identity

Everybody was weird
in their own way. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

Everybody was weird in their own way.

And in a very strange way, because we
spent so much time with one another. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

And in a very strange way, because we spent so much time wit...

There's a camaraderie
between these students - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

There's a camaraderie between these students

It wasn't just a student,
but this particular guy... - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

It wasn't just a student, but this particular guy...

This particular guy did the cardinal no-no
on the streets. He did what they call - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

This particular guy did the cardinal no-no on the streets. H...

And whoever gave him those drugs
had declared, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

And whoever gave him those drugs had declared,

And my man was scared, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

And my man was scared,

And by the time the goons showed up,
every dude that went to this school: - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

And by the time the goons showed up, every dude that went to...

I started making friends that are still
my friends to this very day. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

I started making friends that are still my friends to this v...

As I get older, I appreciate my teachers
more and more. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

As I get older, I appreciate my teachers more and more.

But to tell you the truth,
I appreciated them then. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

But to tell you the truth, I appreciated them then.

Teacher salaries, you know,
not necessarily what it should be. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

Teacher salaries, you know, not necessarily what it should b...

And when I think about that, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

And when I think about that,

And they fostered an environment
of almost absolute trust, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

And they fostered an environment of almost absolute trust,

There's two lectures that I got at school - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

There's two lectures that I got at school

That like...
turned the light switch on. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

That like... turned the light switch on.

It was two teachers: - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

It was two teachers:

Maybe one of the single best educators
that I've ever met in my life. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

Maybe one of the single best educators that I've ever m...

He had a demeanor about himself that
demanded excellence from his students. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

He had a demeanor about himself that demanded excellence fro...

He would tell us incredible stories
that I didn't believe. He claimed... - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

He would tell us incredible stories that I didn't belie...

In one class, the song "Killing
Him Softly" was about him. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

In one class, the song "Killing Him Softly" was ab...

I was like, "Nah, nigga, not you." - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

I was like, "Nah, nigga, not you."

And he gave us a lecture once
on a concept called polarization. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

And he gave us a lecture once on a concept called polarizati...

Polarization meaning the--
the idea that - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

Polarization meaning the-- the idea that

He said, "That's how audiences work,
that's how mobs work, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

He said, "That's how audiences work, that's h...

As he was saying this, he would hold
a stapler in his hand, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

As he was saying this, he would hold a stapler in his hand,

He was one of the only guys that I would
always get straight As from - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

He was one of the only guys that I would always get straight...

When we were coming up, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

When we were coming up,

Juries is when all the department heads
give you a piece to work on, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

Juries is when all the department heads give you a piece to ...

We didn't understand that they were
preparing us for a hard world ahead - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

We didn't understand that they were preparing us for a ...

The stress of a jury.
And man, I never practiced. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

The stress of a jury. And man, I never practiced.

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Dave Chappelle delivers a speech at his prestigious alma mater that reflects on his comedy roots, his rise to fame and why artists "should never behave."

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Rikki Hughes

Writer: Dave Chappelle

Production: Pilot Boy Productions

Genre: comedy, history

Year: 2022

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.1

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 07 Jul 2022

Awards: N/A

Homepage: https://www.netflix.com/title/81625055