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Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

And my man was scared, and word got around, around school, that the goons was coming

And my man was scared, and word got around, around school, that the goons was coming

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And my man was scared,
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and word got around,
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around school,
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that the goons was coming.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:21
Uploaded
Mar 27, 2025
Genres
comedy, history
Production
Pilot Boy Productions

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Movie Summary

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."
And by the time the goons showed up, every dude that went to this school: - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:17
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? 00:06
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? 00:06
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? 00:05
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? 00:06
Teacher salaries, you know, not necessarily what it should b...
And when I think about that, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:17
And when I think about that,
And they fostered an environment of almost absolute trust, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:08
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? 00:09
There's two lectures that I got at school
That like... turned the light switch on. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:05
That like... turned the light switch on.
It was two teachers: - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:06
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? 00:06
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? 00:07
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? 00:06
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? 00:06
In one class, the song "Killing Him Softly" was ab...
I was like, "Nah, nigga, not you." - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:11
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? 00:07
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? 00:16
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? 00:12
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? 00:17
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? 00:11
He was one of the only guys that I would always get straight...