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Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

They say, "Why do you wanna act?" Now

And the question is this: They say, "Why do you wanna act?" Now

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And the question is this:
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They say, "Why do you wanna act?"
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Now...
Duration
9 seconds
Views
41
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:41
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."
If you say anything like, "I wanna be a star," - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:06
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? 00:05
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? 00:14
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? 00:05
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? 00:11
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? 00:12
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? 00:13
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? 00:10
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? 00:06
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? 00:13
It's funny walking in here tonight,
Their sexuality or their gender identity - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:12
Their sexuality or their gender identity
Everybody was weird in their own way. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:05
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? 00:06
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? 00:18
There's a camaraderie between these students
It wasn't just a student, but this particular guy... - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:05
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? 00:11
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? 00:08
And whoever gave him those drugs had declared,
And my man was scared, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:10
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? 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...