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Art is a powerful commodity
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Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

Art is a powerful commodity

Art is a powerful commodity

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Art is a powerful commodity.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
103
Timestamp in Movie
00:23:55
Uploaded
Mar 27, 2025
Genres
comedy, history
Production
Pilot Boy Productions

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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."
An artist, if you're good at it, should never behave as a commodity. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:09
An artist, if you're good at it, should never behave as...
'Cause it-- I said, "Oh-- you know, this is probably it." - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:14
'Cause it-- I said, "Oh-- you know, this is probab...
I would go to comedy clubs and I'd work for way less money than I ever had, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:08
I would go to comedy clubs and I'd work for way less mo...
It was probably the best work I'll ever do. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:05
It was probably the best work I'll ever do.
It was so sincere. There was no media, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:16
It was so sincere. There was no media,
In post, I would say, "Dave Chappelle has the tour of the year." - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:10
In post, I would say, "Dave Chappelle has the tour of t...
And then, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:28
And then,
And that was an enormous amount of pressure, it had been 12 years - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:25
And that was an enormous amount of pressure, it had been 12 ...
Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:08
Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one,
It was natural. It was nothing. It was easy work. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:06
It was natural. It was nothing. It was easy work.
First Emmy I won. And when I walked on the stage - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:16
First Emmy I won. And when I walked on the stage
And really I could do these specials like Steph Curry, I be shooting from inside, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:09
And really I could do these specials like Steph Curry, I be ...
A lot of my friends are athletes, and I never could understand - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:21
A lot of my friends are athletes, and I never could understa...
I've always come back, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:09
I've always come back,
I just remember they cheered for me when I came out, I wasn't a big star, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:10
I just remember they cheered for me when I came out, I wasn&...
After I did Lorne Michaels, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:18
After I did Lorne Michaels,
You know, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:08
You know,
And she said, "I want you to put your name on the school," she said, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:12
And she said, "I want you to put your name on the schoo...
Like, imagine if O.J. had named his son O.J. Junior. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:05
Like, imagine if O.J. had named his son O.J. Junior.
And around then, I was receiving the Mark Twain Prize. Huge honor... - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:07
And around then, I was receiving the Mark Twain Prize. Huge ...