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Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

Came out, and it was a juggernaut,and-- and-- and

came out, and it was a juggernaut,
and-- and-- and

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came out, and it was a juggernaut, and-- and-- and...
Duration
6 seconds
Views
45
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:43
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 then, I remember this was the single best day of my career, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:09
And then, I remember this was the single best day of my care...
People were going crazy about the Rick James episode at the same time - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:13
People were going crazy about the Rick James episode at the ...
And it sold a million copies in the first day. It was unheard of. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:05
And it sold a million copies in the first day. It was unhear...
To this day, nothing has sold more than Chappelle Show. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:10
To this day, nothing has sold more than Chappelle Show.
All those great things happened, and my contract was up. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:06
All those great things happened, and my contract was up.
Clearly... Clearly, I was about to be rich. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:06
Clearly... Clearly, I was about to be rich.
And I ended up doing something that no one had ever seen before, including myself. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:06
And I ended up doing something that no one had ever seen bef...
Maybe Prince is the only other guy that I've seen do this, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:11
Maybe Prince is the only other guy that I've seen do th...
Lucky for me, when I quit, I went to Africa, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:07
Lucky for me, when I quit, I went to Africa,
By the time I got back, everyone was just lookin' at me crazy. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:05
By the time I got back, everyone was just lookin' at me...
The entire world told me I was crazy, but I-- I was sure... - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:06
The entire world told me I was crazy, but I-- I was sure...
I was sure I was being true to myself and to something that I learned at Ellington. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:09
I was sure I was being true to myself and to something that ...
I'm one of those comedians that thought of himself as an artist. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:05
I'm one of those comedians that thought of himself as a...
It was like... the pictures that I could paint with words, and - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:12
It was like... the pictures that I could paint with words, a...
And I knew that if I took the money, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:10
And I knew that if I took the money,
And when I quit, it was a very difficult time in my life, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:09
And when I quit, it was a very difficult time in my life,
And then one day I was in Panama City, Panama, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:13
And then one day I was in Panama City, Panama,
Was-- And then-- I would look closer, it wasn't a painting, it was all pennies, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:12
Was-- And then-- I would look closer, it wasn't a paint...
And I asked the guy, I said, "How much is that painting worth?" - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:12
And I asked the guy, I said, "How much is that painting...
Some of the biggest wars and crimes and scams in history - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:08
Some of the biggest wars and crimes and scams in history