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Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

When I had gone, I-- I hadlived with my father for three years

[chuckles] [groans] When I had gone, I-- I had
lived with my father for three years

Full Transcript

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[chuckles]
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[groans]
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When I had gone, I-- I had lived with my father for three years.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:01:09
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."
I went to middle school in Ohio, and when I'd gotten back to Washington, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:11
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? 00:08
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? 00:07
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? 00:06
All I knew, every day when I went to Eastern, I didn't ...
[groans] - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:08
[groans]
And I used to get my - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:08
And I used to get my
And everyone in the barbershop would just snap on each other. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:05
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? 00:15
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? 00:12
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? 00:06
From then on in the neighborhood, people kind of liked me, l...
He's pretty funny." - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:08
He's pretty funny."
The headline said, "Fifty, Funny, and Filthy Rich," - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:23
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? 00:07
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? 00:09
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? 00:08
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? 00:10
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? 00:08
He said, "If you wanna be a good comedian,
I said, "Okay," and I told my parents, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:16
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? 00:11
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? 00:06
Very graciously took a meeting with me and my mother, and...