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[Dave Chappelle] This... is... surreal
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[Dave Chappelle] This... is... surreal. [cheering and applause] In 1987

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[Dave Chappelle] This... is... surreal.
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[cheering and applause]
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In 1987...
Duration
12 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:00:38
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-- and-- and enrolled in Eastern High School, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:06
And-- and-- and enrolled in Eastern High School,
[chuckles] - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:11
[chuckles]
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,