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It was two teachers: Donal Leace

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It was two teachers:
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Donal Leace.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
51
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:12
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."
Maybe one of the single best educators that I've ever met in my life. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:06
Maybe one of the single best educators that I've ever m...
He had a demeanor about himself that demanded excellence from his students. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:07
He had a demeanor about himself that demanded excellence fro...
He would tell us incredible stories that I didn't believe. He claimed... - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:06
He would tell us incredible stories that I didn't belie...
In one class, the song "Killing Him Softly" was about him. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:06
In one class, the song "Killing Him Softly" was ab...
I was like, "Nah, nigga, not you." - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:11
I was like, "Nah, nigga, not you."
And he gave us a lecture once on a concept called polarization. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:07
And he gave us a lecture once on a concept called polarizati...
Polarization meaning the-- the idea that - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:16
Polarization meaning the-- the idea that
He said, "That's how audiences work, that's how mobs work, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:12
He said, "That's how audiences work, that's h...
As he was saying this, he would hold a stapler in his hand, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:17
As he was saying this, he would hold a stapler in his hand,
He was one of the only guys that I would always get straight As from - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:11
He was one of the only guys that I would always get straight...
When we were coming up, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:07
When we were coming up,
Juries is when all the department heads give you a piece to work on, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:13
Juries is when all the department heads give you a piece to ...
We didn't understand that they were preparing us for a hard world ahead - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:11
We didn't understand that they were preparing us for a ...
The stress of a jury. And man, I never practiced. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:05
The stress of a jury. And man, I never practiced.
At an improv class, a teacher named Geraldine Gillstrap told me - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:08
At an improv class, a teacher named Geraldine Gillstrap told...
And maybe had more in me than comedy. And at the time, I took offense to that. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:06
And maybe had more in me than comedy. And at the time, I too...
So because she said that, after school that very night, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:12
So because she said that, after school that very night,
Must have been 35 years ago, night after night, I killed it. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:07
Must have been 35 years ago, night after night, I killed it.
I'd show up with the bag of tricks that I learned at school, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:09
I'd show up with the bag of tricks that I learned at sc...
When I was 17, I moved to New York - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:07
When I was 17, I moved to New York