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Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

I've always come back, checked in. One of my favorite honorswas doing the commencement at...

I've always come back, checked in. One of my favorite honors
was doing the commencement at Ellington

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I've always come back,
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checked in. One of my favorite honors was doing the commencement at Ellington.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:21
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 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 ...
-And... -[audience applauds] - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:16
-And... -[audience applauds]
And Peggy Cooper Cafritz, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:12
And Peggy Cooper Cafritz,
So I did it. So, you know, whatever you wanna do, if I can help, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:09
So I did it. So, you know, whatever you wanna do, if I can h...
Now I have to tell you: - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:18
Now I have to tell you:
With their power, they tried to make me behave, it's-- - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:08
With their power, they tried to make me behave, it's--
...to stand out in the cold like that, and I swear to God, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:17
...to stand out in the cold like that, and I swear to God,
So why wouldn't... I'd do anything I could - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:08
So why wouldn't... I'd do anything I could
And the last time I came back, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:14
And the last time I came back,
All the kids was screaming and yelling, I remember, I said to the kids, I go, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:09
All the kids was screaming and yelling, I remember, I said t...
These kids said everything about gender, and this and that and the other, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:09
These kids said everything about gender, and this and that a...
And this is my biggest gripe - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:13
And this is my biggest gripe
It would be like if you were reading a newspaper and they say, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:13
It would be like if you were reading a newspaper and they sa...
I took a lot of cold shots... in show business. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:06
I took a lot of cold shots... in show business.
And I gotta tell you, as the years go on, you feel the shots less and less. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:06
And I gotta tell you, as the years go on, you feel the shots...