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Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

There's two lectures that I got at school that changed the way I do comedy

There's two lectures that I got at school that changed the way I do comedy

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There's two lectures that I got at school
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that changed the way I do comedy.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
52
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:01
Uploaded
Mar 27, 2025
Genres
comedy, history
Production
Pilot Boy Productions

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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."
That like... turned the light switch on. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:05
That like... turned the light switch on.
It was two teachers: - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:06
It was two teachers:
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.