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Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

When we were coming up, they had a thing called juries.I don't know, do they still do...

When we were coming up, they had a thing called juries.
I don't know, do they still do juries?

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When we were coming up,
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they had a thing called juries. I don't know, do they still do juries?
Duration
7 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:04
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."
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
I was obviously talented. You'll hear stories about people saying - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:09
I was obviously talented. You'll hear stories about peo...
And when I got in that professional world, I was oddly prepared. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:07
And when I got in that professional world, I was oddly prepa...
I had a sense of professionalism, I showed up on time, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:10
I had a sense of professionalism, I showed up on time,
My... career didn't have any direction 'cause I was still so young. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:08
My... career didn't have any direction 'cause I wa...
And that didn't change for many years. It didn't change until, uh... - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:06
And that didn't change for many years. It didn't c...
My girlfriend at the time, now my wife, told me she was pregnant, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:09
My girlfriend at the time, now my wife, told me she was preg...
And when she told me that, before the baby was born, I'd done my first HBO special, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:19
And when she told me that, before the baby was born, I'...
I took less money. I took less money, I remember that, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:07
I took less money. I took less money, I remember that,
I said, "You don't have to pay me that much, but you can't ever tell me... - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:05
I said, "You don't have to pay me that much, but y...
You can't ever tell me that I can't do what I wanna do." - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:09
You can't ever tell me that I can't do what I wann...
Which sounds like a lot of money, but-- but-- but-- but-- but... - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:06
Which sounds like a lot of money, but-- but-- but-- but-- bu...