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Dave Chappelle:
That was "'Round Midnight" I was playing. That's the Thelonious Monk song. One of my favorite musicians, 'cause his timing was so ill. Every comedian is a stickler for timing, and Thelonious Monk was off time, yet perfectly on time. You should study it. If you're an aspiring comedian, or an aspiring musician, you should study it. Which brings me to my next point. Comedians and musicians were like this: [interlocks fingers] Dave Chappelle:
. Every comic wants to be a musician. Every musician thinks they're funny. It's a very strange relationship that we have. Some musicians are funny. Some comedians can play. I'll give you an example: Mos Def - funny guy; Jamie Foxx - good singer and piano player. So you never know, you never know what kind of talent a person has. I ain't mediocre at both, but I've managed to talk my way into a fortune. Life, is a funny and unpredictable thing!
That was "'Round Midnight" I was playing. That's the Thelonious Monk song. One of my favorite musicians, 'cause his timing was so ill. Every comedian is a stickler for timing, and Thelonious Monk was off time, yet perfectly on time. You should study it. If you're an aspiring comedian, or an aspiring musician, you should study it. Which brings me to my next point. Comedians and musicians were like this: [interlocks fingers] Dave Chappelle:
. Every comic wants to be a musician. Every musician thinks they're funny. It's a very strange relationship that we have. Some musicians are funny. Some comedians can play. I'll give you an example: Mos Def - funny guy; Jamie Foxx - good singer and piano player. So you never know, you never know what kind of talent a person has. I ain't mediocre at both, but I've managed to talk my way into a fortune. Life, is a funny and unpredictable thing!
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That was Round Midnight I was playing That's a Thelonious Monk song
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One of my favorite musicians because his timing was so ill
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Every comedian is a stickler for timing
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And Thelonious Monk was off time yet perfectly on time
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You should study it if you're an aspiring comedian
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or an aspiring musician you should study it
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Which brings me to my next point
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Comedians and musicians we're like this
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Every comic wants to be a musician
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Every musician thinks they're funny
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It's a very strange relationship that we have
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Some musicians are funny some comedians can play
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I'll give you an example Mos Def funny guy
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Jamie Foxx good singer and piano player
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So you never know You never know what kind of talents a person has
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I'm mediocre at both but have managed to talk my way into a fortune
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Life is a funny unpredictable thing
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Movie Summary
A mix of Dave Chappelle's sketch comedy and musical interludes, inspired in part by the 1973 documentary Wattstax.
Actors
Self - Host
