“s anti-transgender bathroom laws and his friendship with the late Daphne Dorman. The special was met with some backlash, including from students of Chappelle”
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Dave Chappelle
David Khari Webber Chappelle is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and former sketch comedian. He debuted his half-hour TV special in 1998 and his hour-long TV special in 2000. He co-created and starred in the sketch comedy series Chappelle's Show (2003–2006) on Comedy Central before quitting in the middle of production of the third season. After a hiatus, Chappelle returned to performing stand…
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2026· 1 entry
2025· 1 entry
Chappelle hosted Saturday Night Live in its first show of 2025, marking Chappelle's fourth time hosting
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2024· 3 entries
Released album “The Dreamer”.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Tim Allen and Dave Chappelle join forces for an "un-woke" comedy show.” Labeled Satire.
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“genocide is striking the Gaza Strip amid the Israel-Hamas war”
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2023· 5 entries
Netflix released Chappelle's latest special, The Dreamer, which debuted at No
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Snopes rated the claim “A video displays evidence that shows Dave Chappelle exposed Oprah Winfrey as a "handler for Hollywood elites."” False.
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Received his fourth Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album for The Closer
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During an October 19, 2023 show in Boston, Chappelle described Israel's actions during the Gaza war as war crimes.
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Chappelle released the special The Dreamer, devoting roughly twelve minutes to jokes about transgender and disabled people
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2022· 3 entries
Snopes rated the claim “Elon Musk or someone else at Twitter banned a user for posting videos of Musk being both cheered and booed after comedian Dave Chappelle invited him onstage at a show.” Unproven.
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Chappelle hosted Saturday Night Live for the third time
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Again spoke up against the zoning change at the council meeting held to vote on the approval, calling the council "clowns" and reminding them that his business was worth $65 million a year
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2021· 4 entries
Chappelle starred in his sixth Netflix special The Closer
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Released album “8:46”.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Bar and restaurant chain Dave & Buster's was founded by comedian Dave Chappelle and rapper Busta Rhymes.” False.
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To renovate it for WYSO, as well as add a new addition, if WYSO could be persuaded to stay in Yellow Springs
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2020· 5 entries
Awarded Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album (2020).
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Netflix released 8:46, a 27-minute and 20-second video of newly recorded stand-up by Chappelle on the YouTube channel "Netflix Is a Joke"
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In Yellow Springs, Ohio, where audience members observed social distancing rules and wore masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19
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fact checker rated the claim “There was a shooting at Dave Chappelles house in Yellow Springs, Ohio.” fake.
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Yellow Springs' NPR radio station, WYSO, was headquartered in a leaking and maintenance-needy old building on the campus of Antioch College, and was considering a move to Dayton, a much larger market
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2019· 7 entries
Chappelle's fifth Netflix special, Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones, was released
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Released album “Sticks & Stones”.
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Awarded Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album (2019).
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Awarded Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (2019).
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Chappelle was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the John F
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Chappelle was chosen to receive the annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor presented by John F
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After the release of Sticks & Stones, Chappelle was criticised for jokes about the LGBTQ+ community, the #MeToo movement, Anthony Bourdain's suicide, and for humorously defending Kevin Hart and Michael Jackson
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2018· 3 entries
Released album “Dave Chappelle Double Feature, Vol. 2: Equanimity / The Bird Revelation”.
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Awarded Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album (2018).
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Chappelle and Jon Stewart joined forces for a duo comedy tour in the United States, and across the United Kingdom
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2017· 6 entries
Netflix announced the expansion of the deal to include The Bird Revelation, which was released with Equanimity on December 31
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Chappelle filmed a fourth special, The Bird Revelation, at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles
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Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for Saturday Night Live (2017).
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And hail directly from Chappelle's personal comedy vault
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Released album “Dave Chappelle Double Feature: The Age of Spin / Deep in the Heart of Texas”.
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Columbia, South Carolina, Mayor Steven Benjamin declared February 3 "Dave Chappelle Day" when Chappelle spoke at the Chappelle Auditorium at Allen University, a building named after his great-grandfather, Bishop William
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2016· 3 entries
Netflix announced that they would be releasing three new stand-up comedy specials from Chappelle in 2017, with Chappelle being paid $20 million per special
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Chappelle made his hosting debut on Saturday Night Live the weekend after Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election
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Signed a $20-million-per-release comedy-special deal with Netflix and released six stand-up specials under the deal
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2015· 1 entry
Chappelle appeared in the Spike Lee film Chi-Raq, his first film role in 13 years
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2009· 1 entry
Chappelle performed at the Laugh Factory again, where it was speculated that he would attempt to take back the record
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2006· 3 entries
Comedy Central aired the first episode of Chappelle's Show: The Lost Episodes
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Made a prearranged, but quietly marketed, surprise appearance at Towson University's annual Tigerfest celebration
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Chappelle stated that burnout, a loss of creative control, and a work environment that was uncomfortable, were some of the reasons he left the show
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2005· 1 entry
But earlier in May, Chappelle surprised fans and the entertainment industry when he abruptly left during production and took a trip to South Africa
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2004· 1 entry
Donated his time to Seeds of Peace International Camp, a camp located in Otisfield, Maine, which brings together young leaders from communities in conflict
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2003· 1 entry
Chappelle debuted his own weekly sketch comedy show on Comedy Central called Chappelle's Show
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2000· 1 entry
Chappelle recorded his first hour-long HBO special, Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly, in Washington, D
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1999· 1 entry
Appeared in the Martin Lawrence film Blue Streak
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1995· 1 entry
Made a guest appearance on an episode of ABC's popular sitcom Home Improvement
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1992· 1 entry
Won critical and popular acclaim for his television appearance in Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam on HBO
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1973· 2 entries
Born 1973-08-24.
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“s format was similar to short films. In June 2004, based on the popularity of the”
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1857· 1 entry
Served as a president of Allen University and led a delegation of Blacks who met President Woodrow Wilson at the White House
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