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83-511: His other films include the music documentary Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005), the surrealistic science fantasy comedy The Science of Sleep (2006), the comedy Be Kind Rewind (2008), the superhero comedy The Green Hornet (2011), the drama The We and the I (2012), and the romantic science fantasy tragedy Mood Indigo (2013). He has directed numerous music videos, including Björk 's " Human Behaviour " in 1993 and " Bachelorette " in 1997, both of which earned him nominations for

166-524: A Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album for his first two 2017 specials The Age of Spin & Deep in the Heart of Texas . In September 2018, Chappelle's Equanimity special received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded). In October 2018, Chappelle returned to the big screen as "Noodles", Jackson Maine's best friend and retired musician in Bradley Cooper 's directorial debut,

249-465: A $ 50 million deal to continue his hit Chappelle's Show , and gained prominence after the announcement. Chappelle invited several hip hop and neo-soul musical artists to perform at the party, including Kanye West , Mos Def , Jill Scott , Erykah Badu , and The Roots along with The Central State University Marching Band. Lauryn Hill was also scheduled to perform at the party, but since Columbia Records refused to release her songs for use in

332-474: A June 2004 stand-up performance in Sacramento, California , Chappelle walked off the stage after berating his audience for constantly shouting "I'm Rick James , bitch!", which had become a catchphrase from his popular "Rick James" sketch. After a few minutes, Chappelle returned and resumed by saying, "The show is ruining my life." He stated that he disliked working "20 hours a day" and that the popularity of

415-463: A chance to mourn his father's death. He also said the rumors that he was in drug or psychiatric treatment only persuaded him to stay in South Africa. He said, "I would go to work on the show and I felt awful every day, that's not the way it was. ... I felt like some kind of prostitute or something. If I feel so bad, why keep on showing up to this place? I'm going to Africa. The hardest thing to do

498-962: A chance, and we, the historically disenfranchised, demand that he give us one too." His performance on SNL received widespread acclaim from critics and audiences alike. At the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards , he received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his appearance. He donated the Emmy to his former high school while filming an episode of Jerry Seinfeld 's Netflix series, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (Season 10, Episode 2: "Nobody Says, 'I Wish I Had A Camera'"). On November 21, 2016, 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. The first two specials were released on Netflix on March 21, 2017, and hail directly from Chappelle's personal comedy vault. "Deep in

581-719: A four-hour set at Comic Strip Live in New York. In August 2011, Chappelle appeared at Comedy Jam in San Francisco. In August 2013, Chappelle returned to full-time touring stand-up, as a headliner, when he was featured during the Oddball Comedy & Curiosity festival. Sponsored by Funny or Die , Chappelle co-headlined with comedy act Flight of the Conchords . During a stop in Hartford , Chappelle walked off

664-502: A mechanic's garage in the same village into a clubhouse, and dubbed it "The Shack", for podcasting. On October 5, 2021, Chappelle starred in his sixth Netflix special The Closer . In The Closer , Chappelle made jokes about gay and transgender people, particularly transgender women , that some considered transphobic . Simultaneously, Chappelle argued that he was not anti-transgender, bringing up his opposition to North Carolina's anti-transgender bathroom laws and his friendship with

747-404: A minor role in 1997's Con Air . At the beginning of 1998, he did a stand-up performance for HBO Comedy Half-Hour . That same year, he appeared in "Pilots and Pens Lost", an episode of The Larry Sanders Show ' s sixth season, in which he and the executives of the show's unnamed television network satirize the treatment that scriptwriters and show creators were subjected to, as well as

830-1046: A pair of performances in late June 2020 and officially kicking off with a Fourth of July celebration, "Chappelle and friends" hosted what became known as "Chappelle Summer Camp", which brought live performances to a masked, socially distanced audience at Wirrig Pavilion, in Yellow Springs, Ohio. These shows featured regular performances from comedians Michelle Wolf , Mohammed Amer and Donnell Rawlings, as well as Chappelle's tour DJ, DJ Trauma and frequent special guests including Jon Stewart , Chris Rock , Louis CK , Sarah Silverman , David Letterman , Bill Burr , Michael Che , Brian Regan , Chris Tucker , Kevin Hart , Ali Wong , Trevor Noah , Tiffany Haddish , with musical guests John Mayer , Common , and many others. After several shows in July, some issues arose from neighbors' complaints of noise and disturbances, local zoning officials granted

913-604: A performance. The comedy website ComedyHype.com acquired and released audio of him on stage responding to the heckling. Chappelle referenced the Hartford incident, stating that "young, white, alcoholic[s]" should be blamed for the prior incident, that he hoped North Korea would bomb Hartford, that in the future he would not stop in Hartford for gas, and finally summarizing his feelings on the situation by saying, "Fuck Hartford!". However, in August 2014 Chappelle returned to Hartford for

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996-676: A remake of A Star Is Born . The film was a massive critical and commercial success. He was nominated along with the cast for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Cast in a Motion Picture . In 2018, Chappelle and Jon Stewart joined forces for a duo comedy tour in the United States , and across the United Kingdom . He has also collaborated with Aziz Ansari for three stand-up shows in Austin, Texas , at

1079-429: A rift with longtime collaborator Neal Brennan . The show still plays in syndication on several television networks, despite the relatively small number of episodes compared to most American syndicated television programs. Chappelle's abrupt departure from the show continues to be a focus of interviews and profiles of him and of his own comedy. In Bird Revelation , Chappelle draws an analogy between his departure and

1162-595: A selection of gifts that the artist had given to women he was interested in, many of them former or current collaborators, Karen Baird, Kishu Chand, Dorothy Barrick and Lauri Faggioni. A leitmotif of the film is a 'Disastrology' calendar; Gondry commissioned the painter Baptiste Ibar to draw harrowing images of natural and human disasters. Gondry was an Artist in Residence at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2005 and 2006. Later directing

1245-503: A short time before transferring to Duke Ellington School of the Arts , where he studied theater arts , graduating in 1991. Chappelle was featured in a montage of random people telling jokes in the first episode of ABC 's America's Funniest People , airing on September 13, 1990. Following his high school graduation, Chappelle moved to New York City to pursue a career as a comedian. He performed at Harlem 's Apollo Theater in front of

1328-416: A special variance allowing the performances to continue through October 4, 2020. The Chappelle Summer Camp series of shows ended suddenly September 25, 2020, when Elaine Chappelle announced in a closed Facebook fan group that there had been a possible COVID-19 exposure in their inner circle, and all further performances were canceled. It was announced that Chappelle would return to host Saturday Night Live

1411-898: A stepmother and a stepbrother. Chappelle grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland , and attended Woodlin Elementary School . His parents were politically active, and family house visitors included Pete Seeger and Johnny Hartman . Hartman predicted Chappelle would be a comedian and, around this time, Chappelle's comic inspiration came from Eddie Murphy and Richard Pryor . After his parents separated, Chappelle stayed in Washington with his mother while spending summers with his father in Ohio . In high school he worked as an usher in Ford's Theatre . He attended DC's Eastern High School for

1494-417: A surprise appearance at the 2014 Oddball Festival and received standing ovations during his set. In June 2014, Chappelle made his first major New York City appearance in eleven years, performing ten nights at Radio City Music Hall . Chappelle promoted the dates by appearing on The Today Show , The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Late Show with David Letterman . In 2015, Chappelle appeared in

1577-425: A total of $ 18,776,445. Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 92% rating based on 128 reviews with an average score of 7.70/10. The site's critical consensus reads: " Dave Chappelle's Block Party is a raucous return to the spotlight for the comic, buoyed by witty, infectious humor and outstanding musical performances." Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, gives

1660-502: A trio of inventive holiday-themed advertisements for clothing retailer Gap . Gondry, along with directors Spike Jonze and David Fincher , is representative of the influx of music video directors into feature film. Gondry made his feature film debut in 2001 with Human Nature , garnering mixed reviews. His second film, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (also his second collaboration with screenwriter Charlie Kaufman ),

1743-410: A way to forgive each other. You've got to find a way to find joy in your existence in spite of that feeling. Critics and audiences praised the monologue describing it as "scathing", "illuminating" and "powerful". In December 2020, Chappelle's company, Iron Table Holdings purchased a fire station near his Yellow Springs, Ohio , home, with plans to convert it into a comedy club. He also retrofitted

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1826-429: A white crew member laughed during its filming in a way that made him uncomfortable, saying, "It was the first time I felt that someone was not laughing with me but laughing at me." During this time, Chappelle did not rule out returning to Chappelle's Show to "finish what we started", but promised that he would not return without changes to the production, such as a better working environment. He wanted to donate half of

1909-517: Is a 2005 American documentary film hosted and written by comedian Dave Chappelle , and directed by Michel Gondry . The film and its soundtrack are dedicated to the memory of music producer J Dilla who died of lupus one month before the film's release. The film was officially released at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival . The film grossed $ 12.1 million in the box office and debuted at #6 in its opening weekend, grossing $ 6 million in 1,200 theaters. The film follows Chappelle during

1992-634: Is presented by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as America's highest comedy honor. Chappelle has received two Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for hosting Saturday Night Live in 2016 and 2020. Chappelle received five Grammy Awards for Best Comedy Album for The Age of Spin (2018), Equanimity & The Bird Revelation (2019), Sticks & Stones (2019) and The Closer (2021) and What's In A Name? (2022). David Khari Webber Chappelle

2075-406: Is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching." Chappelle said that he felt some of his sketches were "socially irresponsible". He singled out the " pixie sketch", in which pixies appear to people and encourage them to reinforce stereotypes of their races. In the sketch, Chappelle is wearing blackface and is dressed as a character in a minstrel show . According to Chappelle,

2158-561: The 2011 Cannes Film Festival . His film The We and the I was selected to be screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival . On 3 January 2013, Gondry released his latest animated short Haircut Mouse on his official Vimeo channel. In February 2013, Gondry released a hand-drawn animated documentary on famed linguist Noam Chomsky , Is the Man Who is Tall Happy? . In April 2013, his Mood Indigo

2241-803: The Duke Ellington School theater, instead insisting it should be named the Theater for Artistic Freedom and Expression. Dave Chappelle: Live in Real Life , a documentary covering Chappelle's concerts in Yellow Springs during the COVID-19 pandemic, premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in June 2021, followed by a series of roadshow events in the United States and Canada and a limited theatrical release on November 19, 2021. In

2324-535: The Grammy Award for Best Music Video . Gondry is also a record producer , most notably producing several tracks for American rapper and illustrator MC Paul Barman on his album Thought Balloon Mushroom Cloud (2009). Gondry was born in Versailles . He is the grandson of inventor Constant Martin . Gondry's vision and career began with his emphasis on emotion. Much of his inspiration, he says, came from

2407-968: The Guinness World Records 2004 , Gondry's Levi's 501 Jeans "Drugstore" spot holds the record for "Most awards won by a TV commercial". The commercial was never aired in North America because of the suggestive content involving purchasing latex condoms. He was asked by French comic duet Éric and Ramzy to direct Seuls Two , but declined; by his suggestion, Éric and Ramzy subsequently asked Mr Oizo to direct another movie, Steak . In September 2006, Gondry made his debut as an installation artist at Deitch Projects in New York City's SoHo gallery district. The show, called "The Science of Sleep: An Exhibition of Sculpture and Pathological Creepy Little Gifts" featured props from his film, The Science of Sleep , as well as film clips and

2490-628: The LGBT community and cancel culture . The following year, Sticks & Stones won the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album. On June 12, 2020, 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". The private event was held outdoors on June 6, 2020, in Yellow Springs, Ohio , where audience members observed social distancing rules and wore masks to prevent

2573-614: The Laugh Factory Sunset Strip comedy club, beating comedian Dane Cook 's record of three hours and 50 minutes. In December of the same year, Chappelle broke his own record with a time of six hours and 12 minutes. Cook reclaimed the record in January 2008, with a time of seven hours. On November 19, 2009, Chappelle performed at the Laugh Factory again, where it was speculated that he would attempt to take back

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2656-740: The Martin Lawrence film Blue Streak . In 2000, Chappelle recorded his first hour-long HBO special, Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly , in Washington, D.C. He also starred alongside Norm Macdonald in the 2000 comedy film Screwed . He followed this with an appearance as "Conspiracy Brother" in the 2002 racial satire Undercover Brother . In 2003, Chappelle debuted his own weekly sketch comedy show on Comedy Central called Chappelle's Show . The show parodied many aspects of American culture, including racial stereotypes , politics and pop culture . Along with comedy sketches,

2739-647: The Paramount Theater . In February 2019, Chappelle was nominated for and won the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album for Equanimity and Bird Revelation . In 2019, Chappelle was chosen to receive the annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor presented by John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts . President of the Kennedy Center Deborah Rutter stated, "Dave is the embodiment of Mark Twain 's observation that 'against

2822-516: The Spike Lee film Chi-Raq , his first film role in 13 years. On November 12, 2016, Chappelle made his hosting debut on Saturday Night Live the weekend after Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election . The show also featured A Tribe Called Quest as the musical guest. In his opening monologue, Chappelle tackled Trump and the election head on. He ended his monologue by stating, "I'm wishing Donald Trump luck, and I'm going to give him

2905-521: The "Amateur Night" audience, but he was booed off stage. Chappelle described the experience as the moment that gave him the courage to continue his show business aspirations. He quickly made a name for himself on the New York comedy circuit, even performing in the city's parks. In addition to weekend stand-up gigs, he honed his craft at Monday night "open mic" performances at places such as the Boston Comedy Club on West 3rd Street, as late as

2988-460: The DVD sales to charity. Chappelle expressed disdain at the possibility of his material from the unfinished third season being aired, saying that to do so would be "a bully move", and that he would not return to the show if Comedy Central were to air the unfinished material. On July 9, 2006, Comedy Central aired the first episode of Chappelle's Show: The Lost Episodes . After the DVD release, Chappelle

3071-708: The Heart of Texas" was filmed at Austin City Limits Live in April 2015, and "The Age of Spin" was filmed at the Hollywood Palladium in March 2016. The specials marked the comedian's first concert specials released in 12 years, and proved to be an immediate success as Netflix announced a month later that they were the most viewed comedy specials in Netflix's history. The third special, Equanimity ,

3154-455: The Lead on Jeopardy! ". In an interview with Oprah Winfrey that aired on February 3, 2006, Chappelle explained his reasons for quitting Chappelle's Show . He also expressed his contempt for the entertainment industry's tone-deafness regarding black entertainers and audiences, "When I see that they put every black man in the movies in a dress at some point in their career, I start connecting

3237-678: The U.S. By 2006, Chappelle was called the "comic genius of America" by Esquire and, in 2013, "the best" by a Billboard writer. In 2017, Rolling Stone ranked him No. 9 in their "50 Best Stand Up Comics of All Time". Chappelle has appeared in various films, including Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993), The Nutty Professor (1996), Con Air (1997), You've Got Mail (1998), Blue Streak (1999), Undercover Brother (2002), Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005), Chi-Raq (2015) and A Star Is Born (2018). His first lead role

3320-590: The assault of humor, nothing can stand'... and for three decades, Dave has challenged us to see hot-button issues from his entirely original yet relatable experience." The set of people honoring Chappelle included Jon Stewart , Bradley Cooper , Morgan Freeman , Lorne Michaels , Tiffany Haddish , Aziz Ansari , Sarah Silverman , Neal Brennan , Q-Tip , Mos Def , John Legend , Frederic Yonnet , Erykah Badu , Common , SNL cast members Kenan Thompson , Michael Che and Colin Jost , as well as Eddie Murphy . The Prize

3403-540: The book Pimp , the memoir of Iceberg Slim . Chappelle was the star and a producer of the Michel Gondry -directed documentary Dave Chappelle's Block Party , which chronicles his hosting a free concert in the Clinton Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn on September 18, 2004. Several musical artists, including Kanye West , The Roots , Erykah Badu , Mos Def , Dead Prez and Jill Scott , are featured in

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3486-437: The compilation. Cody chesnuTT was featured in the film with his song ″Parting Ways″ among others, was not released on the compilation but is shown on the end credits. The film grossed $ 11,718,595 in the United States and an additional $ 333,329 overseas, giving the film a total gross of $ 12,051,924; based on a $ 3 million budget, the film was a moderate success. The DVD has sold a total of 1,240,405 copies since 2006, grossing

3569-563: The dots." Chappelle was interviewed for Inside the Actors Studio on December 18, 2005, at Pace University 's Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts . The show premiered on February 12, 2006. Four days earlier, he had introduced the musical tribute to Sly Stone at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards . Chappelle said on Inside the Actors Studio that the death of his father seven years prior influenced his decision to go to South Africa. By throwing himself into his work, he had not taken

3652-665: The early hours of May 4, 2022, Chappelle was performing at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California , as part of the Netflix is a Joke Fest, where he was tackled onstage by a member of the audience, who was swiftly subdued by security. The attacker was later found to have been armed with a replica handgun containing a knife blade. Chappelle's 4-night stint at the Hollywood Bowl ties him with Monty Python for

3735-452: The entertainment industry when he abruptly left during production and took a trip to South Africa . Chappelle said that he was unhappy with the direction the show had taken, and expressed in an interview with Time magazine his need for reflection in the face of tremendous stress: Coming here, I don't have the distractions of fame. It quiets the ego down. I'm interested in the kind of person I've got to become. I want to be well-rounded and

3818-451: The episode proved so popular that ABC decided to give them their own spin-off sitcom titled Buddies . However, after taping a pilot episode, Breuer was fired and replaced with actor Christopher Gartin . Buddies premiered in March 1996 to disappointing ratings and the show was canceled after only five episodes out of 13 that had been produced. After the failure of Buddies , Chappelle starred in another pilot. According to Chappelle,

3901-700: The executives' knee-jerk tendencies toward racial stereotypes . He and Neal Brennan co-wrote the 1998 cult stoner film Half Baked , Chappelle's first starring role, about a group of marijuana -smoking friends trying to get their other friend out of jail. It made money at the box office and remains a classic "stoner" film, a genre that includes the Cheech & Chong films as well as more recent fare like Judd Apatow 's Pineapple Express . In December 1998, Chappelle appeared as Tom Hanks ' character's friend and confidant in You've Got Mail . In 1999, he appeared in

3984-468: The film Le voyage en ballon . He stated: "When I watch this movie, I dream I'm flying and then I do stories where people are flying. I think it's directly influencing." His career as a filmmaker began with creating music videos for the French rock band Oui Oui , in which he also served as a drummer. The style of his videos for Oui Oui caught the attention of music artist Björk , who asked him to direct

4067-464: The film an average score of 84 based on 30 reviews. Dave Chappelle David Khari Webber Chappelle ( / ʃ ə ˈ p ɛ l / shə- PEL ; born August 24, 1973) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He starred in and co-created the satirical comedy sketch series Chappelle's Show (2003–2006) before quitting in the middle of production during the third season. After a hiatus, Chappelle returned to performing stand-up comedy across

4150-658: The film in the U.S. on March 3, 2006. It was a success, grossing a total of $ 11.7 million on a $ 3 million budget. In June 2005, Chappelle performed impromptu stand-up shows in Los Angeles, then went on a tour that began in Newport, Kentucky , not far from his Ohio home. On May 11, 2006, he made a prearranged, but quietly marketed, surprise appearance at Towson University 's annual Tigerfest celebration. He made another appearance on HBO's Def Poetry , where he performed two poems, titled "Fuck Ashton Kutcher " and "How I Got

4233-434: The industry is a place of extremes. I want to be well-balanced. I've got to check my intentions, man. Immediately following Chappelle's departure, tabloids speculated that Chappelle's exit was driven by drug addiction or a mental problem, rather than the ethical and professional concerns that Chappelle had articulated. His decision to quit the show meant walking away from a $ 50 million contract with Comedy Central and forming

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4316-423: The late Daphne Dorman . The special was met with some backlash, including from students of Chappelle's alma mater Duke Ellington School . On October 20, Netflix employees organized a walkout demonstrating their support of the transgender community and demanding that The Closer be taken off of Netflix. CEO Ted Sarandos acknowledged that "storytelling has real impact in the real world" but refused to take down

4399-419: The most headlined shows by a comedian at the venue. On November 12, 2022, Chappelle hosted Saturday Night Live for the third time. On February 5, 2023, he received his fourth Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album for The Closer . On December 31, 2023, Netflix released Chappelle's latest special, The Dreamer , which debuted at No. 5 on the chart 2.2 million views. In his interview with Inside

4482-511: The movie both performing in the concert and in conversation off-stage; Chappelle brought Yellow Springs residents to Brooklyn at his own expense. Another highlight of the event was the temporary reunion of 1990s hip-hop group The Fugees . Chappelle toured several cities in February and March 2006 to promote the film under the name "Block Party All-Stars Featuring Dave Chappelle". Universal Pictures ' genre division, Rogue Pictures , released

4565-466: The music video for the Paul McCartney song " Dance Tonight ", in which Gondry makes a cameo appearance . Gondry directed " Unnatural Love ", the fifth episode in season two of HBO's Flight of the Conchords . Interior Design, one third of the 2008 anthology film Tokyo! , was next for Gondry. Interior Design was based on the comic book "Cecil and Jordan in New York" by Gabrielle Bell but

4648-636: The musical documentary Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2006) which followed comedian Dave Chappelle as he attempted to hold a large, free concert in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn . His following film, The Science of Sleep , hit theaters in September 2006. This film stars Mexican actor Gael García Bernal , and marked a return to the fantastical, surreal techniques he employed in Eternal Sunshine . According to

4731-548: The network was uncomfortable with the African-American cast and wanted white actors added. Chappelle resisted and subsequently accused the network of racism. Shortly afterward Chappelle's father died and, after returning to Ohio, he considered leaving the entertainment business. He later appeared as a stand-up insult comic who targets patrons of a nightclub in the 1996 comedy The Nutty Professor starring Eddie Murphy , one of his major comedic influences. He had

4814-418: The pandemic to his resulting legacy, and the political future of the United States, in his 16-minute opening monologue: Everyone knows how that feels. But here's the difference between me and you: You guys hate each other for that, and I don't hate anybody. I just hate that feeling. That's what I fight through. That's what I suggest you fight through. You've got a find a way to live your life. You've got to find

4897-502: The production, she decided instead to reunite The Fugees for the occasion. In addition, Chappelle performed comedy monologues and sketches in between the musical acts. A pre-fame J. Cole was in attendance and can be seen in the crowd watching the hip hop duo Black Star perform. A compilation of "music from and inspired by" the film was released on March 14, 2006. The album was released by Geffen Records , and produced by Corey Smyth for Blacksmith Music Corp and Questlove . All

4980-434: The record. However, according to the club owner, he was disqualified after he left the stage five hours into his routine. Chappelle again appeared on Inside the Actors Studio and, in celebration of the show's 200th episode, he interviewed the show's usual host, James Lipton . The episode aired on November 11, 2008. He appeared again on Inside the Actors Studio in 2013, for its 250th episode. In February 2009, Chappelle did

5063-531: The show also featured musical performances by mostly hip-hop and soul artists. He promoted the work of other black comedians as well, most notably Paul Mooney and Charlie Murphy . Due to the show's popularity, Comedy Central's new parent company Viacom offered Chappelle a $ 55 million contract (giving Chappelle a share of DVD sales) to continue production of Chappelle's Show for two more years while allowing him to do side projects. Chappelle has said that sketches are not his favorite form of comedy, and that

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5146-518: The show was making it difficult for him to continue his stand-up career, which was "the most important thing" to him. He told the audience: You know why my show is good? Because the network officials say you're not smart enough to get what I'm doing, and every day I fight for you. I tell them how smart you are. Turns out, I was wrong. You people are stupid. Season 3 was scheduled to begin airing on May 31, 2005, but earlier in May, Chappelle surprised fans and

5229-672: The show's format was similar to short films . In June 2004, based on the popularity of the " Rick James " sketch, it was announced that Chappelle was in talks to portray James in a biopic from Paramount Pictures , also owned by Viacom. James' estate disagreed with the proposed comical tone of the film and put a halt to the talks. That same month, Chappelle recorded his second comedy special, this time airing on Showtime , Dave Chappelle: For What It's Worth , at San Francisco 's Fillmore Auditorium , where Lenny Bruce , George Carlin , Richard Pryor , and Robin Williams had performed. In

5312-417: The songs were recorded live in concert, except "Born & Raised", an exclusive new studio track from Mos Def and Talib Kweli's Black Star. Many performances, including The Fugees ' reunion and Kanye West 's performance, could not be included due to legal restraints with the groups' record labels. Chappelle's version of Thelonious Monk 's "'Round Midnight" was featured in the film, but was not released on

5395-493: The special, stating that he "does not believe it falls into hate speech". In November 2021, Saturday Night Live lampooned the controversy during its Weekend Update segment, stating, "A Washington, D.C. art school is postponing renaming its theater, after alumni Dave Chappelle's Netflix controversy. Well, of course, because God forbid, you should name a building after someone problematic in Washington, D.C." In summer of 2022, Chappelle announced that he would not give his name to

5478-417: The spread of COVID-19 . The title was chosen in reference to the 8 minutes and 46 seconds that police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on the neck of George Floyd , a black man, murdering him . Chappelle touches on Floyd's murder and subsequent protests and takes aim at Don Lemon , Laura Ingraham and Candace Owens . Expanding on the concept of the socially distanced comedy presentation, beginning with

5561-482: The stage due to heckling from the crowd that lasted throughout his entire performance. The heckling was so raucous that it drowned out Chappelle's voice over the P.A. system and included chants of "White Power", a line used in a Chappelle's Show episode, that was viewed as wildly uncalled-for and out-of-context by other audience members who later wrote about the event. A few days later, Chappelle stopped in Chicago for

5644-890: The summer 1994. In 1992, he won critical and popular acclaim for his television appearance in Russell Simmons ' Def Comedy Jam on HBO . It was his appearance on this show that allowed his popularity to truly begin rising, eventually allowing him to become a regular guest on late-night television shows such as Politically Incorrect , Late Show with David Letterman , The Howard Stern Show , and Late Night with Conan O'Brien . Whoopi Goldberg nicknamed him "The Kid". At 19, he made his film debut as "Ahchoo" in Mel Brooks ' Robin Hood: Men in Tights . He also appeared on Star Search three times but lost to competing comedian Lester Barrie ; Chappelle later joked about becoming more successful than Barrie. The same year, Chappelle

5727-643: The summer of 2004, ending on September 18, 2004, when he threw a block party on the corner of Quincy Street and Downing Street in the Clinton Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn , New York City . The film features nearby sites, including the Broken Angel House in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn as well as areas in Fort Greene, Brooklyn and Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn . The film was produced before Chappelle's highly publicized decision to walk away from

5810-640: The video for her song " Human Behaviour ". The collaboration proved long-lasting, with Gondry directing a total of eight music videos for Björk. Other artists who have collaborated with Gondry on more than one occasion include Daft Punk , the White Stripes , the Chemical Brothers , the Vines , Steriogram , Radiohead , and Beck . Gondry's video for Lucas Secon 's " Lucas with the Lid Off "

5893-469: The weekend of the 2020 United States presidential election , his second time giving a post-presidential election monologue. Due to the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the vote count, the results were delayed and announced earlier that Saturday. In response to unfounded allegations that Joe Biden 's presidency had been stolen from Donald Trump , Chappelle's offered jokes ranging from Trump's handling of

5976-421: Was adapted from New York City to Tokyo for the film. In 2009, The Thorn in the Heart , another feature documentary, was released, it is about Michel's aunt Suzette and her son Jean-Yves. In 2011, Gondry directed The Green Hornet , a superhero film by Sony starring Seth Rogen , Jay Chou and Christoph Waltz ; Rogen co-wrote the script. In 2011, he was the head of the jury for the short film competition at

6059-650: Was awarded at the Kennedy Center gala on October 27, 2019. The ceremony was broadcast on PBS January 7, 2020. The Mayor of the District of Columbia , Muriel Bowser , declared the day of the award ceremony "Dave Chappelle Day" in Washington, D.C. On August 26, 2019, Chappelle's fifth Netflix special, Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones , was released. The special garnered controversy, and backlash for jokes about abuse allegations against singers Michael Jackson and R. Kelly , as well as for jokes about

6142-545: Was born on August 24, 1973, in Washington, D.C. His father, William David Chappelle III , was a professor of vocal performance and the dean of students at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio . His mother, Yvonne Seon ( née  Reed , formerly Chappelle), worked for Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba , is a Unitarian Universalist minister , and worked as a professor and university administrator at several institutions including Wright State University and Prince George's Community College . Chappelle has

6225-490: Was filmed in September 2017 at the Warner Theater in Washington, D.C., and then on November 20, 2017, Chappelle filmed a fourth special, The Bird Revelation , at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles. On December 22, 2017, Netflix announced the expansion of the deal to include The Bird Revelation , which was released with Equanimity on December 31. In January 2018 at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards , Chappelle received

6308-528: Was in the 1998 comedy film Half Baked , which he co-wrote. Chappelle also starred in the ABC comedy series Buddies (1996). In 2016, he signed a $ 20-million-per-release comedy-special deal with Netflix and released six stand-up specials under the deal. He has received numerous accolades, including six Emmy Awards , five Grammy Awards , and the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2019, which

6391-416: Was interviewed by Anderson Cooper on CNN and reiterated he would not return to Chappelle's Show . An uncensored DVD release of the episodes was made available on July 25. Chappelle has been known to make impromptu and unannounced appearances at comedy venues, and continues to do so following his post– Chappelle's Show return to stand-up comedy. In April 2007, Chappelle set a stand-up endurance record at

6474-532: Was nominated in the Best Music Video (short form) category at the 37th Grammy Awards , (one of two Gondry music videos nominated that year along with Sinéad O'Connor 's "Fire on Babylon"). Gondry has also created numerous television commercials. He pioneered the " bullet time " technique later adapted in The Matrix in the 1996 "Smarienberg" commercial for Smirnoff vodka , as well as directing

6557-687: Was offered the role of Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue in Forrest Gump . Concerned the character was demeaning and the movie would bomb, he turned down the part. He parodied the film in the 1997 short Bowl of Pork , where a dim-witted black man is responsible for the Rodney King beating, the LA riots and O. J. Simpson's being accused of murder . Chappelle played another supporting role in an early Doug Liman film, Getting In , in 1994. At age 19, he

6640-503: Was released in 2004 and received very favorable reviews, becoming one of the most critically acclaimed films of the year. Eternal Sunshine utilizes many of the image manipulation techniques that Gondry had experimented with in his music videos. Gondry won an Academy Award alongside Kaufman and Pierre Bismuth for the screenplay of Eternal Sunshine . The style of Gondry's music videos often relies on videography and camera tricks which play with frames of reference . Gondry also directed

6723-653: Was released, based upon Boris Vian's 1947 novel L'Écume des Jours . In 2014, he was selected as a member of the jury for the 64th Berlin International Film Festival . Also in 2014, Gondry produced the video for Metronomy 's single "Love Letters", taken from the album of the same name . In 2015 his feature film Microbe & Gasoline was released, a smaller scale endeavour after the troubled production of Mood Indigo . The latter also served as inspiration for 2023's The Book of Solutions . In 2024, his first animated film, Maya, donne-moi un titre

6806-514: Was released, his daughter, Maya Gondry, voiced herself in the film, Pierre Niney voiced a character in the film as well, it also has a short live-action sequence. His brother Olivier "Twist" Gondry is also a television commercial and music video director creating videos for bands such as The Stills , Hot Hot Heat , Daft Punk and The Vines . He has a son named Paul, and a daughter named Maya. Dave Chappelle%27s Block Party Dave Chappelle's Block Party , also known as Block Party ,

6889-478: Was the opening act for R&B soul singer Aretha Franklin . Chappelle attracted the attention of television network executives and developed numerous pilots but none were picked up for development into a series. In 1995, he made a guest appearance on an episode of ABC's popular sitcom Home Improvement . The storyline had Chappelle and real-life friend and comedian Jim Breuer ask Tim Taylor for advice on their girlfriends. The characters' single outing in

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