Stand-up Legend Dave Chappelle rolls into Savannah tonight at the Civic Center. This incredibly creative foul mouthed young talent gained notoriety when he walked out on a massive $50 million Comedy Central contract renewal which left his many confused fans to wonder why until it became apparent Mr. Chappelle was actually remaining true to his fan base and craft by continuing to shred racial stereotypes and the dominant culture in a much needed national discourse on his own terms. Chappelle wields comedy as the appropriate tool to shatter those myths that still remain along the racial divide. For those of you unfamiliar with Dave Chappelle, Wikipedia in part characterizes him in the following manner.
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. Chappelle's pointed social and political commentary quickly helped the show garner critical and commercial success as well as controversy. Richard Pryor, one of Chappelle's comedic influences, was a fan of the show and stated that he had "passed the torch" to Chappelle. He received two Emmy nominations for the show.
After leaving the Chappelle Show, Chappelle went back to his preferred environment of live stand-up comedic appearances where his shows are typically late scheduled appearances (his appearance at the Johnny Mercer Theatre was only announced on August 13th) that sell out quickly. Who knows, maybe Mr. Chappelle might be hanging out in Savannah's City Market or River Street at some point today as his show is most assuredly sold out tonight. It is highly doubtful you will find him sharing the spotlight with Paula on the Cooking Channel!
WARNING – don’t click on the video below if salty language and blue humor offend you, wouldn’t be Dave Chappelle without those two components mixed liberally with some socially conscious bitingly funny dialogue.
Comments