I'm an older European and have enjoyed an enormous amount of comedy in my life and I think I would have to put Dave at the top spot for English speaking stand-up working today. I'll go further and say one of the greatest of all time. To be thought provoking, challenging, self-questioning, brave, tender and supremely funny, he is a rare treasure indeed.
He definitely gets enough credit for it. We all know it and appreciate it. Only the few detractors that are loud on social media don't appreciate but everyone else does.
@@kerryfournillier4644 jokes with depth and substance. Like Rappers with depth and substance. (Mos Def, Nas, Jadakiss etc) If you watch his HBO special “Never Scared” and “Bring The Pain” you’d see what I mean. 2 timeless classics.
Richard Pryor is the Richard Pryor of the Baby Boomers. I think Bill Hicks and Doug Stanhope are the descendants of George Carlin in a way, though they get progressively darker and more cynical. But it tracks as the perspective of Gen X also gets more cynical. The big idealism of the Boomers is remixed by the Millennials. Chapelle is reminiscent of Carlin in his social commentary and ethos, but he is his own man. I would submit that he is actually more intelligent, and his differences from Carlin are a by product of the differences in his lived experience as a black man in America. So, I would say that Chapelle is the Chapelle of Gen X.
Honestly watch the whole thing, it has a lot of references to other jokes in the special. Can't get the whole picture without starting from the beginning.
Chappell is one of the greats. He has really worked hard in his craft. Comedy is a hard gig. You either get laughs or get heckled. It takes some major huevos to get on a stage he and many others do. Dave is up there with Prior and Murphy and you know all the greats.
Please watch the whole special. It's worth it. I really appreciated and respect his take on Will Smith and Chris Rock. It sounds like me in many ways which are good, but in the ways I've faltered, whether it be NOT standing up for something or someone, or reacting poorly and not maintaining my composure, Dave's take on that situation motivates me to keep trying to be a better man.
I am pretty sure Dave is a comedian who, if you say; "See that guy right there, you are not allowed to tell jokes at their expense." Dave will be like... "Oh Really"
This was such an inspiring clip and 100% agree in the power of the Dreamer. I was the 7th born child of 10 children and after my father died from cancer when I was 11 years old, I was raised by a single mother. We struggled a lot as kids after the death of my father but I always believed that one day I would live my dream life. My dad taught me to value education and after he died, I knew that education would be my ticket out of poverty. I worked really hard in high school to accomplish my dreams of going to college as a first-generation low-income student. It’s 11 years later and I am a PhD candidate at an Ivy League university with over $670,000 in scholarship awards. I travel the world with my soul mate and I have so much peace in my daily life. I live this reality because it was once a dream. I was always told that I dreamed too big but now those same people ask me how I do it. Your dreams are possible and you have them for a reason. Dreamers are powerful no matter how society tries to paint them ❤
Definitely worth watching the entire special in order, there are several call backs to earlier jokes and concepts. It opens with a 10 minute story abut Jim Carey. Then Dave rips on the Handicaps Talks about the titanic Becoming an author Going to stripclubs alone Getting attacked at the Hollywood bowl Etc.
I really appreciate the maturity of ur channel too many brothers like to hear themselves crack on everything and they’re not funny . U have a calm and great delivery much like a respected news correspondent from when the news was what we could depend on . Thank u !
I watched his show 2 nights ago. Im a pale blue Scottish guy. 😂 not quite white, and have a natural allergy to the sun. So many American references, and yes I understand most of them. A great comedian and a wisdom keeper.
Ur yt... Lol...dunno y y'all think ur not yt..no matter if ur yt fr Scotland, UK, America, Russia, Poland or Italy or Israel..ur yt... Just diff tribes of yt... Just like y'all think all brown skin ppl are blk
He’s been making jokes about all different kinds of peoples and ways that they live and choices that have been made. He’s always been pushing the boundaries and making us think. It’s a story and culmination of many performances.
Dave is the type of comedian that you really need the whole show to fully understand. He brings up things that he said before in the show (Chris Rock, Will Smith etc.) which is why out of context, it can be confusing as to why he brings certain things up.
ikr i didnt start to dislike will smith for that slap, i actually felt his pain but then again i felt chris pain , and as i gained respect for chris i just felt bad for wills, personal choice in who he married lol
No, regroup and understand a few things. He took it from a point of view that you never cross, talking about someone' s family especially wife or family members for that matter. Bad form on that Mr Chappelle. I agree
Chappelle now is like the wise old wizard. Sharing a lifetime of experience that most people wouldn't or couldn't share, but he's a pleasure to listen to. Thank you Sir
I found it hard to laugh with this skit because the truth hidden in his delivery is as heavy as a sermon. That message about authenticity was real. ✨🫶🏾That’s the fuel of our dreams.
@@piotrswat169I mean, if we’re going to nitpick, Dave’s latest special was a notch down, if for no other reason than how much it resembled a victory lap. Even if he earned it, still not my favorite context for a comedy special
@@stanleymoore8798 I don’t know about victory lap didn’t feel like it to me.He just got more personal while Ricky blasted some jokes that got more LOLs out of me.Therefore his was better but not by much and I do appreciate Dave being Dave.
@@piotrswat169 would have been far more accurate and appropriate of me to say “nostalgic” instead of “victory lap” When someone is that successful for that long nostalgia must feel like one sometimes
Being from the Chocolate City and hearing my Mom say she and coworkers would leave work and see him, (not knowing he's only 4 years older than me) and has NEVER missed the mark, Sir, you know we salute you! Yes, YOU, Mr Dave Chappelle are in All of our dreams, to have 1 of the best and arguably THE best comedian of all time is where I'm from!!!
💯 you gotta watch the whole thing. All of this makes sense only if you watch it all. And im here for it if you wanna watch the whole thing. 😂. I need to watch it again anyways.
Deciding whos better over Dave and Bill is like deciding over Carlin and Pryor. Its a joke by joke, special by special kinda thing. I mean, Eddies Raw is top notch, but individual jokes you can find funnier people. So I like to say kings of Comedy have to be separated by living/dead, era, special, ect.
Dave Chappelle is a national treasure. A lot of people don't like jokes about unfortunate humans who are bound to wheelchairs, but South Park introduced something that the majority of these complainers do not understand: Kids/Adults who are wheelchair bound often express their excitement and happiness over the characters Jimmy and Timmy, as it can be a form of relation to those in these circumstances. The Timmy 2000 episode of South Park offered this message, giving realization that they are normal human beings just like you and me, many wishing to be part of the joke. That is the human experience.
Dave Chappelle is a black man that handles his life and his career with dignity and respect but takes no bullshit , he treats everyone the same regardless of race but by their character. Everyone loves Dave because he doesn’t whine and Make excuses
Yes. You should watch from beginning to end of the special because you'll catch on to all of the callbacks he keeps peppering throughout the more serious stuff.
@@MrLboydReacts I appreciate your videos, been a fan for a long time. But sir, yes, you are pretty narcissistic. No offense. It's human condition, your view on the message of things always rings true to what you specifically think or feel. Most humans have self satisfying thoughts. Whatever you react to, circles round to what you think it means. Opinion vs truth is almost impossible to differentiate
@@MrLboydReacts reaction videos themselves are a product of narcissism. "What do people think of what I think"...and you found the niche of profiting from it
you don't know "training day"? you need to see it. denzel and ethan hawke. street smart cop and rookie cop and any more spoils it. so good though. reaction worthy.
