We Have a Chappelle Show

Cannonball with Wesley Morris

The New York Times

News Commentary, Society & Culture, News, Arts

4.8 • 9.2K Ratings

🗓️ 31 August 2017

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

This summer, Dave Chappelle returned to the stage for an ambitious, monthlong residency at Radio City Music Hall in New York. We saw the show independently, on separate nights. What we witnessed inspired us to dedicate an entire episode to the legacy of Chappelle’s comedy as he works to re-establish his place in American culture. But much has shifted in the decade since Chappelle, through his much-loved TV show, “Chappelle’s Show,” brilliantly explored how black people are represented and misrepresented: Nowadays, he’s no longer interested in speaking on behalf of anyone else. We consider his past to consider where he might be headed and whether we still need comedians — and comedy, for that matter — to help us make sense of the present.

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0:00.0	On today's show, we're going to be looking at the canon of Dave Chappelle, his old stuff, his new stuff, his in-between stuff,
0:06.4	and just a quick warning, you know, some of his stuff is a little explicit, so, and treasure on risk.
0:12.8	I'm Jenna Wortham.
0:14.0	I'm Wesley Morris, or two culture writers at the New York Times.
0:18.0	I mostly write about how humans relate to technology.
0:20.8	And I mostly write about how popular culture relates to humans.
0:24.4	This is still processing.
0:30.0	Hi.
0:32.0	Hi, Wesley.
0:34.0	Nice to not see you at Afro Punk this weekend.
0:36.0	We didn't see each other in person, but we were there together secondly.
0:40.0	Spiritual enjoyment continues.
0:42.0	What's going on with you?
0:44.0	Okay, so I have a giant jar of coconut oil in my bathroom.
0:48.0	That is a personal solve for my body, but it also functions as a weather vein.
0:54.0	And guess what?
0:56.0	Guess what? Guess what's stated in it right now.
0:58.0	It is solid. Summer is coming to an end.
1:00.0	I don't feel good about this.
1:02.0	Oh, yeah.
1:04.0	I'm mourning the loss of a summer that I felt never fully bloomed.
1:06.0	It was a very cool summer.
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