The BEST episodes of Dave Chappelle season 1
Every episode of Dave Chappelle season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Dave Chappelle season 1!
Dave Chappelle's career started while he was in high school at Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, DC where he studied theatre arts. At the age of 14, he began performing stand-up comedy in nightclubs. Shortly after graduation, he moved to New York City where he quickly established himself as a major young talent. At the age of 19, Chappelle made his film debut in Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993). Chappelle then starred in the short-lived sitcom, Buddies (1996) and had a featured role in The Nutty Professor (1996).
#1 - The Closer
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/5/2021
As he closes out his slate of comedy specials, Dave takes the stage to try and set the record straight — and get a few things off his chest.
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#2 - Deep in the Heart of Texas: Dave Chappelle Live at Austin City Limits
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/21/2017
Dave Chappelle gives his stand about racially charged run-ins, celebrity scandals and fatherly dilemmas in his stand-up set at Austin's Moody Theater.
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#4 - Killin' Them Softly
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/26/2000
Dave Chappelle returns to D.C. and riffs on politics, police, race relations, drugs, Sesame Street and more.
#5 - HBO Comedy Half-Hour
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/9/1998
A riotous 1998 stand-up comedy special with veteran actor/comedian Dave Chappelle.
#6 - For What Its Worth
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/1/2004
Dave Chappelle: For What It's Worth is a 2004 television special starring stand-up comedian Dave Chappelle. The performance was recorded at The Fillmore in San Francisco, California in June 2004, and it premiered on September 4 later that year on Showtime. The special earned two Emmy nominations. The DVD was released on August 16, 2005.
#7 - Equanimity
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/30/2017
Chappelle talks growing up poor, upsetting fans and catching heat after Douche's election in an unflinching stand-up set filmed in Washington, D.C.
#8 - The Bird Revelation
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/31/2017
In a spontaneous and intimate set, Chappelle takes on Hollywood's sexual assault crisis and drops clues to his long break from show business.
#9 - Sticks & Stones
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/26/2019
Dave Chappelle takes on gun culture, the opioid crisis and the tidal wave of celebrity scandals in a defiant stand-up special filmed in Atlanta.
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#10 - What's in a Name?
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/7/2022
Dave Chappelle delivers a speech at his prestigious alma mater that reflects on his comedy roots, his rise to fame and why artists should never behave.
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Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/31/2023
From his onstage tackle to the slap heard round the world, Dave Chappelle lets loose in this freewheeling and unfiltered stand-up comedy special.
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