Dave Chapelle - Unforgiven (Netflix special)

[BobbyBooshay]

 

[Pinyapplesuckas]

shyt is kind of sad. i love dave. he's now on this level where he's more of a truth speaker than a comedian. there was a time where i thought literally any word he said was funny. now his words have so much more weight to them and he's really only funny when he's off the cuff laughing mid joke. he's telling us the news now and at his age/point in his career i'm all for it.

 

[O³ (O cubed)]

shyt is kind of sad. i love dave. he's now on this level where he's more of a truth speaker than a comedian. there was a time where i thought literally any word he said was funny. now his words have so much more weight to them and he's really only funny when he's off the cuff laughing mid joke. he's telling us the news now and at his age/point in his career i'm all for it.

He's like George Carlin now.

 

[MenacingMonk]

Is this a short stand up or like that last Netflix spoken word one?

 

[Trot LaRoc]

He basically black George Carlin but more bitter

Dude hasnt been funny haha in a while

 

[TheDarceKnight]

He basically black George Carlin but more bitter

Dude hasnt been funny haha in a while

I get the analogy but as a die hard carlin fan that was raised on him since 9 or 10 (my dad was fukked up ) and as someone that saw him live, no one was more bitter near the end of their life than Carlin. His 2nd to last special, Life Is Worth Losing, is one of the most cynical and depressing pieces of art that’s ever been made.

Thankfully on his very last special in 2008 before he passed (RIP) he lightened up just a little bit and left the world with a few more laughs on his way out.

Dave isn’t nearly that bad yet. He’s just speaking harsh truths. And at least Dave is just talking and isn’t really trying to tell jokes that don’t land. Carlin framed a lot of his late era/depressing material in joke format, which made it even darker and less funny. His bit on suicide being wonderful is just brutal to watch.

 

[Peter Parker]

I get the analogy but as a die hard carlin fan that was raised on him since 9 or 10 (my dad was fukked up ) and as someone that saw him live, no one was more bitter near the end of their life than Carlin. His 2nd to last special, Life Is Worth Losing, is one of the most cynical and depressing pieces of art that’s ever been made.

Thankfully on his very last special in 2008 before he passed (RIP) he lightened up just a little bit and left the world with a few more laughs on his way out.

Dave isn’t nearly that bad yet. He’s just speaking harsh truths. And at least Dave is just talking and isn’t really trying to tell jokes that don’t land. Carlin framed a lot of his late era/depressing material in joke format, which made it even darker and less funny. His bit on how he loves suicide is brutal to watch.

I agree with you, he's not nearly as bitter as late career Carlin

I'll say I do enjoy Carlin-esque era Dave a lot, people complain about it but I can listen to Dave talk about damn near nothing for hours, his oratory skills ( ) are some of the best in human history, he can make anything sound absolutely fascinating. Not to mention, his views and mine line up quite a bit.

 

[TheDarceKnight]

I agree with you, he's not nearly as bitter as late career Carlin

I'll say I do enjoy Carlin-esque era Dave a lot, people complain about it but I can listen to Dave talk about damn near nothing for hours, his oratory skills ( ) are some of the best in human history, he can make anything sound absolutely fascinating. Not to mention, his views and mine line up quite a bit.

I’m with you on all that. Dave’s made me laugh enough for a lifetime. I’ve always thought he was an interesting cat way beyond what his original style of goofy humor might have you expect. I always thought he was different than a lot of the cats slightly older than him (like Chris Rock for example), because Dave seemed more like a goof ball silly stoner type, and he almost looked like a cartoon character. He had some social commentary material but it was always in service of laughter first.

To me the shift from Half Baked era Dave to now makes him “just talking” that much more poignant. His ability to control a crowd and seamlessly weave stories together is unmatched.

I’m fine if this is his career path from now on. But I’ll also say that his most recent Netflix special, Sticks and Stones, probably made me laugh out loud more than the previous handful.

So who knows. If anything I expect the unexpected with Dave these days.

 

[Mowgli]

is this another punchline every twenty minutes special

 

[BXKingPin82]

Keith Sweat "how deep is your love."

I dare you to sex to that shyt.

 

[SunZoo]

He's like George Carlin now.

Carlin is my favorite comic, he and Rich were always 1a, 1b for me.

Dave has seemed to combine both of their traits, Pryor's story telling and Carlin's social commentary, a beautiful thing to watch, GOAT shyt.

 

[SunZoo]

He basically black George Carlin but more bitter

Dude hasnt been funny haha in a while

Carlin (and Dave) wake up and fall outta bed funny. It's just they have gotten so good at what they do, that just being funny isn't enough, they have found a higher purpose and power in the court jester archetype.

Like the 'kick her in the p*ssy" bit lets you know what time it is with Dave lol, jokes are too easy.

 

[Max.]

Yeah this shyt getn old...

The whole " i was in brooklyn the other day and i saw some many white women" they walked up to me n said

Corny cac voice
*do u sell cocaine?" Punchline shyt stinks

 

[[Something Cool]]

He basically black George Carlin but more bitter

Dude hasnt been funny haha in a while

Really? Sticks and Stones wasn’t funny? The crowd control he had in that special was incredible IMO. The whole Juicy Smoolyeah bit was hilarious. Not to mention the LBGTQ car ride. Eh, to each his own I guess my brotha.

 

[Rev Leon Lonnie Love]

CACs already fuming up in here


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