This piece is one of his best. Well-written, well-spoken, well-acted. A lot of knowledge in one bit, and the critics once again trying to put something good down. Watch it, you won't be disappointed.
Dave Chappelle: The Bird Revelation
2017
Comedy
Dave Chappelle: The Bird Revelation
2017
Comedy
Plot summary
Comedy juggernaut Dave Chappelle's fourth Netflix Special, taped on November 20th, 2017 at Los Angeles' Comedy Store.
October 17, 2023 at 06:08 PM
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Critics did it again.
Should provide excellent re-watch value
What I like about this one - its small club setting making things low key and like he's there just having a conversation with us - is also what keeps it somewhat minor compared to the first New Year's special.
This could change on a second viewing though; highlights include Louis CKs "freckled p***is"; the most compelling argument (maybe once and for all) about why Michael Jackson's allegations were unfounded due to how he showed off his place to the kids; and a complex story about a cold pimp in France in the 40s who he connects in a long and winding way as to why he quit the Chappelle Show and kept a lower profile (that second one is partially why I need to watch it again to let that story sink in more).
Chappelle is still a master here, just more about a lower energy for the most part than usual. It's real and introspective too; if you are expecting the typical stand up you may either get disappointed or thrown off. if you've ever been to an intimate space for comedy, Chappell delivers that. It's like you're there.
This one was real
I believe this is my favorite of the Netflix specials just because of the low key energy Dave had through out the whole thing and the wisdom he provides. What he says about the sexual allegations was profound to me. Example being of him talking about how some prominent male actors wanted to help the women's causes but instead get ostracize because they themselves also did some sexual harassing/assaulting themselves in their younger days. Then he beautifully draws a parallel with what happened in South Africa's apartheid and how that situation got solved not by ostracizing everyone that contributed to the system but by making a safe space for everyone to confess to what they did(Full disclosure, I don't know if that's true or not. I just took Dave's word for it.) So pretty much saying that that's what women in Hollywood should do. They should make a safe space for men to confess their sins so that they can learn and move on. Then of course the allegory of the iceberg slim's book "Pimp" to why he left the Chappelle show was very profound.
Personally I never knew Dave Chappelle was this intelligent. Don't get me wrong. I never thought the man was stupid. I just thought he was only a talented comedian. But he shows that he's a little bit more than that and that's why this is my favorite of his Netflix stand up.
TL:DR: It is a really good stand up set. Not too many zingers but very interesting watch nonetheless because of the wisdom he speaks on the sexual assaults in Hollywood and also the reason (kindof) of why he left the Chappelle show.