Dave Chappelle

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Born in 1973 in Washington, D.C., Dave Chappelle began pursuing a career in stand-up comedy in high school. He made his film debut in Robin Hood: Men In Tights in 1993 and starred in the stoner comedy Half Baked later in the decade. The comedian hit the big time in 2003 with the launch of Chappelle's Show, before he abruptly walked away from the wildly popular program on the eve of its third season. Chappelle resumed touring as a stand-up comic in 2013 and later delivered a series of acclaimed specials for Netflix. Source

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My house got robbed in New York. I didn't even call the police. I wanted to, but I couldn't. My crib is too nice. It's not that it's too nice, but it's too nice for me. You know how the police are in New York. Soon as I open the door, they'll be like, "He's still here! Open and shut case, Johnson. Apparently this black guy broke in and hung up pictures of his family everywhere. Never seen anything like it.

Published:

1998

Length:

Shorty

Literary Movements:

Contemporary

Anthology Years:

2021

Themes:

Humor & Satire

Police Brutality

Literary Devices:

Hyperbole

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

Irony

the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect