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8 unusual facts about Dave Chappelle


Broken Angel House

The house is a neighborhood institution and was featured prominently as a backdrop in the film Dave Chappelle's Block Party.

Count von Count

Dave Chappelle has compared the Count to a pimp in his standup routines.

Da Band

The group (minus Dylan) parodied what they went through during the filming of Making the Band 2 on Dave Chappelle's sketch comedy show The Chappelle Show.

Dave Chappelle: For What It's Worth

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.

Konichiwa Bitches

"Konichiwa Bitches" originates from when Robyn and Klas Åhlund watched Chappelle's Show with Dave Chappelle on Comedy Central.

The term "Konichiwa Bitches" originates from a sketch with American comedian Dave Chappelle.

McRib

On Chappelle's Show, during the "WacArnold's" sketch, Calvin (played by Dave Chappelle) announces that the Rib Sandwich is "coming back on Tuesday, and guess who's not getting one?!"

W. Kamau Bell

Robin Williams calls Bell “ferociously funny,” and the SF Weekly called Bell “smart, stylish, and very much in the mold of politically outspoken comedians like Dave Chappelle.”


Jamie Patricof

He also produced a live stand-up comedy show in New York City that featured Dave Chappelle, Mike Epps, Colin Quinn, and Dean Edwards.

Prince Abdi

He has performed alongside other comedians, including Jack Whitehall, Dave Chappelle, Stephen K. Amos and Reginald D. Hunter.

Punch Line San Francisco

Today, the Punch Line is the only full-time comedy club in San Francisco, hosting comics Dave Chappelle, Margaret Cho, Bobby Slayton, Wanda Sykes, Greg Giraldo, Jim Gaffigan, Sarah Silverman, Zach Galifianakis, Dave Attell, George Lopez, David Cross, and Greg Proops, among others.

Ride with Funkmaster Flex

Ride with Funkmaster Flex follows the likes described to as Cribs with cars, with other celebrities featured, including Eminem, Donovan McNabb, Queen Latifah, 50 Cent, Ja Rule, Lil' Kim, Ludacris, Dave Chappelle, Gene Simmons, Ashanti, Wyclef Jean, Moby, Dave Navarro, Travis Barker and Mariah Carey.

UC Santa Barbara Events Center

Dave Chappelle performed comedy on June 2, 2004, while The Killers played at The Thunderdome on April 6, 2007 and the Harlem Globetrotters played an exhibition game on February 15, 2007.

Vernon Campbell

He is probably best recognized as Dave Chappelle's kind natured, ill-fated bodyguard in an episode of Chappelle's Show: The Lost Episodes.


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