CNN The History of Comedy December 5, 2021 04:49:00
Out in an interview telling "time" magazine he's not in drug rehab or mental hospital, as some have reported. >> one story he tells is about a skit that he had done and he says, as the skit's being performed he notices an older white guy laughing and he realizes the guy is laughing at him as opposed to laughing with him. when chappelle came to terms with this, he recognized the power of his comedy and also the fact no matter how funny he was, some of the racial issues in american society don't change because he tells a good joke or performs in a good skit. >> i'm out. [ applause ] won't clog p...