Dave Chappelle New Special "The Closer" Drops Today on Netflix

[Duke Dixon]

I was fukked up when I watched this and was laughing my ass off. I do feel like he talked about the trans stuff too much but that's because I'm a black man and I wanted him to talk about stuff that's going on in my life that I can identify with. I get that we brought it back to the racial stuff in the end but its whatever to me.

I dont think hed get in any real trouble for the special. In my mind he could have went further/darker with some of his jokes. The hardest I laughed was at SPACE JEWS.

 

[Trajan]

People are saying “he’s in his Carlin/Hicks phase where he’s being philosophical”… that’s fine but even then, those guys were STILL funny and told jokes. Being philosophical and being funny aren’t mutually exclusive. Chris Rock does it, Patrice did it and Dave has done it in the past.

Im going to reluctantly watch this but my expectation level has been lowered by this thread. I’m seeing less posts about actual jokes he did and more posts about him “going in.” That’s usually a bad sign if it’s comedy one is seeking.

10 minutes in, haven't even chuckled yet. I hope it gets better

Dave is probably my fav stand up. He's never missed before

 

[doublejump]

The hardest I laughed was at SPACE JEWS.

This the one that went over my head. WTF was he talking about with this ?



Explained

The joke was that the Jews are treating the Palestinians poorly after they themselves were treated poorly by the Nazis.

Similarly the black slave owner was treated poorly by his masters but once he was freed he still went out and bought slaves and treated them poorly despite knowing what it felt like.

He held back here and it wasn't funny.

 

[ThrobbingHood]

Why does it bother you that a man has to get something off his chest?

Pretty sure if I go through your post history I can find a common theme of you being disgruntled about something and it affecting your life. He like anyone else is allowed to say things that are in his life. He is human.

He said in the special that certain things bothered him and how his image is perceived. Surely you as breh and as a man don't want to be perceived a certain way if you aren't characterized in a certain light that truly doesn't reflect who you are.

Difference between me and him is that he’s a comedian, his job is to be funny. What I post on here has no objective. I wouldn’t mind that he was beating a dead horse if he was actually being funny.

I encourage comedians to get their frustrations off their chests’, that’s when they’re usually at their funniest. No one is saying he shouldn’t, but if you’re doing a stand up special, last time I checked, being funny is just as important as getting your point of view across. I mean 30+ mins on trehs? God damn! It truly felt like I was watching TLR live.

It pains me to say this as a huge Dave Chappelle fan as he’s on my comedy Mount Rushmore but his last three specials have been duds. I’m hoping he takes a long break and comes back inspired because it’s clear he’s fatigued creatively.

 

[drugxglory]

That last line & mic drop

 

[Duke Dixon]

This the one that went over my head. WTF was he talking about with this ?

The Sci fi movie idea that he had was really a brief history of the Jews. They left their land came back wanting to fight people that lived on their land when they left. That's why they've been fighting the Jordanians/Palestinians for all these years. Imo Dave is saying we don't give a damn or can see them as the villains unless we look at it from a distance as a Sci fi movie. Also to me the title Space Jews sounds funny as fukk to me. It's simple and to the point

 

[I Really Mean It]

 

[ChatGPT-5]

Man… here’s my honest review.

Dave has become everything I feared he would become: a lecturer without the comedy.

I smiled and chuckled at some parts but I had no real laugh out loud moments. It felt like a TeD Talk with anecdotal stories. He spent the last 30 mins on trans. I mean God damn, let it go already. Talk about overkill. It would’ve been fine if this was his first time addressing them but this is like the third special in a row.

Chappelle has become a real life Coli poster. The only time I hear about these trehs are on here. Outside of that, I rarely hear about them. Now Chappelle seems to have a weird fetish over them.

I really tried to enjoy this. If this was anyone but Chappelle, I would’ve switched off after 30 minutes. Please stop with this “he’s transcended comedy.” Wtf? Last time I checked a comedian is meant to be funny. Whether it’s one liners or story telling, the goal is to be funny.

You can be political, socially conscious, philosophical etc and still be funny. This special wasn’t it. Just ranting and ranting about gays and trans… AGAIN!

Sorry, Dave needs to go back to the drawing board. Too many specials in such a short amount of time has made him stale and predictable.

At least he said this will be his last special for a while and he’ll stop beating a dead horse. Hopefully he comes back inspired and back to funny Dave.

this.

 

[SCJoe]

I’m just worried he said he’s not doing another special for a while. What’s a while damn it lol

Dude is close to 50, just got his biggest bag ever and ended the special showing his family after all this time. I wouldn't be shocked if its a decade or more.

 

[Pimp]

Difference between me and him is that he’s a comedian, his job is to be funny. What I post on here has no objective. I wouldn’t mind that he was beating a dead horse if he was actually being funny.

I encourage comedians to get their frustrations off their chests’, that’s when they’re usually at their funniest. No one is saying he shouldn’t, but if you’re doing a stand up special, last time I checked, being funny is just as important as getting your point of view across. I mean 30+ mins on trehs? God damn! It truly felt like I was watching TLR live.

It pains me to say this as a huge Dave Chappelle fan as he’s on my comedy Mount Rushmore but his last three specials have been duds. I’m hoping he takes a long break and comes back inspired because it’s clear he’s fatigued creatively.

You sound like a dumb nikka. Being funny lol is young nikka shyt. Once you reach a certain age you start talking about life..

This is one of the GOATS... Use your platform to expose shyt with a little humor. I'm tired of LGBTQ having more rights than black people. How a rapper can kill someone, doesn't get canceled then he says something about gays and he's canceled. I would have been happy if he went harder on them fags.

 

[Maximus Rex]

Goddamn, just finished it an hour and 12 minutes of transgender talk, felt like 3 hours

 

[Koba St]

Watched it

Dave is officially washed

 

[Ziggiy]

Those last 30 mins were incredible.


Dave Chappelle is the GOAT. There is no better storyteller in modern day comedy and he’s more than a match for legends like Murphy and Prior.

 

[Cat piss martini]

Dave has trancended standup.
Dave told the agenda to it's face
that he will never love a struggle
that dont love him or his people.

 

[MrRDU]

I woke up at 4:30am & started watching this while drinking my pre-gym coffee... I aint make the gym