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Who is Dave Chappelle?

Dave Chappelle (David Khari Webber Chappelle, born August 24, 1973, in Washington, D.C.) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland, and Washington, graduated from the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in 1991 and moved to New York, where he was booed off at the Apollo’s Amateur Night, worked open mics such as the Boston Comedy Club and broke out on HBO’s Def Comedy Jam in 1992. His first hour, Killin’ Them Softly, aired on HBO in 2000, followed by For What It’s Worth on Showtime (2004). In April 2007 he set a stand-up endurance record at the Laugh Factory on Sunset. Under a 2016 Netflix deal he released The Age of Spin and Deep in the Heart of Texas (March 21, 2017), Equanimity and The Bird Revelation (2017; the latter filmed at The Comedy Store), Sticks & Stones (2019), The Closer (2021), The Dreamer (2023) and The Unstoppable (2025), eight Netflix specials in all. Sticks & Stones, The Closer and The Dreamer drew criticism, including from advocacy groups and some Netflix employees over The Closer’s jokes about transgender people. He has won six Grammys for Best Comedy Album and the 2019 Mark Twain Prize, and in 2020 he hosted the outdoor “Chappelle Summer Camp” shows near his home in Yellow Springs, Ohio.

Sources: Wikipedia · The Closer (Wikipedia) · The Dreamer (Wikipedia) · Comedy Club Tracker (sources per date below)

Stand-up timeline

• 1973Born August 24, Washington, D.C.
• 1991Duke Ellington School of the Arts; moves to New York
• 1992HBO’s Def Comedy Jam
• 2000Killin’ Them Softly (HBO)
• 2004For What It’s Worth (Showtime)
• 2007Laugh Factory endurance record (April)
• 2017The Age of Spin, Deep in the Heart of Texas, Equanimity, The Bird Revelation (Netflix)
• 2019Sticks & Stones; Mark Twain Prize
• 20208:46 (YouTube, June 12); Chappelle Summer Camp, Yellow Springs
• 2021The Closer
• 2023The Dreamer (December 31)
• 2025The Unstoppable; Riyadh Comedy Festival (September)

Podcast & show guest appearances

4 verified guest appearances by Dave Chappelle on other people’s shows (their own podcasts are excluded), newest first.

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How we verify: each episode was matched in the show’s own RSS feed (found via the Apple Podcasts directory); the date is the feed’s publish date converted to Eastern Time; Dave Chappelle is named in the episode title or described as the guest; full episodes only (25+ min), no clips, re-airs or compilations. YouTube links appear only when the show’s official channel has the full episode and YouTube oEmbed confirms it (0 of 4); the rest link to the official audio.

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Specials, albums & books

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• The Unstoppable (stand-up special, 2025, Netflix) · source: Wikipedia · streaming only; no Amazon product, so no store link
• The Dreamer (stand-up special, 2023, Netflix) · source: Wikipedia · streaming only; no Amazon product, so no store link
• The Closer (stand-up special, 2021, Netflix) · source: Wikipedia · streaming only; no Amazon product, so no store link
• 8:46 (2020 YouTube special; audio release on Amazon, 2021) · source: Wikipedia · Amazon product link
• Sticks & Stones (stand-up special, 2019, Netflix (album on Amazon)) · source: Wikipedia · Amazon product link
• Equanimity & The Bird Revelation (stand-up specials, 2017, Netflix (album on Amazon)) · source: Wikipedia · Amazon product link
• The Age of Spin & Deep in the Heart of Texas (stand-up specials, 2017, Netflix (album on Amazon)) · source: Wikipedia · Amazon product link
• Killin’ Them Softly (stand-up special, 2000, HBO) · source: Wikipedia · Amazon product link
• For What It’s Worth (stand-up special, 2004, Showtime) · source: Wikipedia · streaming only; no Amazon product, so no store link

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Dave Chappelle live dates & lineups

From our comedy tracker: dates, rooms, roles and who opened, each with its source. Updated Sunday, October 18, 2026.

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Confirmed · 2+ sourcesUnverified · 1 source

Upcoming dates

No upcoming dates in our tracker yet.

Past performances

Oct 17, 2026

Unverified · 1 source

Screwball Comedy Festival

Mesa, AZ

Role not listed by the source

• Sat Oct 176:00 PM

Sources: Punchup

Openers & features

Dave opened for

None recorded yet. Club pages almost never print opener or feature names for Dave Chappelle’s shows, so this fills in as sources confirm them.

Opened for Dave

None recorded yet. Club pages almost never print opener or feature names for Dave Chappelle’s shows, so this fills in as sources confirm them.

Momentum

No momentum note yet. Our tracker started on Oct 14, 2026 (1 runs logged since), so there is no earlier period to compare bookings against. A note appears only when the data supports one.

Said on podcasts

No podcast mentions logged yet.

More on Dave

• Named in JRE #2366 show notes on MSN
• Named in We Might Be Drunk show notes on MSN (Patton Oswalt episode)
• Movies & TV shows: every Dave Chappelle credit

How we check: a run shows as confirmed only when two independent sources agree on it (for example the club’s own calendar plus a ticketing listing, or Dave naming the dates on a podcast). Everything else stays unverified until a second source turns up. Roles appear only when a source states them. Know a date or an opener we missed? Use the form below.

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Official links

• Wikipedia
• The Closer (Wikipedia)
• The Dreamer (Wikipedia)
• 8:46 (Wikipedia)

Disclaimer: Editorial content about comedians only. Facts are cited to the sources linked above; tour data comes from our comedy tracker and stays unverified until a second source confirms it. We do not fabricate quotes. Support performers via official channels.