If you haven’t heard, Dave Chappelle does whatever he wants. Because he is Dave Chappelle. I’m not mad at it.
After Chappelle learned of Prince’s death when being asked for a comment from the media, he decided to turn his show into a tribute to the late icon. Details via The Huffington Post:
Chappelle reportedly went on stage at the Chapel venue in San Francisco at 2 a.m. and admitted he almost didn’t do the show at all. The comedian said his band reminded him that “Prince would definitely not condone that.”
“And now there is no place I’d rather be,” he said.
During the set, the comedian’s backing band played Prince songs and Chappelle told stories about his encounters with the singer, as he mourned his death.
“This is black 9/11,” Chappelle said. “It’s so much better that we grieve together.”
Chappelle told WCCO CBS Minnesota that the two had become friends after his skit about Prince aired.
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