Dave Chappelle's Special

Dave Chappelle is NOT "Rick James, Bitch." And he's not Li'l John going, "Wha-haaat??!!" Dave Shogun (his Wu-Tang name) turns 31 this Tuesday, and he's a standup comedian who's about to have a career peak after 17 years of chasing a   dream. Don't get me wrong; I think "Chappelle's Show" is quality TV. But watching Dave hold court with a mike in hand is like watching a standup-comedy clinic. Whoopi Goldberg once said his act reminded her of Richard Pryor in his prime. And in a world where cool is often defined by trying to speak, dress or act like a black guy, Dave does the white man's voice. And I don't mean the nasal, ass-clenched white-man voice that most black comics perform. This is wholly different.[more ]