Dave Chappelle (2017)

I am so glad to see Dave Chappelle back doing standup after a 10-year hiatus. He is a comic genius, and The Chappelle Show was inspired. I put Dave on the same stage as Gary Shandling, Johnny Carson, Carol Burnett, and one or two others. He is edgy and raunchy (esp. this time with an extended bit on a synonym for "meow juice"), and his pop culture knowledge goes well beyond my own, but everything he says hits home. Many white comedians joke about racism but Dave skewers it with his jokes every time. Dave performed in Los Angeles for the first of the two acts in this "collection" (so he relates the four times in his life he met OJ Simpson) and then in Austin (my favorite of the two shows). Enjoy! 4 stars. (10-11-2017)