TONIGHT: #DaveChappelle revisits his suggestion of giving Trump ‘a chance’ and analyzes the president’s first 7 months in office. #LSSC pic.twitter.com/TptrTjJLan
— The Late Show (@colbertlateshow) August 3, 2017
Dave Chappelle’s Radio City Music Hall residency has started with a wide selection of comedians and musicians making it a must-see event if you were lucky enough to snag tickets. The next best thing might be this funny and pleasant interview with Stephen Colbert from Wednesday’s Late Show. Not only does Chappelle discuss his comments about President Trump from SNL for a third time, almost topping his monologue’s final message with a fairly realistic reassessment of Trump’s first months in power.
Not only does he make it clear that it’s not like he wanted to give him a chance in that “Emmy-nominated monologue,” but the Trump reign comes with what he hopes is a chance to create more informed voters in the next election. “He’s like a bad DJ at a good party” according to Chappelle, pointing out that Trump’s presidency is an example of traction in American political life.
Chappelle also talked a bit about his career during the interview, getting his start at 14 with his mother critiquing his work after the show. This is also the moment where Chappelle gets to talk a bit about his body transformation and what led him to get “buff,” even flexing a bit for Colbert after the subject is brought up.
#DaveChappelle just casually flexing his muscles for @StephenAtHome on the Late Show. #LSSC pic.twitter.com/jng5L490V1
— The Late Show (@colbertlateshow) August 3, 2017
He also calls Colbert one of the most important comedic voices out there today, which is a fine moment after Colbert asks Chappelle to promise not to go away again like he did with the demise of Chappelle’s Show. It’s a nice moment and it even gets Colbert an invite to do five minutes at Radio City with Chappelle.
Chappelle’s appearance at a town hall in his home of Yellow Springs, Ohio also becomes a topic during the chat and includes one of the best moments of the night when he compares himself to Krusty The Clown:
It’s like the Simpsons, you see the same people everyday & I’m like the local Krusty the Clown. – #DaveChappelle on Yellow Springs, OH.#LSSC pic.twitter.com/p70CLemT7s
— The Late Show (@colbertlateshow) August 3, 2017
You always want to be the Krusty The Clown of your town. If not that, maybe you can swing being the Sea Captain or Disco Stu. Be interesting and don’t be a Principal Skinner or Ned Flanders. And when things get rough, go ahead and be a Barney Gumble for a while.
(Via The Late Show)
