The 5 Words Dave Chappelle Said To Me That Changed Everything

He probably has no idea

Dave Chappelle

This story is 100% true, at least, I truly remember it as having happened exactly as I’m outlining it.

One night in, oh, say, 2004, I performed stand-up late on a Tuesday night in a basement of a club on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. After the show, I went into the audience and I was delighted to get to see and chat with Dave Chappelle, who was an already known and celebrated comedian well on his way to becoming infamous.

I’d met Dave before at The Boston Comedy Club, where I often performed, but we weren’t good buddies or anything. That night, it was like he’d seen me for the first time, and in fact, he might have even actually seen my stand up for the first time. He congratulated and complimented me on my set and said to me the following 5 life changing words: