7. Dave Chappelle
Billboard called him “the best.” Esquire called him “the comic genius of America.” Glancing at his career before and after the groundbreaking Chappelle’s Show makes one thing clear: Stand-up is his first (and perhaps only) love. Chappelle talks race, celebrity, and politics in a way that belies the incisive and ferocious nature of his observations. After a pair of stunningly good specials on Netflix, Chappelle has not only reasserted himself in the game– but put himself right back on top.
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