Hart: It was a highlight of my life. It was Dave's thing. I'm telling you. We were up there watching Dave. Being fans. Fans of Chappelle.
Rock: Dave's got the best quote about comedy I've ever heard. He says, "Comedy is a language I speak well." That's what it feels like with him. It doesn't feel like an act. It feels like a guy speaking his first language. He's so natural with it. He takes his time. He's got a lot of Bill Cosby in him. We hear cursing and sex and we think Richard Pryor. But to me, Dave's closer to Cosby than anybody. He has the balls to take his time and set something up.
Hart: That crowd got something money can't buy. They got authenticity.
Rock: Yeah, it was kind of a lovefest. Though I'm not a sentimental guy. Anytime it gets too sappy, somebody's got to say some funny shit.
Bellamy: I remember Chris saying Marlon fucked one of his ex-girlfriends.
Wayans: Dave says something about my mama's vagina, about her having ten kids. I said, "Don't make me call all the Negroes that came up out that vagina. You don't want to get the Wayans beat-down." He goes, "Oh, please don't call them niggas." Then Kev told this story about how he spilled liquor on Beyoncé once, and all of us was like, "Time out, Negro. Your stories are starting to include people that normal people don't hang out with." That's when you know you're making too much money.
Bellamy: Chris said something to Kevin that congratulated him on his success—but it was like, "You may be hot right now, but Dave Chappelle is hot forever."
Rock: You're not going to sit there and let other people be funnier than you. I mean, I like Kevin, but come on. I'm not conceding. Please. Kevin starred in Soul Plane. So, you tell him that you love him, but you got to remind him of Soul Plane.
Wayans: Everybody on that stage was different. Dave is the kind of guy that takes years to make a painting and then goes, "Nah, I don't want to sell it. I'll put it in this gallery for a little bit of time, but I'm not going to sell it." Chris is the kind of guy who will draw something, erase it, draw it again, erase it, draw it again a different way, erase it, draw it in color, erase it, fill it out, erase it. You know, Chris is an artist like that. Like a mad scientist putting down comedic formulas. And Kev—Kev is one of those guys that makes a painting and says, "This is the greatest painting ever." And you go, "Wow, that is a great-ass painting!" And you had no idea he had the time to even draw it. Bill has been doing it so long that he's just a master of ceremony. He always puts out something that you go, "Man, that's some good art right there." You know, "How come this didn't sell for $100 million?" You know? And Bill, not only are his paintings good, but, you know, he has a good canvas. You know, he's a good-looking dude. It's hard for people to root for the fine nigga, but Bill, you know, Bill has been doing this for twenty years, and consistently. Me? I'm just learning how to paint.
Bellamy: This was a moment when we wasn't working, we wasn't in the hustle and bustle. We were just in the club where it all started for everybody, and we could say how much we love and appreciate each other's talent. It wasn't a roast. It was a tribute.
Wayans: It could have been thirty minutes. It could have been an hour. I'm not sure, because time was going by so fast because we was all laughing so much. And Quest is just up there like hitting the piano sometimes when some jokes are out of bounds.
Thompson: It was about being a witness to a great moment. I gave up a great date with a hot girl. I threw it away just to rush to this club to watch history.
Rock: And it'll never happen again. There's no Coachella of comedy where we all get together, you know? There was definitely an afterglow. I remember coming back to the club a few nights later and thinking I was gonna go on, but—eh. Everything felt like a letdown after that for a minute. Like: I don't feel like getting on a lonely stage right now.
Dave Chappelle: I had no idea all those guys were going to be there. You know, comedy is surprisingly competitive. It's like being in the Karate Kid tournament every night. I've known these guys for years and have always respected their talent, but on that night I got to experience it up close. That's why it was special. But it made me laugh that Ahmir told his date he needed to go to the studio. Why didn't he just bring her to the show?
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Rock: Dave's got the best quote about comedy I've ever heard. He says, "Comedy is a language I speak well." That's what it feels like with him. It doesn't feel like an act. It feels like a guy speaking his first language. He's so natural with it. He takes his time. He's got a lot of Bill Cosby in him. We hear cursing and sex and we think Richard Pryor. But to me, Dave's closer to Cosby than anybody. He has the balls to take his time and set something up.
Hart: That crowd got something money can't buy. They got authenticity.
Rock: Yeah, it was kind of a lovefest. Though I'm not a sentimental guy. Anytime it gets too sappy, somebody's got to say some funny shit.
Bellamy: I remember Chris saying Marlon fucked one of his ex-girlfriends.
Wayans: Dave says something about my mama's vagina, about her having ten kids. I said, "Don't make me call all the Negroes that came up out that vagina. You don't want to get the Wayans beat-down." He goes, "Oh, please don't call them niggas." Then Kev told this story about how he spilled liquor on Beyoncé once, and all of us was like, "Time out, Negro. Your stories are starting to include people that normal people don't hang out with." That's when you know you're making too much money.
Bellamy: Chris said something to Kevin that congratulated him on his success—but it was like, "You may be hot right now, but Dave Chappelle is hot forever."
Rock: You're not going to sit there and let other people be funnier than you. I mean, I like Kevin, but come on. I'm not conceding. Please. Kevin starred in Soul Plane. So, you tell him that you love him, but you got to remind him of Soul Plane.
Wayans: Everybody on that stage was different. Dave is the kind of guy that takes years to make a painting and then goes, "Nah, I don't want to sell it. I'll put it in this gallery for a little bit of time, but I'm not going to sell it." Chris is the kind of guy who will draw something, erase it, draw it again, erase it, draw it again a different way, erase it, draw it in color, erase it, fill it out, erase it. You know, Chris is an artist like that. Like a mad scientist putting down comedic formulas. And Kev—Kev is one of those guys that makes a painting and says, "This is the greatest painting ever." And you go, "Wow, that is a great-ass painting!" And you had no idea he had the time to even draw it. Bill has been doing it so long that he's just a master of ceremony. He always puts out something that you go, "Man, that's some good art right there." You know, "How come this didn't sell for $100 million?" You know? And Bill, not only are his paintings good, but, you know, he has a good canvas. You know, he's a good-looking dude. It's hard for people to root for the fine nigga, but Bill, you know, Bill has been doing this for twenty years, and consistently. Me? I'm just learning how to paint.
Bellamy: This was a moment when we wasn't working, we wasn't in the hustle and bustle. We were just in the club where it all started for everybody, and we could say how much we love and appreciate each other's talent. It wasn't a roast. It was a tribute.
Wayans: It could have been thirty minutes. It could have been an hour. I'm not sure, because time was going by so fast because we was all laughing so much. And Quest is just up there like hitting the piano sometimes when some jokes are out of bounds.
Thompson: It was about being a witness to a great moment. I gave up a great date with a hot girl. I threw it away just to rush to this club to watch history.
Rock: And it'll never happen again. There's no Coachella of comedy where we all get together, you know? There was definitely an afterglow. I remember coming back to the club a few nights later and thinking I was gonna go on, but—eh. Everything felt like a letdown after that for a minute. Like: I don't feel like getting on a lonely stage right now.
Dave Chappelle: I had no idea all those guys were going to be there. You know, comedy is surprisingly competitive. It's like being in the Karate Kid tournament every night. I've known these guys for years and have always respected their talent, but on that night I got to experience it up close. That's why it was special. But it made me laugh that Ahmir told his date he needed to go to the studio. Why didn't he just bring her to the show?
This is an extended version of the story
