When Dave Chappelle greeted the audience at the newly reopened Radio City Music Hall on Saturday night, surveying a crowd of nearly 6,000 mostly maskless people — who were required to show proof of vaccination at the door — after the world premiere of his new documentary “David Chappelle: This Time This Place,” he did not mince words. “What a shit year it was,” he said. “I’m so sorry if you lost someone, or lost something, during this pandemic.”
It was an acknowledgement of the big picture in the midst of a lively scene, and a natural extension of the movie. “Dave Chappelle: This Time This Place,” which was listed as untitled until the moment the opening credits rolled, captures Chappelle’s extraordinary 2020 efforts to hold a series of outdoor comedy shows in a cornfield near his home in the small town of Yellow Springs, Ohio. As his ambition grew and virtually...
It was an acknowledgement of the big picture in the midst of a lively scene, and a natural extension of the movie. “Dave Chappelle: This Time This Place,” which was listed as untitled until the moment the opening credits rolled, captures Chappelle’s extraordinary 2020 efforts to hold a series of outdoor comedy shows in a cornfield near his home in the small town of Yellow Springs, Ohio. As his ambition grew and virtually...
- 6/20/2021
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
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