Dave Chappelle: The Closer

This is different. It's not extremely funny. It's Dave saying things that he personally needed to say.

I get why Dave is taking a break; the world is becoming a stranger place; i just hope we can all do better in the future.

Dave Chapelle does it again and nails his final act for his Netflix's productions. Dave is, yet again, precise on his social jokes that people shouldn't stop taking them seriously and consider what he means by that, before Dave wouldn't say anything about them, he would probably hope that people would get what he meant, years went by and he noticed that people are THAT dull, so now he points out, and I might be misquoting, "Don't take what I say literally, understand that what I am saying is a critique to our society".

Dave doesn't backs down, nor does he pull the punches on the things he argues that are being done wrong, but he also points out what they are doing wrong.

I'm glad someone like Dave Chapelle exists and I am also glad that he stepped down for now, I don't know what his next projects will be, but I think he should leave the scene, at least for these specials, for some time. People should absorb what he said, specially those that he is criticising, otherwise, if he kept doing these shows, his words would be for nothing.

This is really more of a raconteur at work that pure stand up. It's funny, but he has a point and wants to make it clear. He circles around it multiple times, and brings you where he wants you to be. Some people may be offended, but thats hardly an indictment, people are offended by almost everything now. A strong hour overall.

Was it the funniest special? With the most jokes? - No, probably not.

Was it captivating and entertaining? - Hell, yes!

As most people have already understood: Dave Chappelle is not JUST jokes (anymore). He kind of transcended comedy in the past few years and grew into his role as a great story teller who holds the mirror up to society, talking about sensitive topics, making controversial statements while keeping his great punchlines. And you could feel that this special was particularly important to him.

For sure, I have laughed more in other specials of his but this doesn't mean the jokes or the special itself weren't as good, it's just different and I enjoyed every bit of it.

Although I understand and appreciate him talking about these sensitive and sometimes serious topics, I also hope we get to see him more light-hearted in the future again.