Dave Chappelle
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
I think it was the money, and at that time, the show was wildly popular, and all of a sudden, it was just gone.
I got to tell you the truth.
When I quit, I thought maybe I'll go back, but it took some time for me to realize, oh, I'm never going back.
Maybe like a year.
And then I thought my career was over.
I believed that for a few more years.
So I went through the whole process of mourning the narrative that I had in my head of being a big star.
And at that time, I was just back in Yellow Springs.
You know, Yellow Springs is welcome back, superstar.
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I was like, oh, man.
Took me...
I don't know, we think maybe four years to get over it.
But man, imagine how liberating that is to believe that it's over.
And I got over it.
And then I just went back to work.
I still needed money.
And I could still fill rooms up because people liked the show.
And I started back in comedy clubs.
And then I did this big tour.