Dave Chappelle

If I get to test drive, like, a new venue.

And I love the club.

I think it's called, what's it called?

Katie's, I think it's called.

So shout out to Katie's.

It's a great, great room.

But I bring it up because on a night like that, I'll try out mostly new jokes just to see where I'm at and where people are.

And you're right.

It's not that my voice is important, but now it's like somewhere the crowd is coming in.

almost like church.

They're not coming to hear me say anything important, but they're coming to lay down a burden, so to speak.

And so a show like that was incredibly fun to do.

But it tells me about where people are.

And remember, this is in North Hollywood, so everyone's doing pretty good out there.

is that these times are uncertain, that there's an emotional content or pain, or some people come to counteract a numbness.

They just want to laugh so they can feel something.

But it's never really been quite like this before, where everyone feels

like we're on the precipice of some amazing change.

And every day, the new cycling is more appalling than the last day.

And it doesn't seem like it's ever going to end.