An American comedian, actor and screenwriter born in Washington in 1973, Dave Chappelle first made a name for himself with Chappelle’s Show before becoming one of the leading voices in stand-up comedy. He won a Grammy for The Dreamer, his Netflix special released in late 2023. He then released his eighth Netflix special as a surprise, The Unstoppable…, on 19 December 2025, filmed in his hometown of Washington. In 2026, he performed a string of shows: the «Pulling Up» residency from 7 to 9 May at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles for the Netflix Is a Joke Fest, a summer arena tour, his sole date in the UK, at the Eventim Apollo in London, and the «Karmageddon» tour in the autumn. This tour concluded at Madison Square Garden with the opening of the New York Comedy Festival.
