Dave Chappelle: The Bird Revelation
Dave Chappelle turns the entertainment industry's abuse scandals into a provocative, uncomfortable, and darkly funny stand-up examination of complicity.
Overview
A fearless comedian tackles the harsh realities of abuse in the entertainment industry with sharp wit and insight.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- provocative
- sardonic
- uncomfortable
- late night viewing
- comedy marathon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Chappelle builds jokes around sexual assault scandals and public responses to abuse, using confrontation as a central comic strategy.
The material examines sexual assaults in entertainment news and why people permit abusive situations to continue.
Dave Chappelle appears as himself and delivers the complete 49-minute performance directly to the audience.
The jokes respond explicitly to entertainment-industry sexual-assault news dominating public conversation in 2017.
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Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer
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Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones
shared adult stand-up comedy, taboo subjects, and politically charged observational humor
George Carlin: You Are All Diseased
shared solo performance format, controversial cultural commentary, and abrasive satire
Movie Details
- Director
- Stan Lathan
- Release Date
- 2017-12-31
- Runtime
- 49 min
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 (214)
Cast
- Dave Chappelle
Common questions
- What is Dave Chappelle: The Bird Revelation about?
- Dave Chappelle turns the entertainment industry's abuse scandals into a provocative, uncomfortable, and darkly funny stand-up examination of complicity.
- What is Dave Chappelle: The Bird Revelation like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Dave Chappelle: The Bird Revelation as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Dave Chappelle: The Bird Revelation violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Dave Chappelle: The Bird Revelation.
- Which films are like Dave Chappelle: The Bird Revelation?
- Films with a similar feel include Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer, Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones, and George Carlin: You Are All Diseased.
- How long is Dave Chappelle: The Bird Revelation?
- Dave Chappelle: The Bird Revelation runs 49 minutes.
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