Dave Chappelle sells out four showcases at Florida Theatre
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Published by Sareth Ney on Jan. 18, 2017 at 12:16 a.m.
Updated on Jan. 18, 2017 at 4:15 p.m. |
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Photo credit: floridatheatre.ticketforce.com
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Dave Chappelle will be performing stand-up comedy in front of four sold out crowds at Florida Theatre, on Feb. 8 and Feb. 9. It will be part of his Feb. tour and it begins with two performances at The Charleston Music Hall in Charleston, S.C., on Feb. 1. The trek will conclude with four performances at Saenger Theatre in New Orleans, from Feb. 15 to Feb. 18. He is an actor, comedian, producer and writer.
As an actor, Chappelle made appearances in the following: “The End of August”, “Robin Hood: Men In Tights”, “Undercover Blues”, “Getting In”, “Home Improvement”, “Buddies”, “The Nutty Professor”, “Con Air”, “The Real Blonde”, “Damn Whitey”, “Bowl of Pork”, “Half Baked”, “The Larry Sanders Show”, “Woo”, “You’ve Got Mail”, “200 Cigarettes”, “Blue Streak”, “Screwed”, “Undercover Brother”, “Wanda at Large” and “Chappelle’s Show”. He provided voiceover work in “Joe’s Apartment”, “Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist”, “Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child” and “Crank Yankers”. He was uncredited for “The End of August”.
Executive producer credits for Chappelle include: “The Dave Chappelle Project”, “Dave Chappelle: Killin’ Them Softly”, “Dave Chappelle: For What It’s Worth” and “Chappelle’s Show”. He was the producer of “Half Baked” and “Dave Chappelle’s Block Party”. He was not credited for “Half Baked” though.
Writer credits for Chappelle consist of: “Comic Justice”, “Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist”, “Damn Whitey”, “The Dave Chappelle Project”, “HBO Comedy Half-Hour”, “Half Baked”, “Dave Chappelle: Killin’ Them Softly”, “Dave Chappelle: For What It’s Worth”, “Dave Chappelle’s Block Party” and 32 out of 33 episodes of “Chappelle’s Show”. He is also the co-creator of “Chappelle’s Show”.
On three soundtracks, Chappelle’s voice could be heard singing on: “Half Baked”, seven episodes “Chappelle’s Show” and “Dave Chappelle’s Block Party”. However, he was not credited for “Half Baked”.
Florida Theatre will host two sets of Chappelle at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m., on Feb. 9 and Feb. 10. Tickets have been sold out on their website, after they were made available for purchase on Jan. 13 at 10 a.m. Cellular phones will be prohibited from entering the venue. All attendees are encouraged to leave them inside of their cars or at home. Cell phones which are brought into the venue will be placed inside of a locked pouch. All spectators will be pat down and searched with a metal detecting wand. Those who choose to use their mobile phones will be expelled.
As an actor, Chappelle made appearances in the following: “The End of August”, “Robin Hood: Men In Tights”, “Undercover Blues”, “Getting In”, “Home Improvement”, “Buddies”, “The Nutty Professor”, “Con Air”, “The Real Blonde”, “Damn Whitey”, “Bowl of Pork”, “Half Baked”, “The Larry Sanders Show”, “Woo”, “You’ve Got Mail”, “200 Cigarettes”, “Blue Streak”, “Screwed”, “Undercover Brother”, “Wanda at Large” and “Chappelle’s Show”. He provided voiceover work in “Joe’s Apartment”, “Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist”, “Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child” and “Crank Yankers”. He was uncredited for “The End of August”.
Executive producer credits for Chappelle include: “The Dave Chappelle Project”, “Dave Chappelle: Killin’ Them Softly”, “Dave Chappelle: For What It’s Worth” and “Chappelle’s Show”. He was the producer of “Half Baked” and “Dave Chappelle’s Block Party”. He was not credited for “Half Baked” though.
Writer credits for Chappelle consist of: “Comic Justice”, “Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist”, “Damn Whitey”, “The Dave Chappelle Project”, “HBO Comedy Half-Hour”, “Half Baked”, “Dave Chappelle: Killin’ Them Softly”, “Dave Chappelle: For What It’s Worth”, “Dave Chappelle’s Block Party” and 32 out of 33 episodes of “Chappelle’s Show”. He is also the co-creator of “Chappelle’s Show”.
On three soundtracks, Chappelle’s voice could be heard singing on: “Half Baked”, seven episodes “Chappelle’s Show” and “Dave Chappelle’s Block Party”. However, he was not credited for “Half Baked”.
Florida Theatre will host two sets of Chappelle at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m., on Feb. 9 and Feb. 10. Tickets have been sold out on their website, after they were made available for purchase on Jan. 13 at 10 a.m. Cellular phones will be prohibited from entering the venue. All attendees are encouraged to leave them inside of their cars or at home. Cell phones which are brought into the venue will be placed inside of a locked pouch. All spectators will be pat down and searched with a metal detecting wand. Those who choose to use their mobile phones will be expelled.
Dave Chappelle’s upcoming tour dates:
Jan. 18 - Blind Barber, Culver City, Calif.
Jan. 19 - Club Bahia, Los Angeles
Feb. 1 - The Charleston Music Hall, Charleston, S.C.
Feb. 1 - The Charleston Music Hall, Charleston, S.C.
Feb. 3 - Township Auditorium, Columbia, S.C.
Feb. 3 - Township Auditorium, Columbia, S.C.
Feb. 4 - Tivoli Theatre, Chattanooga, Tenn.
Feb. 4 - Tivoli Theatre, Chattanooga, Tenn.
Feb. 6 - U.S. Cellular Center, Asheville, N.C.
Feb. 6 - U.S. Cellular Center, Asheville, N.C.
Feb. 7 - Bell Auditorium, Augusta, Ga.
Feb. 8 - Florida Theatre, Jacksonville, Fla.
Feb. 8 - Florida Theatre, Jacksonville, Fla.
Feb. 9 - Florida Theatre, Jacksonville, Fla.
Feb. 9 - Florida Theatre, Jacksonville, Fla.
Feb. 10 - Coral Spring Center for the Arts, Coral Springs, Fla.
Feb. 11 - Coral Spring Center for the Arts, Coral Springs, Fla.
Feb. 11 - Van Wezel, Sarasota, Fla.
Feb. 15 - Saenger Theatre, New Orleans
Feb. 16 - Saenger Theatre, New Orleans
Feb. 17 - Saenger Theatre, New Orleans
Feb. 18 - Saenger Theatre, New Orleans
Jan. 18 - Blind Barber, Culver City, Calif.
Jan. 19 - Club Bahia, Los Angeles
Feb. 1 - The Charleston Music Hall, Charleston, S.C.
Feb. 1 - The Charleston Music Hall, Charleston, S.C.
Feb. 3 - Township Auditorium, Columbia, S.C.
Feb. 3 - Township Auditorium, Columbia, S.C.
Feb. 4 - Tivoli Theatre, Chattanooga, Tenn.
Feb. 4 - Tivoli Theatre, Chattanooga, Tenn.
Feb. 6 - U.S. Cellular Center, Asheville, N.C.
Feb. 6 - U.S. Cellular Center, Asheville, N.C.
Feb. 7 - Bell Auditorium, Augusta, Ga.
Feb. 8 - Florida Theatre, Jacksonville, Fla.
Feb. 8 - Florida Theatre, Jacksonville, Fla.
Feb. 9 - Florida Theatre, Jacksonville, Fla.
Feb. 9 - Florida Theatre, Jacksonville, Fla.
Feb. 10 - Coral Spring Center for the Arts, Coral Springs, Fla.
Feb. 11 - Coral Spring Center for the Arts, Coral Springs, Fla.
Feb. 11 - Van Wezel, Sarasota, Fla.
Feb. 15 - Saenger Theatre, New Orleans
Feb. 16 - Saenger Theatre, New Orleans
Feb. 17 - Saenger Theatre, New Orleans
Feb. 18 - Saenger Theatre, New Orleans
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sareth Ney is the journalist for A Quarter and Dream Pictures. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communications and Center for New Media from Colorado State University-Pueblo. He is a former apprentice to master of horror, Clive Barker. He is a Wu-Tang Clan inspired superhero, Wu-Man Chu. He is an award-winning short filmmaker; his goal is to write 150 articles in select time zones, inducts every article into his hall of fame, is a stand-up comedian, motivational speaker, founder and co-host of Pueblo's Independent Multimedia Podcast and is the festival director at Sareth-Fest Music and Comedy Festival.
