His First TV Interview: Why Comedian Dave Chappelle Walked Away From $50 Million

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🗓️ 23 July 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Original Air Date: February 3, 2006 Dave Chappelle was the hottest comedian in the country until he disappeared. In his first television interview at the time, Dave Chappelle talks to Oprah about his decision to walk off the set of his hit television show and away from $50 million. He also discusses whether he'll return to the show that made him a household name. Want more podcasts from OWN? Visit https://bit.ly/OWNPods You can also watch Oprah’s Super Soul, The Oprah Winfrey Show and more of your favorite OWN shows on your TV! Visit https://bit.ly/find_OWN

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0:00.0	Through 25 seasons, 4,561 episodes.
0:06.4	I believe the Oprah Winfrey show
0:07.8	was one of the greatest classrooms in the world.
0:10.2	I really never thought of it that way.
0:12.2	The aha moments, the breakthroughs, the LOLs, the connections, the occasional ugly cry.
0:20.0	I'm missing so terribly, I'm missing every single minute.
0:23.4	The moments that matter.
0:25.1	The eye-opening life lessons.
0:28.2	Never allow them to take you somewhere else.
0:30.9	I'm bringing them back. It's time to open the vault. I personally
0:36.6	chosen these classic episodes to share with you again. Every single person you
0:41.8	ever will meet shares that common desire.
0:45.0	They want to know, do you see me?
0:48.0	Do you hear me?
0:49.0	Does what I say mean anything to you?
0:52.0	You are listening to the Oprah Winfrey show, The Podcast.
0:56.0	It's one of the strangest and most controversial things to happen in the entertainment world.
1:05.0	Last spring, the hottest comedian in the country, Dave Chappelle, walked off the set of his hit TV show and away from $50 million and just disappeared.
1:16.4	For the first time on television, Dave is here to tell his story.
1:21.1	Please welcome Dave Chappelle.
1:23.0	Fun, I'm glad you're here. Everybody wants to know why did you walk away from
1:37.9	50 million dollars? Well I wasn't walking away from the money.
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