Comedy’s last stand

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It was one of the most unusual impressions from a comic legend who doesn’t generally do them at all. But it marked an important moment in the culture wars.

In his new Netflix special Sticks and Stones, Dave Chappelle set a trap for his audience and they walked right into it. “I want to see if you can guess who it is I’m doing an impression of,” he said. “All right? Let me get into character. You gotta guess who it is, though. Okay, here it goes. ‘Uh, duh. Hey! Durr! If you do anything wrong in your life, duh, and I find out about it, I’m gonna try to take everything away from you, and I don’t care when I find out. Could be today, tomorrow, 15, 20 years from now. If I find out, you’re f—ing-duh-finished.’ Who’s that?”

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