Dave Chappelle

What’s Behind the Curtain

San Franciscans Are Not Googling "the N-Word"

Hey Barry! Guess what my constituents haven't been Googling!​In 2008, Barack Obama was the rising tide that buoyed all San Francisco ships -- at least the ones that floated a bit to the left. A massive turnout for "Hope" and "Change" -- 84 percent of a swollen turnout voted for Obama -- also led t ... More >>

R. Kelly Previews New Music, Remains Completely Hilarious

​Remember when Dave Chappelle did his "(I Wanna) Pee On You" skit? The one that provided us all with huge laughs at the expense of R. Kelly, after the singer was accused of peeing on, and having sex with, an underage girl? "Pee On You" was one of Chappelle's most memorable and brilliant moments, b ... More >>

Big Boi's Outside Lands Set: Killed By DJ's Computer Malfunction

No show for Sir Lucious Left Foot​ It didn't seem to bode well for Big Boi's scheduled Outside Lands performance that the Atlanta rapper (and OutKast member) was arrested only days before on drug charges in Miami. In the end, Big Boi didn't end up playing in S.F. on Friday as scheduled -- but ... More >>

Lauryn Hill Is Playing a One-Off Tribute to Bob Marley In S.F. Next Week

Kevin HendersonShe's baaaack​ Last month it was a regular ol' concert at the Warfield, followed a day later by a crazy last-minute late-night show with Dave Chappelle in Oakland. And next week Lauryn Hill comes back to the Bay Area for something else altogether: A special tribute to her longti ... More >>

SF Weekly Letters

Kevin HendersonShe's baaaack​ Last month it was a regular ol' concert at the Warfield, followed a day later by a crazy last-minute late-night show with Dave Chappelle in Oakland. And next week Lauryn Hill comes back to the Bay Area for something else altogether: A special tribute to her longti ... More >>

Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music

Kevin HendersonShe's baaaack​ Last month it was a regular ol' concert at the Warfield, followed a day later by a crazy last-minute late-night show with Dave Chappelle in Oakland. And next week Lauryn Hill comes back to the Bay Area for something else altogether: A special tribute to her longti ... More >>

Lauryn Hill and Dave Chappelle Drop a Surprise Late-Night Show on Oakland

Lauryn Hill at the New Parish last night.​Lauryn HillDave ChappelleApril 13, 2011 (Actually April 14)@ The New Parish, OaklandBetter than: A good night's sleepWhen the news hit Twitter Wednesday afternoon, it seemed like a prank: Lauryn Hill and Dave Chappelle had announced a last-minute show at t ... More >>

Last Night's Lauryn Hill and Dave Chappelle Show Was Every Bit the Crazy Last-Minute Idea it Seemed

Truly a last-minute affair​Everyone's been asking us today: How is it that a Lauryn Hill/Dave Chappelle show actually happened last night, anyway? And, frankly we wondered ourselves -- all we saw beforehand were the announcement Tweets like the rest of you. Being the journalistically inclined folk ... More >>

We Go Together

Truly a last-minute affair​Everyone's been asking us today: How is it that a Lauryn Hill/Dave Chappelle show actually happened last night, anyway? And, frankly we wondered ourselves -- all we saw beforehand were the announcement Tweets like the rest of you. Being the journalistically inclined folk ... More >>

Holly's Comedy Club Closes -- After Barely One Month

​Holly's, the comedy club opened by comedienne Holly Horn on Nov. 4, has abruptly closed. Ba-dum-bum. Dave Chappelle has done sets longer than that. Tip your waitresses -- they really could use it! Our calls to the club have not yet been answered. No joke -- when one phones the shuttered club at 1 ... More >>

Crazy Kids Matt and Kim Climb the Stage, Tell Jokes, Play Every Song They Have

​Matt and KimFang IslandLimousines September 30, 2010@The FillmoreBetter than: Richard Linklater's Before Sunset," but probably just as good as "Before Sunrise."  Smiley-faced popsters Matt and Kim are the houseguests everybody wants -- they compliment the digs, they tell interestin ... More >>

Joining the Mooney Cult

​Matt and KimFang IslandLimousines September 30, 2010@The FillmoreBetter than: Richard Linklater's Before Sunset," but probably just as good as "Before Sunrise."  Smiley-faced popsters Matt and Kim are the houseguests everybody wants -- they compliment the digs, they tell interestin ... More >>

After the Whale

Bouncer hunts for good tunes at Moby Dick

Casual Fan's World Cup: Les Incompétents

paris-match.comEn le crappeur​Editor's note: From time to time, The Snitch, being at best a casual fan of World Cup soccer, will provide glimpses into the experience of same.  Your good old nameless Americans suffered quite the historic setback on Friday, but at least they're not French: as t ... More >>

Race to Fame

W. Kamau Bell has built a career on examining the messy intersections of race and class in a supposedly postracial world.

Exotic Erotic Ball, Dave Chappelle, Fog City Wrestling and the Zombie Dance Party that Wasn't: Your Monday Morning Hangover

W. Kamau Bell has built a career on examining the messy intersections of race and class in a supposedly postracial world.

Hey DJ! Friday Q&A: Bassnectar

W. Kamau Bell has built a career on examining the messy intersections of race and class in a supposedly postracial world.

Meet the Spartans Lazy, Unfunny

W. Kamau Bell has built a career on examining the messy intersections of race and class in a supposedly postracial world.

The Joke's on You, Dog

W. Kamau Bell has built a career on examining the messy intersections of race and class in a supposedly postracial world.

Is It Hot Out Here?

W. Kamau Bell has built a career on examining the messy intersections of race and class in a supposedly postracial world.

The Liberty Bell

W. Kamau Bell has built a career on examining the messy intersections of race and class in a supposedly postracial world.

Dave Chappelle at Punchline Comedy Club

W. Kamau Bell has built a career on examining the messy intersections of race and class in a supposedly postracial world.

LastNight: Hot Chip at the Fillmore

W. Kamau Bell has built a career on examining the messy intersections of race and class in a supposedly postracial world.

Cut Chemist puts a new spin on the art of the sonic collage

W. Kamau Bell has built a career on examining the messy intersections of race and class in a supposedly postracial world.

Mixtape Shmixtape

Wherein we review Yay Area mixtapes of the day

Repertory Film Listings

Wherein we review Yay Area mixtapes of the day

Pause & Effect

A truly universal remote leads to Sandler's best movie in years

Bring in the Trash

A truly universal remote leads to Sandler's best movie in years

Fahrenheit 2050

Al Gore takes on the other imminent threat to America

Get Down With Dave

Chappelle returns with a raucous Block Party

Assault 'N' Prepper

A reckless cop goes undercover as the Underclassman

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

A reckless cop goes undercover as the Underclassman

Diversity Scramble, Left. On Two. Break.

A 49ers diversity training video included crude racial jokes, steamy strippers, and not-so-hot lesbians. So what's the problem? Take quiz, find out.

Me Talk Pretty

In conversation with comedian Patton Oswalt and the original pianist for John Kerry's Electras

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The Hard Way

The Rio Frisco

Brazilians of dancers

Prince Paul

Politics of the Business