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" Just back from a self-imposed hiatus, Dave Chappelle dropped about ten minutes of material at last night&amp;#039;s Funny Or Die&amp;#039;s Oddball Comedy and Curiosity tour. Then, facing an obnoxious crowd, he stopped telling jokes. Instead, he sat on a stool and read a book -- we don&amp;#039;t know which yet -- smoked cigarettes, and chit chatted with the first few rows. Finally, he walked off after his allotted set time had expired. Kanye West&amp;#039;s New Slaves accompanied Chappelle, at his request. There are those who see this as a meltdown, or proof that the comedian, once king of his craft, should have just stayed away from the spotlight. But we should all remember for just a minute that this is the extraordinary man who walked away from millions of dollars at the top of his game. This return to the stage, and his apparent nonchalance at the hostile audience, is simply his way of saying that he isn&amp;#039;t surprised and he doesn&amp;#039;t care anymore. He leaves, and then the story spreads, thanks to the magic of the Internet&amp;#039;s constant replays and commentary, across the globe. There is no doubt in my mind that he is taking all of this in, too. What a bunch of whiny haters we&amp;#039;ve all become. Did David Chappelle meltdown, or just finally give up on us? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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