 
YOU.
THANKS FOR COMING.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Jimmy: I SPEAK FOR MYSELF 
HERE WHEN I SAY, ALSO, WE'RE 
VERY EXCITED THAT YOU PUT OUT 
THESE COMEDY SPECIALS.
13 YEARS.
LIKE A LOCUST, YOU HAVE RETURNED
WITH THESE.
WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO PUT TWO OF
THEM OUT?
>> MONEY.
>> Jimmy: MONEY?
>> YEAH, I DID, YOU KNOW, I JUST
STARTED MAKING THEM.
I MADE THEM AND THEN I SHELVED 
THEM.
AND THEN THEY BOUGHT THEM.
>> Jimmy: DID YOU MAKE THEM 
THINKING, OH, I'LL SELL THESE 
ONE DAY, OR DO YOU THINK, THESE 
MIGHT NOT BE SO TIMELY ANYMORE?
WHICH, THEY ARE, CERTAINLY, BUT 
DID YOU WORRY ABOUT THAT?
>> NO.
>> Jimmy: NOT AT ALL?
>> NO.
BECAUSE IT'S LIKE, I DON'T GET 
MAD AT A PHOTOGRAPH BECAUSE IT'S
NOT TODAY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: THAT'S A VERY HEALTHY 
WAY OF LOOKING AT IT.
>> IS THERE FAIR REPRESENTATION 
OF THE NIGHT THEY WERE SHOT.
BUT THINGS CHANGE SO RAPIDLY 
NOW, AND THE WAY PEOPLE LISTEN 
TO THINGS CHANGE SO RAPIDLY.
SO MAYBE I WAS A LITTLE WORRIED,
BUT NOT ENOUGH TO NOT PUT THEM 
OUT.
>> Jimmy: AND TALKING ABOUT 
MONEY, EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT YOU 
GOT A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF 
MONEY.
WHAT I READ WAS $60 MILLION WAS 
FOR THREE SPECIALS, TWO OF THEM 
YOU HAD IN THE CLOSET ALREADY.
>> I TOOK THEM OUT OF THE CLOSET
AND WAS LIKE -- 
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Jimmy: DO YOU WORRY ABOUT 
THAT?
DO YOU LIKE WHEN PEOPLE KNOW HOW
MUCH MONEY YOU HAVE?
WOULD YOU RATHER THEY DIDN'T?
>> I LEARNED FROM THE LAST TIME.
>> Jimmy: OKAY.
WHAT HAPPENED LAST TIME?
>> WHO KNOWS.
I JUST LEARNED, YOU KNOW, I 
WOULD RATHER PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW.
BUT I KINDA DON'T CARE.
>> Jimmy: DO YOU FEEL PRESSURE 
NOW TO LEAVE A BIGGER TIP AT A 
RESTAURANT, ESPECIALLY IN THE 
GLOW OF THE NEWS THAT THIS IS 
HAPPENING TO YOU?
>> I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE HEARD 
THE STEREOTYPE, BLACK PEOPLE 
DON'T TIP WELL.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: YOU DON'T WANT TO RUIN
THAT?
>> YEAH, I'M HOMEDILDING THE LI.
>> Jimmy: THAT'S VERY ADMIRABLE 
OF YOU.
YOU LIVE IN A SMALL TOWN IN 
OHIO.
HOW OLD ARE YOUR KIDS NOW?
>> MY OLDEST IS 16.
I HAVE A 14-YEAR-OLD, EXCUSE ME.
AND AN 8-YEAR-OLD.
>> Jimmy: YOU WERE DOING 
STAND-UP, HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN 
YOU STARTED DOING IT?
>> 14.
>> Jimmy: SO YOUR SON IS YOUR 
OLDEST.
>> YEAH, YEAH.
>> Jimmy: IS HE INTERESTED IN 
DOING SOMETHING LIKE THIS?
LIKE WHAT YOU DID AT THAT AGE.
>> HE'S A FUNNY KID, BUT THAT'S 
NOT -- IF ANY ONE OF MY KIDS 
WOULD BE A COMEDIAN, I'VE SAID 
IT BEFORE, IT'S MY DAUGHTER.
SHE GOT ALL THE SKILL SETS.
SHE'S VERY FUNNY.
>> Jimmy: DO THEY THINK YOU'RE 
FUNNY?
>> NOW THEY DO, YEAH.
>> Jimmy: YOU THINK THAT THEY --
WHEN YOU COME BACK OUT AND 
EVERYBODY GETS VERY EXCITED THAT
THEY GO, WELL, FOR THEM, THIS IS
KIND OF NEWS, ISN'T IT?
>> NOW THEY -- THE LAST TIME 
THIS HAPPENED TO ME, THEY WERE 
SO YOUNG, AND OBVIOUSLY I WASN'T
HAVING A GOOD TIME BACK THEN.
SO THEY THOUGHT THAT FAME WAS 
BAD.
AND THEN AS THEY GOT OLDER, THEY
REALIZED, IT'S NOT ALL BAD.
AND THEY JUST POWER THROUGH IT.
>> Jimmy: ARE YOU HAVING FUN 
THIS TIME AROUND?
>> I AM MAKING A POINT TO HAVE 
FUN THIS TIME AROUND.
>> Jimmy: YOU ARE?
>> YES.
>> Jimmy: CAN YOU MAKE THAT 
CONSCIOUS DECISION TO HAVE FUN?
>> YEAH, AT THIS AGE.
>> Jimmy: AT THIS AGE?
>> YEAH, FAILURE IS INFORMATIVE.
>> Jimmy: YOU NEVER REALLY 
FAILED.
YOU RETREATED.
>> RIGHT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: IT'S DIFFERENT.
>> I ACTUALLY LIKE THE WAY YOU 
PUT THAT.
>> Jimmy: OKAY.
I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN DOING SHOWS 
HERE IN L.A. SINCE YOU'VE BEEN 
HERE.
AND ONE OF THE GUYS WHO WORKS 
HERE SAID YOU WERE DOING A SHOW 
AND LeBRON JAMES AND THE 
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS SHOWED UP 
FOR THE SHOW.
DID YOU KNOW THEY WERE COMING?
>> YEAH, I KNEW.
I WENT TO THE GAME EARLIER.
>> Jimmy: I SEE.
>> BUT THEY SAY, WE'LL COME BY 
THE SHOW.
WELL, YOU KNOW, EIGHT-FOOT DUDES
START WALKING IN THE DOOR.
>> Jimmy: ARE THEY STILL IN 
UNIFORM, OR DO THEY SHOWER AND 
CHANGE?
>> YEAH, IT WAS DOPE, THOUGH.
LeBRON GOT ON STAGE WITH ME AND 
DID A FEW COMEDY BITS.
HE WAS FUNNY TOO.
>> Jimmy: HE DID COMEDY BITS ON 
HIS OWN, OR YOU MADE FUN OF HIM?
>> I MADE SOME ASSISTS.
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Jimmy: KYRIE IRVING, WHO 
PLAYS FOR THE CAVALIERS, HE 
RECENTLY SAID THAT HE BELIEVES 
THE WORLD IS FLAT.
IS THAT A SUBJECT THAT YOU 
COVERED WITH HIM?
WERE YOU AWARE OF THAT?
>> I WOULDN'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO 
BROACH THAT TOPIC.
WORD, IS THAT WHAT YOU THINK?
WHAT DO YOU SAY?
>> Jimmy: I DON'T KNOW.
I GUESS IF YOU FEEL IT, IT WON'T
REALLY MAKE ANY KIND OF A 
DIFFERENCE.
>> I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE 
PHILOSOPHY BEHIND THE FLAT-EARTH
THEORY.
>> Jimmy: WHY DO YOU SAY THAT?
>> I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND.
FIRST OF ALL, WHAT DIFFERENCE 
DOES IT MAKE?
[ LAUGHTER ]
COULD BE FLAT, COULD NOT BE 
FLAT.
THERE COULD BE 12 CONTINENTS, 
HOW WOULD YOU KNOW?
>> Jimmy: THAT'S A MATTER OF HOW
WE DRAW IT UP.
BUT WITH THE WORLD, WITH THE 
EARTH, WHEN YOU STAND BACK AND 
LOOK AT THE HORIZON, YOU CAN SEE
CURVATURE, UNLIKE A DINOSAUR?
>> OR IF YOU FLY IN ONE 
DIRECTION, YOU WILL COME BACK 
AROUND.
>> Jimmy: THAT'S TRUE.
THEY GO TO CLEVELAND, AND MAYBE 
THEY NEED LONGER TRIPS IS WHAT'S
GOING ON.
WE'LL TAKE A BREAK.
WHEN WE COME BACK, DO YOU CARE 
ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE THINK ABOUT 
THE COMEDY SPECIALS?
>> SURE.
>> Jimmy: OH, YOU DO?
BECAUSE THEY'RE ABSOLUTELY 
FANTASTIC.
I WATCHED THEM OVER THE LAST TWO
NIGHTS, I WAS LITERALLY CRYING 
LAUGHING.
MY WIFE CAME DOWNSTAIRS AND 
YELLED AT ME AT ONE POINT.
DAVE CHAPPELLE IS HERE WITH US.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF YOU EVER SAW 
ON TMZ, DAVE CHAPPELLE DRUNK ON 
STAGE IN DETROIT.
WELL, IF YOU SAW IT, I WASN'T 
DRUNK.
I HAD SMOKED APPROXIMSOME REEFE 
SOME RAPPERS.
YEAH, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW 
ANYTHING ABOUT HANGING OUT WITH 
RAPPERS, BUT THEIR WEED IS VERY 
STRONG.
STRONGER THAN WHAT I WAS 
ACCUSTOMED TO.
THE ARTICLE GOES ON TO SAY I WAS
BOOED OFF STAGE, WHICH IS ALSO 
INCORRECT.
I WAS BOOED, I DID NOT LEAVE.
>> Jimmy: THAT'S DAVE CHAPPELLE,
 THE AGE OF SPIN AND  DEEP IN 
THE HEART OF TEXAS  ARE 
AVAILABLE NOW ON NETFLIX.
DO YOU STILL GET HECKLED?
YOU MENTIONED THIS, WHICH IS 
AMAZING TO ME, THAT AT THIS 
POINT IN YOUR CAREER, THAT'S 
STILL HAPPENING.
>> I DON'T THINK THAT WILL EVER 
START.
IT'S ALWAYS COMEDY, NO MATTER 
HOW HIGH YOU GO, THE MECHANICS 
NEVER CHANGE.
>> Jimmy: CAN YOU SPOT MONTH 
WHITE  --
SPOT WHO MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM IN
THE AUDIENCE?
IS THERE A PROFILE?
>> SOMETIMES YOU CAN SEE THEM 
BUBBLING.
AND THEN YOU KNOW, THIS GUY IS 
GOING TO BE TROUBLE.
BUT A LOT OF TIMES YOU JUST 
NEVER KNOW.
>> Jimmy: YOU HAVE A POLICY THAT
I THINK IS GREAT.
THERE ARE NO CAMERAS, NO CAMERA 
WATCHES OR ANYTHING OF THAT 
STUFF ALLOWED IN YOUR THEATER.
WHY DO YOU DO THAT?
BESIDES THE FACT THAT YOUR 
SPECIALS ARE NOW WORTH $60 
MILLION?
WHAT IS THE REASON FOR THAT?
>> THERE'S A LOT.
ONE, IT BECAME A THING WHERE I 
WALK ON STAGE, I SEE A SEA OF 
CELL PHONES, SO I KNEW THAT 
ANYTHING I SAID IN THE ROOM, I 
WAS SAYING TO EVERYBODY, WHETHER
THEY WERE IN THE ROOM OR NOT.
WHICH IS NOT AN EMPOWERING 
FEELING AS SAY COMEDIAN.
IT'S LIKE FIGHT CLUB RULES 
APPLY.
WHAT I'M SAYING TO YOU, I'D 
RATHER JUST KEEP IT IN THE ROOM.
AND THE OTHER THINGS, COMEDIANS 
NEED THE ELEMENT OF SURPRISE 
SPOKESPERSON SO IF SOMEONE SEES 
THE JOKE THAT I'M DOING BEFORE I
GET TO THAT CITY, THEN I GOT TO 
DO ALL NEW JOKES.
AND I COULDN'T WRITE FAST 
ENOUGH.
>> Jimmy: THE AUDIENCE DOESN'T 
REALIZE IT, BUT THEY'RE CHEATING
THEMSELVES OUT OF YOU TAKING 
RISKS AT THAT TIME AND SAYING 
THINGS THAT MIGHT NOT 
NECESSARILY BE APPROPRIATE FOR 
THE WORLD.
>> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.
SO FOR INSTANCE, WHEN WE HAD A 
SHOW THE OTHER NIGHT, LeBRON 
JAMES, I DON'T THINK WOULD HAVE 
WENT ON STAGE AND HAD ME SAY ALL
THE CRAZY STUFF I WAS SAYING 
AROUND HIM, IF PEOPLE CELL 
PHONES -- 
>> Jimmy: WHAT WAS THE CRAZY 
STUFF YOU SAID TO LeBRON JAMES?
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE ]
>> I DON'T KNOW.
FIGHT CLUB RULES APPLY.
BUT I SAY A LOT OF CRAZY 
[ BLEEP ] WHEN I'M ON STAGE.
IT'S NOT MALICIOUS, BUT I HAVE A
GOOD TIME.
>> Jimmy: ONE OF THE SPECIALS IS
BUILT AROUND FOUR DIFFERENT 
TIMES YOU MET O.J. SIMPSON.
FOUR DIFFERENT ENCOUNTERS YOU 
HAD WITH O.J.
AND IT IS BEAUTIFUL THE WAY YOU 
WEAVE IT TOGETHER.
YOU START WITH THE FIRST ONE.
AND THE SECOND ONE HAPPENS AND 
THE THIRD ONE HAPPENS AND YOU 
WRAP IT UP.
HE MIGHT BE OUT OF JAIL IN 
OCTOBER.
>> OKAY.
>> Jimmy: YOU COULD GET A NUMBER
FIVE OUT OF THIS.
BUT THE WAY YOU SPEAK ABOUT IT 
IS REALLY, IT'S -- IT'S NEW IS 
WHAT IT IS.
AND THE WAY YOU SPOKE ABOUT BILL
COSBY IN THE SPECIAL WAS 
SOMETHING THAT IT WAS JUST SUCH 
A DANGEROUS LINE THAT YOU WALKED
AND YOU WALKED IT SO WELL.
AND IT'S SO FUNNY.
DO YOU LOOK FOR SUBJECTS LIKE 
THAT?
OR DO YOU JUST FEEL COMPELLED TO
SPEAK ABOUT THEM?
>> THOSE ARE BIG ENOUGH THAT YOU
WOULDN'T HAVE TO LOOK.
I THINK IT'S MORE OF A 
COMPULSION.
SOMETIMES SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN 
AND YOU'LL FEEL A CERTAIN WAY 
ABOUT IT, SO YOU JUST -- LIKE 
WHEN I'M WALKING DOWN THE 
STREET, THEY'RE LIKE, DAVE, 
THAT'S RIGHT, YOU TELL IT LIKE 
IT IS.
NOT REALLY.
I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT IT IS.
I JUST SAY WHAT IT FEELS LIKE.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.
>> Jimmy: YEAH, YEAH.
YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL, I'M HAVING 
THE URGE TO TELL ALL YOUR JOKES 
FROM THE SPECIAL, BUT I DON'T 
WANT TO DO THAT, BECAUSE I THINK
PEOPLE SHOULD RIGHT NOW, TURN 
OFF THE SHOW RIGHT NOW, GO ON TO
NETFLIX AND WATCH THESE SPECIALS
BECAUSE THEY'RE GREAT.
 THE AGE OF SPIN AND  DEEP IN 
THE HEART OF TEXAS  ARE 
AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW.
