Dave Chappelle Is Back — And He's Offensive and Insightful

After avoiding the spotlight for much of the past decade, Dave Chappelle returned with two comedy specials on Netflix.

Dave Chappelle last dominated headlines when he walked away from a multi-million dollar contract with Comedy Central back in 2005. He was at the top of his career when he left "Chappelle's Show" and has been out of the spotlight ever since. Most recently, he hosted Saturday Night Live the weekend after the presidential election.

Now he's returned with two stand-up comedy specials on Netflix: “The Age of Spin: Dave Chappelle Live at the Hollywood Palladium” and “Deep in the Heart of Texas: Live at Austin City Limits."

Rebecca Carroll, WNYC's culture critic, says expectations might have been too high and that many of Chappelle's jokes about rape or the LGBTQ community felt dated.

"It's almost as if he's been asleep for 10 years and woke up and was not in touch with the current cultural parlance," she said. However, Carroll said Chappelle still managed to be insightful and funny. 

Carroll spoke to WNYC's Jami Floyd.