Dave Chappelle on how success became a trap

When asked why he chose to walk away from his successful sketch comedy show in 2005, Dave Chappelle offered "CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King a thoughtful analogy about survival, courtesy of a nature show.

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[davidcooke]

Dave's not a comedian. He's a philosopher who happens to be funny.

[MrChimchim]

that might be the greatest analogy ever.

[adanalcala]

holy sh*t that analogy was amazing and he delivered it with no effort

[TheRandomDoorknob]

Dave is the most intelligent/informed comedian of our time. This dude is absolutely BRILLIANT!

[animetrump]

He escaped Hollywood and their degeneracy. He did the right thing. Now he plays by his own rules. He defeated the ultimate evil of our times.

[flochforster]

This dude gave up $50 million, saved himself from Hollywood's degeneracy, and made a deal with Netflix for $60 million a decade later. Man's smart.

[Tony__V]

His parents were university professors. This is merely a glimpse of Chappelle's intelligence n wisdom.

[peterdarker]

" 'Salary' comes from the Latin word 'salarium', which also means "salary" and has the root sal, or "salt."

In ancient Rome, it specifically meant the amount of money allotted to a Roman soldier to buy salt, which was an expensive but essential commodity.

Today, salt is an inexpensive purchase at the grocery store, and your salary is certainly to be paid in your country's currency."

Dave LITERALLY let go of the salt.

Don't know if he meant to go that deep, but he did!

[alanhelton]

I've walked away from a 160k job, no amount of money buys happiness. Only meaningful relations, but those are fleeting in a world focused on self.

[marvinwalkerjr.]

Definitely one of my heroes, RESPECT.

[bondpyant]

Dave is a gifted storyteller. He should narrate a series of animated cartoons or shorts, of the Pearls of wisdom he's learned.

[filippocorti]

I wish I had a friend like Dave. Both principled and intelligent.

[Artonkn]

Read this as "Dave Chappelle on how to become a trap"

[c-power]

Bushman-The People who get rich off your labor.
Salt-Money
Water-Your success is there success also.

[dylanjammes]

Dave Chappelle is on George Carlin's level.
I'd say them and Richard Pryor are probably the funniest guys to ever walk this planet.

[kastubh]

I can't help but smile when he is talking..
Thank you CBS for making these interviews so accessible. ( available worldwide & online.) :)

[MMA-CLIPS]

Words can't describe how smart and funny this guy is. Best comedian to ever grace the stage.

[rickjames]

He walked away from 10s of millions to come back a few years later to make 100s

[datboyjeff]

It's funny to see other people finding out how much of a genius Dave is rest of us are sitting here like "welcome to the club; We been here waiting on y'all to catch up"

[andre]

“Fame is a sarcophagus” - Goodnight Robicheaux Magnificent Seven.

One of my favorite quotes to this day