Dave Chappelle – Varsity Theater – Minneapolis MN – February 15th 2025

Live Nation presents Dave Chappelle live at the Varsity Theater.

Review and photo by Todd Johnson

I had no idea what to expect for the Dave Chappelle stand-up act that was going to be happening at the Varsity Theater. I am pretty sure it was a very last minute thing…I had never seen Dave Chappelle do stand-up before.

The reason why I had not seen in him in concert before is because most of the time it was in big venues and I figured what is the point of seeing a comedian in concert while watching it on a giant screen….i might as well watch it at home when the eventual Netflix special would happen. However, this was different. It was a small venue…..they only have room for 962 people at the Varsity Theater so it was pretty intimate.

He talked about the protests in Minneapolis and how Minneapolis is doing now. He also talked about one his most famous skits on the show that was,Clayton Bigsby, the world’s only black white supremacist. Chappelle also talked about Prince doing a free show in Ohio that probably prevented a riot. He also talked about Kanye was a good person. It was an amazing show…..I was skeptical going into the show, but I laughed my ass off. I just hope he comes to a smaller venue again, it was amazing.