Dave Chappelle stands firm through backlash and considers revisiting ‘Chappelle’s Show’

Silviu Bucătaru

YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio (AP) — Dave Chappelle strolled through the Ohio village’s downtown like he always does: unbothered, unhurried and unmistakably himself. There was no stage, no spotlight — just Yellow Springs, where he’s lived for decades, a place he spent summers as a child while his father worked as dean of students at nearby Antioch College. It’s in places like this, away from the glare, where Chappelle finds clarity and continues to sharpen a comedic voice that has sparked debate, drawn