Deep in the Heart of Texas: Dave Chappelle Live at Austin City Limits

If I had to take out my entertainment ruler and measure the two latest Chappelle's specials, this one just barely edges out the first.

Starting off with his terrible encounters with fans and strangers like on Age of Spin, Chappelle then takes a more political and then later on more personal turn, and keeps up the very high laugh count, most of which supported by mostly crass, yet hysterical and often unexpected punch-lines. He delivers all these with a stage presence exuding the right amount of confidence/cockiness to make his material work all the more brilliantly. And what's going on at 17:29? XD

Pussy Juicy.

The charismatic Chappelle, pulling a successful one-two along with "The Age of Spin", herein delivers one more effortlessly funny special. For me, his sociopolitical bits are his best and most interesting, even when I don't fully agree, whereas I felt his family- and celebrity-themed ones waned slightly in comparison, nevertheless "Deep in the Heart of Texas" is a definite winner.

OK but not uproarious.

This set is a little rough around the edges, but Chappelle actually makes that a positive. At times, this feels as intimate as any stand up set.

Here, Chappelle asks for a cigarette and chills on stage for a good 15 minutes - proving his cross-cultural appeal in an instant.

Passable. Things start off really well and then kind of sink for a while until he gets to the story about his dog.