INTRODUCTION: CHAPPELLE THE ICONOCLAST Peaking in success in the mid 2000s in both comedy venues and the appraised “Chappelle’s Show,” Dave Chappelle became know as a “racy” comedian addressing racism on multiple fronts. At the same time of Chappelle’s celebrity, the atmosphere in America was forever changed as 9/11 reintroduced racial tensions into the American public. Chappelle’s insights on America’s racial hot seat play hand-in-hand with the nuance of anxiety sweeping t