Dave Chappelle’s ‘8:46’ Expertly Unpacks the Pain of the Black Community

Going into Dave Chappelle’s latest Netflix special 8:46 cold, you’d be forgiven for expecting raw standup. From the sparse stage-setting and communal outdoor environment to Dave literally walking onstage still holding his notebook, it feels like we’re about to witness a treat typically reserved for the Comedy Cellar: Dave Chappelle field-testing new material for the entire audience he would usually sell a special to, no doubt out of months of quarantine boredom. Instead, we got a…