Dave Chappelle had a simple reason for not accepting his Best Comedy Album award at the 2020 Grammys on Sunday night (January 26). The Mark Twain Prize winner wasn’t avoiding an acceptance speech or skipping the ceremony — he just couldn’t make it to the Staples Center in time.
In response to questions regarding his whereabouts from Page Six and Vulture, a representative for the comedian revealed he was merely running late due to traffic.
“Wish I had a better answer, but it was nothing more than #LATraffic,” the rep noted.
Presenters Brandi Carlile and Tanya Tucker accepted the award on Chappelle’s behalf since he wasn’t in the audience when the Best Comedy Album winner was announced. Yet some viewers were puzzled by his absence when they noticed him in the crowd later that night.
At one point, Chappelle was even sitting with the aforementioned Carlile (as seen in the above photo). But as it turns out, the former Comedy Central star was nothing more than fashionably late.
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Chappelle won the Grammy for Best Comedy Album for his Netflix standup special Sticks & Stones. The win marked his third consecutive victory in the category.
Check out the other 2020 Grammy winners here.
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“Didn’t Accept His 2020 Grammy Award Despite Attending”
“Presenters Brandi Carlile and Tanya Tucker accepted the award on Chappelle’s behalf since he wasn’t in the audience when the Best Comedy Album winner was announced. Yet some viewers were puzzled by his absence when they noticed him in the crowd later that night.”
Dumb article. Headline very misleading.
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Right I thought they were going to say he refused to get up to accept it or something lol
To be fair though Dave Chappelle shows up late to everything.
It’s that bomb as* weed, man. It slows you down. Lol.
Wake click bait this is bait and switch
fake news
Wake and bait (since I saw it in the morning).
OMG
An article NOT ABOUT CLIMATE
CHANGE!
Wow, thank GOD we STILL have
Comedy as We are ALL going to die in 4 years now?
THE SKY IS NOT FALLING NOR ARE WE GOING TO DIE…
CHICKEN LITTLE
STILL LIVES
Myron… You’re a real moron
IF YOU BELIEVE THAT DOOM & GLOOM jleno I HAVE A BRIDGE I WILL SELL YOU
What the f*** are you talkin
Well this is a hiphop site…. so you won’t find many articles about climate change idiot. In fact you just turned something entirely not about climate change into something about climate change. You losers are so obsessed you have to turn everything into politics and climate change and bullshit. Y’all about the article or go away.
My bad I was talking to this f****** idiot Myron
Speaking of making things hot, you should see what I did to Myrons mom.
Never forget Juicy Smoo’yay, that French actor on Empire.
#Justice4Juicy
It’s an award for Comedy, he’d be a fool for actually accepting it!
You must not be very funny. An award for being able to make people laugh and feel better is definitely deserved. These comedians save people’s lives and you don’t even know it. Very ignorant thing of you to say.