EPISODE · Sep 11, 2026 · 5 MIN
Dave Chappelle- George Floyd (1973-2020)
from Elysium Audio · host Matt Regis
Dave Chappelle (born August 1973) is an American stand-up comedian, and actor. Known for starring in Chappelle's Show (2003–2006) on Comedy Central, before quitting amid the third season. After hiatus, Chappelle returned to performing stand-up comedy across the US George Floyd Jr. (1973 – 2020) was an African American man who was murdered by a white police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during an arrest made after a store clerk suspected Floyd had used a counterfeit twenty-dollar bill. One of four police officers who arrived on the scene, Derek Chauvin, knelt on Floyd's neck and back for almost ten minutes, fatally asphyxiating him. After his murder, a series of protests against police brutality, especially towards African Americans, quickly spread nationally and then globally. His dying words became a rallying slogan: "I can't breathe".Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/elysium-audio--6365103/support.
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