There's been a ton of reports out about Dave Chappelle's recent hospital stay. These reports had CNN White House reporter Ed Henry do a double take when he spotted Dave Chappelle outside the White House:
Who knew I’d run into the comedian Dave Chappelle, just a couple days after he was hospitalized for exhaustion?...........Chappelle said he was feeling good and then asked me a question about covering the White House. “Has the president given you a nickname?” he asked.
Believe it or not, this is a frequent query because the president used to hand out nicknames to reporters like “Stretch” to a tall guy and “Super Stretch” to an even taller correspondent. But that’s sooooo 2001 — I started covering Mr. Bush in the second term so I never got one.
“Oh,” Chappelle cracked. “That’s my favorite part of the Bush presidency — the nicknames.”
Since Chappelle made international headlines in 2005 by essentially disappearing for awhile under strange circumstances — and walking away from a $50 million deal to continue his show on Comedy Central — I asked what he’s doing next.
“I want your job,” he said, explaining that it’s fun to watch reporters go back-and-forth with White House Press Secretary Tony Snow.
“Or maybe I’ll take Tony Snow’s job,” Chappelle smiled. “I think that’s a cool job.”
Believe it or not, this is a frequent query because the president used to hand out nicknames to reporters like “Stretch” to a tall guy and “Super Stretch” to an even taller correspondent. But that’s sooooo 2001 — I started covering Mr. Bush in the second term so I never got one.
“Oh,” Chappelle cracked. “That’s my favorite part of the Bush presidency — the nicknames.”
Since Chappelle made international headlines in 2005 by essentially disappearing for awhile under strange circumstances — and walking away from a $50 million deal to continue his show on Comedy Central — I asked what he’s doing next.
“I want your job,” he said, explaining that it’s fun to watch reporters go back-and-forth with White House Press Secretary Tony Snow.
“Or maybe I’ll take Tony Snow’s job,” Chappelle smiled. “I think that’s a cool job.”
