"He famously decamped to San Francisco shortly after quitting his Comedy Central show in the mid-aughts in order to rebuild his standup set, taking refuge at the Punch Line. During his heel turn as an anti-woke comic in the early 2020s, he railed about how the city changed for the worse. Nowadays, San Franciscio is back in his good graces, and on the eve of the Super Bowl, he threw the city one hell of a party."
"Then came the musical guests, an all-star cast of Bay Area hip-hop titans that included Sway, P-Lo, Goapele, Too $hort and E-40, plus Atlanta rapper T.I. However don't expect to see any of the festivities on social media - as usual, Chappelle makes fans lock up their devices in pouches from the company Yondr for the duration of the show."
"The evening began with DJ Trauma playing hip-hop sure shots, then a few warm-up comics. Marshall Brandon made some clever AI-related jabs about ChatGPT-enabled sex dolls who may end up requiring two-factor authentication. Cipha Sounds of New York's Hot 97 radio station had a solid punchline about using dating apps in Australia and having to swipe the opposite direction. Donnell Rawlings, a cast member on "Chappelle's Show," dropped one of the best Charlie Kirk jokes of the night (there were many)."
Dave Chappelle returned to San Francisco for a Super Bowl–eve headlining show after warm-up sets at the Punch Line and the Chapel. The night opened with DJ Trauma and several warm-up comedians, including Marshall Brandon, Cipha Sounds and Donnell Rawlings. Bill Burr delivered a vitriolic, standout set that outshone the headliner and criticized Elon Musk. A lineup of Bay Area musical guests—Sway, P-Lo, Goapele, Too $hort, E-40—and Atlanta’s T.I. performed. Audience members were required to secure devices in Yondr pouches, keeping the show off social media.
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