Dave Chappelle has a new documentary on the way.

The Grammy Award-winning comedian closed the Tribeca Festival by creating Dave Chappelle: This time this place.

Aired on Saturday at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, the event brought together a fully vaccinated audience with no social distancing measures in place.

Participants without masks were also required to place their cell phones in locked pockets throughout the screening.

A release date has yet to be announced and an official trailer has yet to be released, but the documentary chronicles Chappelle’s career throughout the pandemic.

Unlike other comic book superstars Kevin Hart and Chris Rock, who have mostly stayed away from the stage, Chappelle has maintained a regular schedule through a long series of outdoor and social distancing performances in his home town of Yellow Springs, Ohio.

In addition to the celebrities filmed attending shows over the months – including Hart, Rock, Tiffany Haddish and Trevor Noah – Dave Chappelle: this time, This place explores how the concerts have contributed economically to the village of less than 4,000 people.

That local flavor is also found behind the camera, as directors Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar are Chappelle’s neighbors.

While laughter is never far from the surface, the documentary uncovers Chappelle’s reaction to what has been a traumatic year for the United States.

These emotions were often expressed on stage through powerful, raw performances that went viral through official social media releases, including the YouTube special. 8:46 am.

The title of the 27-minute monologue refers to the length of time that former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin pushed his knee against George Floyd’s neck, resulting in his death on May 25, 2020.

It remains one of the most striking explanations of how the event sparked racial protests that engulfed the United States and other parts of the world.

The film also highlights his own contact with Covid-19.

Chappelle was diagnosed with the virus in January this year, forcing him to cancel a series of shows.

David Letterman will also make an appearance in the documentary, although it has not yet been reported whether the film mentions Chappelle’s appearance in the Netflix series. My guest doesn’t need to be introduced with David Letterman.

During last year’s episode, shot in Yellow Springs, Chappelle provided rare insight into how his Muslim faith led his successful career.

“I wanted to have a meaningful life, a spiritual life, not just what my hands can hold,” he said in the episode.

“I felt like I always had this idea that life should mean something.”