--- description: Netflix teased the return of Dave Chappelle with a trailer promoting his upcoming pair of stand-up comedy specials, which arrive March 21 title: See the Teaser Trailer for Dave Chappelle's Netflix Specials image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7b862e0cab20acf4/6988bcc997cdfff7596afb10/dave-chappelle-netflix-specials.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Dave Chappelle's Netflix Specials Just Got a Teaser Trailer and Release Date by [Aric Jenkins](/author/aric-jenkins/) ## Aric Jenkins Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 2, 2017 8:25 PM CUT by [Aric Jenkins](/author/aric-jenkins/) ## Aric Jenkins Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 2, 2017 8:25 PM CUT Dave Chappelle is back. Almost. Netflix teased the return of the [acclaimed comedian](http://time.com/4634515/chris-rock-dave-chapelle-stand-up/ "undefined") on Thursday with a teaser trailer promoting his upcoming [pair of stand-up comedy specials](http://time.com/4578793/dave-chappelle-specials-netflix/ "undefined"), which both premiere March 21 on the streaming service. The two hour-long specials have been stored in Chappelle’s “personal vault,” according to a press release. _Dave Chappelle: The Age of Spin_ was filmed in Los Angeles last March. The other, _Dave Chappelle: Deep in the Heart of Texas_, was filmed at Austin City Limits Live in April 2015\. The specials are said to tackle race, class, politics, pop culture and more. The premiere of these stand-up events marks Chappelle’s first aired concert specials in 12 years. A third Netflix special from the comedian is still in the works. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4689231/dave-chappelle-netflix-specials-teaser-trailer-release-date/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4689231/dave-chappelle-netflix-specials-teaser-trailer-release-date/"},"headline":"Dave Chappelle's Netflix Specials Just Got a Teaser Trailer and Release Date","datePublished":"2017-03-02T20:25:05.000Z","dateModified":"2026-06-24T06:56:51.670Z","description":"His first two out of three comedy specials will premiere on the same night","url":"https://time.com/4689231/dave-chappelle-netflix-specials-teaser-trailer-release-date/","keywords":["Television","Netflix","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7b862e0cab20acf4/6988bcc997cdfff7596afb10/dave-chappelle-netflix-specials.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Aric Jenkins","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/aric-jenkins/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7b862e0cab20acf4/6988bcc997cdfff7596afb10/dave-chappelle-netflix-specials.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Dave Chappelle At The Hollywood Palladium","caption":"Dave Chappelle At The Hollywood Palladium","creditText":"Lester Cohen — WireImage","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4689231/dave-chappelle-netflix-specials-teaser-trailer-release-date/","name":"Dave Chappelle's Netflix Specials Just Got a Teaser Trailer and Release Date"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"This Video Is No Longer Available","description":"His first two out of three comedy specials will premiere on the same night","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/fKodeUO6/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2026-06-23T15:00:44.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/fKodeUO6.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4689231/dave-chappelle-netflix-specials-teaser-trailer-release-date/","duration":"PT10S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4689231/dave-chappelle-netflix-specials-teaser-trailer-release-date/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```