WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - Dave Chappelle has broken his own Laugh
Factory endurance record. The 34-year-old comedian topped his record
of six hours and seven minutes, set in mid-April, by taking to the
stage Sunday and telling jokes for six hours and 12 minutes.
"Dave was determined to keep his record because he recently heard
that Dane Cook was planning on trying to break (his) record," club
owner Jamie Masada said Monday.
Masada said Cook held a record of three hours and 50 minutes in
early April. The mark had stood at two hours and 41 minutes, set by
Richard Pryor in 1980.
Chappelle, who walked away from a $50 million deal to continue his
hit Comedy Central show in 2005, told audience members he's been
traveling, most recently to Ecuador, Masada said.
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