Silver Spring’s Dave Chappelle Wins Grammy For Best Comedy Album

Comedian Dave Chappelle won the Grammy Award last night for best comedy album for the second straight year. Many know that Chappelle was born in DC, but he’s also no stranger to Montgomery County.

Chappelle attended Woodlin Elementary School in Silver Spring. Last year, Chappelle campaigned for Maryland gubernatorial candidate Ben Jealous in Montgomery County.

Chappelle’s acceptance for the award was announced before the Grammys was broadcast on CBS. However, last year Chappelle accepted the award during the ceremony.

.@DaveChappelle took home the GRAMMY Best Comedy Album at the 61st #GRAMMYs!https://t.co/u3GJsNoCTm #GRAMMYs

— Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) February 11, 2019

Congrats to MoCo’s @DaveChappelle!

He won the Grammy for Best Comedy Album and grew up in Silver Spring, where he attended Woodlin ES.

Here he is photographed with legendary MoCo reporter @bls1969. pic.twitter.com/KMQBt7Y3Br

— The MoCoShow (MCS) (@TheMoCoShow) February 11, 2019

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Deirdre Byrne is a social media coordinator for Montgomery Community Media. She can be reached at dbyrne@mymcmedia.org or on twitter at @DeirdreByrneMCM.

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