Daily News | Dave Chappelle and the Roots, and Jon Stewart and Michael Che, kick off the Roots Picnic at Wells Fargo Center
The Roots Picnic grew into a two-day event at the Mann Center in 2022, and on FridayThe draw? A double bill hosted by the Roots,who played their first full set in the city of their birth since before the pandemic.
And it arrived with an air of mystery, in part because, as is common with comedians, no cell phones were allowed, and thus no social media sharing of valuable jokes or controversial remarks. The 31/2-hour show — presented in the round, though the stage was square like a boxing ring — began with a set byHis best observational joke was about how houses in Philadelphia are so close together you can open your window and reach into your neighbor’s refrigerator. DJ Trauma spun hip-hop hits between acts; comic Marshall Brandon did a short, amusing set.
The Roots were spectacularly good. Their taut, propulsive set, anchored by Questlove and bassist Mark Kelley and demonstrating Black Thought’s how-does-he-do-it? breath control, did not let up. That went for “The Next Movement” from 1999′sThe latter was a showcase for Kirk Douglas, both vocally and on lead guitar, while other stars were sousaphone player Tuba Gooding Jr. and Stro Elliot, who performed a mind-blowing electronic percussion solo.
He didn’t quite keep his promise, but added that everyone he’s met with from the LBGTQ+ community “has been kind and respectful,” and blamed the characterization of the conflict as combative on a familiar target: the media.
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