Chappelle: I Was ‘Very Disappointed’ Meeting Jim Carrey and Addressing Him as Andy Kaufman, ‘That’s How Trans-People Make Me Feel’

CHAPPELLE And what Norm ░░░░░░░░ which I ll never ░░░░░░░░ is he knew that ░░░░░░░░ was the biggest Jim ░░░░░░░░ fan in the world ░░░░░░░░ I m not gonna ░░░░░░░░ into it but Jim ░░░░░░░░ is talented in a ░░░░░░░░ that you can t ░░░░░░░░ or rehearse What a ░░░░░░░░ given talent I was ░░░░░░░░ with him And Norm ░░░░░░░░ that and he called ░░░░░░░░ up and he goes ░░░░░░░░ he says I m ░░░░░░░░ a movie with Jim ░░░░░░░░ Do you want to ░░░░░░░░ him And I said ░░░░░░░░ k yes I do ░░░░░░░░ it was the first ░░░░░░░░ I could remember since ░░░░░░░░ father died being excited ░░░░░░░░ the movie was called ░░░░░░░░ on the Moon I ░░░░░░░░ t know any of ░░░░░░░░ And in this movie ░░░░░░░░ Carrey was playing another ░░░░░░░░ I admired the late ░░░░░░░░ Andy Kaufman And Jim ░░░░░░░░ was so immersed in ░░░░░░░░ role that from the ░░░░░░░░ he woke up to ░░░░░░░░ time he went to ░░░░░░░░ at night he would ░░░░░░░░ his life as Andy ░░░░░░░░ I didn t know ░░░░░░░░ When they said Cut ░░░░░░░░ n a was still ░░░░░░░░ Kaufman so much so ░░░░░░░░ everybody on the crew ░░░░░░░░ him Andy I didn ░░░░░░░░ know any of that ░░░░░░░░ just went there to ░░░░░░░░ him and when he ░░░░░░░░ into the room we ░░░░░░░░ supposed to meet I ░░░░░░░░ Jim Carrey And everyone ░░░░░░░░ No Call him Andy ░░░░░░░░ I didn t understand ░░░░░░░░ then he came over ░░░░░░░░ he was acting weird ░░░░░░░░ didn t know he ░░░░░░░░ acting like Andy Kaufman ░░░░░░░░ was like Hey how ░░░░░░░░ doing And I was ░░░░░░░░ Hello Andy Now in ░░░░░░░░ how f king lucky ░░░░░░░░ I that I got ░░░░░░░░ see one of the ░░░░░░░░ artists of my time ░░░░░░░░ in one of the ░░░░░░░░ challenging processes ever very ░░░░░░░░ to have seen it ░░░░░░░░ as it was happening ░░░░░░░░ was very disappointed Because ░░░░░░░░ wanted to meet Jim ░░░░░░░░ and I had to ░░░░░░░░ this n a was ░░░░░░░░ Kaufman all afternoon And ░░░░░░░░ was clearly Jim Carrey ░░░░░░░░ could look at him ░░░░░░░░ I could see he ░░░░░░░░ Jim Carrey Anyway I ░░░░░░░░ all that to say ░░░░░░░░ s how trans people ░░░░░░░░ me feel.”