Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones is a 2019 American stand-up comedy film written and performed by comedian Dave Chappelle, and directed by Stan Lathan. Produced by both Chappelle and Lathan, and distributed by Netflix, the special is detailed as "a provocative perspective on the tidal wave of celebrity scandals, the opioid crisis, and more". It is Chappelle's fifth Netflix special, following the 2017 specials The Age of Spin & Deep in the Heart of Texas and Equanimity & The Bird Revelation. Principal photography began at the Tabernacle in Downtown Atlanta, Georgia from June 13 to 16, 2019.