Dave Chappelle isn't that well known on this side of the Atlantic, but in order to watch this documentary all you really need to know is; he's funny and he put on a big party.

With help from Michel Gondry behind the camera and calling in more than a few favours from his music friends, Dave Chappelle's Block Party is a concert video, a document of the greatest party you never went to.

With performances from Common, Kanye West, Mos Def, Dead Prez, Cody Chestnutt, Erykah Badu, John Legend, Jil Scott, Talib Kweli, a reunion performance from The Fugees, and all of this backed up by the Roots Band. There's even the occasional rhyme from Freeway, Kool G. rap  and elusive Big Daddy Kane.

The build up to the concert is Dave Chappelle strolling around his hometown of Ohio inviting people to the concert in Brooklyn, his natural charm and the fact that his comedy is pretty universal means even old people know who he is and want to talk to him. Seeing kids, who would normally never have a chance to see a concert like this, get invited (with chappelle paying for everything) is also quite touching, and not in that crappy Oprah Winfrey "here's a free car" kind of way.

We also see Chappelle talking to the various residents of the block in Brooklyn, telling them about the party and making sure they're cool with it. The tour of a crazy self-"repaird" house called 'The Fallen Angel', owned by two ageing hippies could be made into a documentary on it's own.

If you have any interest in Hip-Hop then 'Dave Chappelle's Block Party' is essential viewing. Watching Mos Def, Common and Talib Kweli perform one of Mos's song, with Erykah Badu and Jil Scott singing Harmonies and the Roots band on percussion is a beautiful thing to behold. Even if you have no interest in the music, the film is constructed in such a way that you won't be bored and will still come away feeling entertained.