Chukzombi
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Dave Chappelle
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BrutulTM
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He's reached that Richard Pryor/George Carlin level where people act like everything he says is straight from the lips of God it's so amazing and profound, even if he's just crying about how he could be somewhat more rich and famous than he already is..
Chukzombi
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but seriously, he needs to cut that shit out. he's just whining about getting fucked on a contract he agreed to honor , then chose to back out on. there is no sympathy to be had for him and he's giving a sob story to his audience and using the race card as much as possible. he certainly isnt giving an honest account. i hope HBO sues his ass.
Harshaw
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Dave has always been kind of a jackass. He was just funny as shit so we didn't care.
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Chukzombi
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yeah, its his whole comedy style.
but this weepy selfishness is something new. and he thinks he re-invented comedy. which he didnt. he did one good movie, and had a comedy show on cable for a few years that people liked. then he wigged out and people just forgot about him because life goes on.
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Dave Chappelle announces 'Chappelle's Show' is returning to Netflix in surprise new clip
Dave Chappelle released a surprise clip from a standup performance on Thursday in which he revealed that 'Chappelle's Show' is coming back to Netflix.
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Sterling
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chaos
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He talked in the previous one about the idea of bringing it back and doing another show, but that he couldn't because of the contractual issues. Maybe he will, idk who he would do it with, probably Netflix given how hard they ride for him. Seems unlikely though.
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He said he was turned off of doing sketch comedy because his own pokings at black culture was basically loved by racist people. He felt like he was trying to lampoon stereotypes but was instead playing to them for the people he disliked the most. He always tells the story of why he stopped with Season 3 when he had some joke with some racist shit and a bunch of white people laughed at the "wrong" part and he was like "Oh. Shit. This isn't what I want."
Honestly he should just lean into it and give it to everyone he wants to. Black, white, asian, trans, gay, whoever. Dish it out to everyone and as long as it's funny fuck the haters.
Honestly he should just lean into it and give it to everyone he wants to. Black, white, asian, trans, gay, whoever. Dish it out to everyone and as long as it's funny fuck the haters.
Chukzombi
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he didnt care about black stereotypes, he cared about jackasses coming up to him and expecting him to recite the old skits from his show. he complained a lot about that at the time. i understand it. when you become super popular for saying dumb shit and people want you to keep saying that dumb shit because its the funniest thing they ever heard it gets lame. chappelle built his career on all that race baiting humor, he just didnt like it thrown back at him every minute.
chaos
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Yeah, I can see that. I've read different versions of this article I could swear that mention different skits. But the general gist of it was that some things didn't sit right with him and he couldn't keep doing it.
On The Skit That “Killed” Chappelle’s Show
A brief look back at the end of Chappelle's Show.
www.thefader.com
OU Ariakas
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One white guy laughed too hard at some part of a skit and it made him think that he was playing to racists? Get the fuck out of here. That is his insecurity projected into someone else and he had no idea what part was that person taught was funny.
You people that think his position is even remotely acceptable are pathetic.
You people that think his position is even remotely acceptable are pathetic.
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Khane
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Actually, you jumping to conclusions without getting the full story is what's pathetic.
If you want to hear the full story right from his mouth you can watch his interview with Letterman.
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OU Ariakas
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Just what I was looking for! The best part is when he went up to the white guy after the skit and asked him the reason he was laughing harder than anyone else and the guy said "Because that is exactly what all stupid black people act like! God I hate all of you and wish you would die!"
Oh wait, that isnt what happened. He was trying to save face after walking away from a 50 million dollar contract and knew that 'because racism' has been an easy way to score points since the early 90s.
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