Chappelle's Show Is Finished!

[vinnym86]

the guy came from nothing. all of a sudden, he's the biggest name in america. life changes when that kinda shit happens. he wanted time off, and saught counseling to deal with the stress of being that famous, while he gave an excuse that he was going to africa. mental breakdown was some sort of exxaggerated rumor.

[G-man422]

Too bad. Im sure he'll try & make a come-back.

[Rally Sport]

Anybody know what he's been up to? Last time I heard he was getting sued by one of his writers but that was a while back.

[cficare68]

Nooooooooooooo Not the Chappelle show. I will be missed. Tear

[FlippiN.af]

Latest Update:

Chappelle Opens Up After Silence
(Feb. 3) -- Comedian Dave Chappelle said Friday he walked away from his hit cable TV show because he felt stressed out and manipulated but would return if more of the show's revenue can be given to deserving causes.
In an interview with Oprah Winfrey billed as his first since he stunned the entertainment industry last April by abandoning "Chappelle's Show" after signing a $50 million contract, Chappelle denied he was crazy, had been on drugs or spent time in an African psychiatric hospital.
Winfrey asked him if he had "lost his mind" when he left the show, which was the top-rated attraction on the Comedy Central cable network.
"No, not exactly," he said. "When you're a person who makes money, they have a vested interest in controlling you."
And while Chappelle enjoyed being famous, he said, "It's the way people around you position themselves around you to get in your pockets and your mind ... it infuriates me."
Asked if he would return to his show, Chappelle said:
"I want to restructure the deal ... Half of the DVD revenue, if we can make a deal where I have the control of that, that I like, and half the DVD revenue goes back to the people that we see fit, I think I'd be more than willing to finish with where we started ... I'm not mad at anybody."
DVDs from the show's first two seasons have been top sellers.
"I just want to do my show, I want to have fun again," Chappelle said.
"I want to give money to someone who's not exploiting me," he added, so that if he does something "socially irresponsible" in his comedy, at least the money will go to a socially responsible cause.
He specifically mentioned victims of Hurricane Katrina as deserving of his charity.
'SOCIALLY IRRESPONSIBLE' SKETCHES
Chappelle told Winfrey in the interview, which was taped last week and aired Friday on her syndicated program, that the producers of his show were "wrong 100 percent of the time about what people would like." He said the show was a "tremendous amount of work" and he became "stressed out ... I was doing sketches that were funny but socially irresponsible."

He cited a sketch in which racist pictures appeared in characters' minds when certain words were used -- including a man in black face, which he used as "the visual personification of the 'N word."' Chappelle said someone on the set laughed in a way that made him know he was being laughed at and not laughed with.

"It was the first time I've gotten a laugh I was uncomfortable with," he said. "I don't want black people to be disappointed in me for putting that out."
Chappelle said that incident was a turning point but also he came to feel "overwhelmed and it was almost like ... as if this was happening deliberately.
"Long before I walked I had considered walking," he said.
When he left for Africa, Chappelle said he told no one except his brother, who he asked to notify others, including his wife and children. He chose Africa as a destination, he said, because he "needed a break" and it was "a place where I could really reflect."
Asked by Winfrey if it was a case where sudden fame left him confused and unable to find his center, he said "absolutely."
Asked if he was paranoid Chappelle said, "What's a black man without his paranoia attack? I had $50 million. That's like making me a marked man."
"Chappelle's Show" was drawing about 3.1 million weekly viewers to Comedy Central, which is owned by Viacom Inc ., when the comedian bolted. The $50 million contract the network gave him called for Chappelle to do a third and fourth season of the show and he was filming the third when he dropped out.

[ColeTrickle]

I saw part of that Oprah... he just seemed a little 'out there'... and didn't make a lot of sense.

Did anyone else see him?

[FlippiN.af]

Something new from Chappele:
http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/685/685666p1.html

February 3, 2006 - IGN FilmForce has your first look at the brand new poster for Dave Chappell's Block Party. Check it out below!

The film, from Rogue Pictures, spotlights comedy superstar Dave Chappelle as he presents a Brooklyn neighborhood with its very own once-in-a-lifetime free block party. The unprecedented combination of comedy and music was shot on location. In addition to Mr. Chappelle performing all-new material, the stellar roster of artists includes Kanye West, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Common, Dead Prez, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, the Roots, Cody ChesnuTT, Big Daddy Kane, and - reunited for their first performance in over seven years - the Fugees.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind helmer Michel Gondry and cinematographer Ellen Kuras captured the whole thing in addition to private rehearsal footage of Chappelle and company from the small Ohio town he calls home.
In Ohio, Mr. Chappelle wandered through town handing out golden tickets to invite several dozen citizens to join the party, providing transportation and lodging for their first-time-ever visit to Brooklyn. Ohio's Central State University marching band made the trip and helped kick off the festivities at the intersection of Quincy and Downing Streets. As a diverse crowd comes together, Mr. Chappelle's freestyle wit guides them (and the film audience) through a day-long, life-affirming celebration of music and comedy, history and community.
Dave Chappell's Block Party has been rated R by the MPAA. The movie arrives in theaters on March 3, 2006.


To see a trailer, go here:
http://media.filmforce.ign.com/media...31/vids_1.html

[nissan_240sx]

Isnt season 3 gonna show? The commercial of it is all over comedy central

[AlbanyCartel]

Originally Posted by nissan_240sx

Isnt season 3 gonna show? The commercial of it is all over comedy central

yea, i saw those too.


GODDAMMIT, whats the hells happening? YES or NO?


i need my fix son!

[FlippiN.af]

Yes, the episodes filmed for the 3rd season before Chappele left will be shown on Comedy Central. The air date hasen't been announced yet I believe.

[allworld]

Dave just announced a stand up show at the paramount theatre in seatle on the 19th. There are some more shows to. You can see the dates and details at
http://www.ticketsnow.com:80/tickets...t.cfm?ppc=tnow
and comedy central taped 4 half hour episodes that are supposed to air this spring. I hope he comes back. He has some pretty funny stuff.

[FlippiN.af]

The latest from Chappelle;
Link to article:http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060302/...DltBHNlYwM3MTY-
Chappelle Said Unhappy With Network Plans
DAYTON, Ohio - Comedian Dave Chappelle says he may never return to his hit Comedy Central show if the cable network goes through with plans to air new episodes culled from material he filmed before leaving the series.

"I feel like it's kind of a bully move," Chappelle told the Dayton Daily News in a telephone interview for a story Wednesday. "That's just how I feel about it. I don't know if that's the case. But if people don't watch it, then I'd be more than happy."
Last May, Chappelle stunned his fans and the entertainment industry by skipping out on a $50 million contract and leaving "Chappelle's Show" in mid-production. He spent two weeks in South Africa before returning home to his farm near Yellow Springs, Ohio. He has since resumed performing live standup.
Chappelle said his possible return to "Chappelle's Show" is still up in the air.
"But I think if they air that stuff, I can't see how I'm going to be able to," he told the Daily News. "That will damage our relationship."
Comedy Central has said in the past it plans to air the material, but wouldn't comment on any current specific plans.
"We are still waiting patiently for Dave to return to work, but we know that our viewers are looking forward to seeing the material he produced for the third season," Comedy Central said in a written statement.
Chappelle was scheduled to do a standup show and attend the premiere of his new movie "Dave Chappelle's Block Party" in the Dayton area Wednesday.