Chappelle's show

musicismylife78

Anyone here a fan?

I think it will go down in history as one of the most important shows ever. His humor sort of mixes politics, race and satire all together. My question is, do any of you think he was successful in this arena, politically?

I definitely caught on to the political aspect of it, the race draft episode, the race fairy episode, etc... Very socially aware. Yet I wonder if his audience is as politically aware.

My understanding is the reason he walked away was because of politics, that several white crew members laughed to hard at some joke that he felt it bordered on racism. He wondered if he was reinforcing stereotypes as opposed to busting them.

Chappelle seems to be in the line of Pryor, carlin, cho, stewart, cross, bruce, he seems to understand, its fun to make people laugh, but their must be a greater purpose, a political and social purpose.

So whats y'all's take? Was chappelle successful in busting stereotypes and making youth politically aware, or was he merely a modern day step and fetch it (as he himself wondered)?

rebornFixer

I hope that story about white crew members offending Chapelle isn't true ... If it is, I just lost a bit of respect. I thought the whole point was to be politically sensitive and aware, yet at the same time not take everything so damn seriously. If he only wants black people to laugh at his jokes, then I guess he did the right thing by canning his show.

Ahnimus

I've never seen his show, but I love his stand-up bits. "For What It's Worth" and whatever that newer one was.

lol.

"Chivalry is dead, and women killed it!" so true

Pearl Jam and toast

I love Chappelle and his show was pretty good... great at times.. but this is in no way one of the most important shows in history.

Not even close, really.

*shrugs*




^ you've never seen his show? O_O

Where the hell have you been for the last 3 years?

His standup is excellent btw


edit: He stopped the show for 2 reasons:

1. comedy central was trying to push him around.

and

2. the newer writing wasn't going to be as good as the original season and he hated the idea of people saying "well this show has certainly gone downhill"

Abuskedti

Dave said he left because of the politics of television. He was being asked to do things with his show that he was not comfortable with. I think it was a great move that he left. Very much in charactor. What amazes me is how so many "experts" attacked him - and couldn't understand why he'd pass up so much money. To some, aparantly to Dave Chappelle, money isn't everything.

He is a brilliant comedian and has a great understanding of people and the life we live today. Can't wait to see what he does next.

Pearl Jam and toast

Abuskedti wrote:

Dave said he left because of the politics of television. He was being asked to do things with his show that he was not comfortable with. I think it was a great move that he left. Very much in charactor. What amazes me is how so many "experts" attacked him - and couldn't understand why he'd pass up so much money. To some, aparantly to Dave Chappelle, money isn't everything.

He is a brilliant comedian and has a great understanding of people and the life we live today. Can't wait to see what he does next.

Yeah i was so happy when i heard he was canning his show. He actually does walk it like he talks it :cool: !

Abuskedti

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Abookamongstthemany

I love Dave Chapplle! His show was the funniest thing I've ever seen on tv. His stand up is even funnier, I saw him once in Columbia, SC and my sides hurt from laughing so hard!

I think his show opened up a lot of discourse that may have seemed too taboo to discuss before.

Ahnimus

Pearl Jam and toast wrote:

^ you've never seen his show? O_O

Where the hell have you been for the last 3 years?

His standup is excellent btw


edit: He stopped the show for 2 reasons:

1. comedy central was trying to push him around.

and

2. the newer writing wasn't going to be as good as the original season and he hated the idea of people saying "well this show has certainly gone downhill"

If it's not a movie or available on the internet, I've never seen. I gave up cable TV 10 years ago. Best decision of my life

Pearl Jam and toast

Ahnimus wrote:

If it's not a movie or available on the internet, I've never seen. I gave up cable TV 10 years ago. Best decision of my life

ah you are a stronger person than I then

Ahnimus

Pearl Jam and toast wrote:

ah you are a stronger person than I then

I just found that it was really expensive for what it's worth. I would want Comedy Central, Discovery Channel and that's about it. I'm not going to pay if $10/month for something that is 40% advertising. Especially with websites like http://www.saltwaterchimp.com and http://www.wwitv.com

Pickr

Daily Show kicks ass over Chappelle anyday with regards to political humor..

moeaholic

Ahnimus wrote:

I've never seen his show, but I love his stand-up bits.

yeah, his stand up is completely better than chappelle show was. i've got.......fuck, which one is it.........oh yeah, it's 'killing them softly'. lots of laughs on that one.

the only espisode of chappelles show that i really laughed hard at was the blind black white supremisist (sp?).

Ahnimus

moeaholic wrote:

yeah, his stand up is completely better than chappelle show was. i've got.......fuck, which one is it.........oh yeah, it's 'killing them softly'. lots of laughs on that one.

the only espisode of chappelles show that i really laughed hard at was the blind black white supremisist (sp?).

Yea, Killing them softly, that was the earlier one. The one where he says that quote. He also says "every black dude needs a white friend, need someone to talk to the cops" haha

He also says white guys that chill with black dudes are even scarier than the black dudes, because they must have done some real shit to get accepted by the black dudes. lol.

moeaholic

Ahnimus wrote:

Yea, Killing them softly, that was the earlier one. The one where he says that quote. He also says "every black dude needs a white friend, need someone to talk to the cops" haha

He also says white guys that chill with black dudes are even scarier than the black dudes, because they must have done some real shit to get accepted by the black dudes. lol.

lmao, it's all coming back to me, i haven't watched it in a while. i'll have to pop that in when i get home tonight.

ernie: "dave.........i'm gonna race 'em."

dave: "shit man, when you gotta race, you gotta race."

keeponrockin

I have Killin Them Softly, and its brilliant.

Ahnimus

moeaholic wrote:

lmao, it's all coming back to me, i haven't watched it in a while. i'll have to pop that in when i get home tonight.

ernie: "dave.........i'm gonna race 'em."

dave: "shit man, when you gotta race, you gotta race."

Haha, he does a good white guy voice too. Haha when he talks to the baby selling weed, haha. "fuck you nigger, I got kids to feed"

Hahaha, crack heads running up to the car like jurassic park. So good.

I downloaded it before, but I gotta buy it, it's too good.

MrBrian

never seen him live, just live on TV, love him! he comes off as a cool guy.

cafeamericain

the skit with the white family with the last name "Niggar", could quite possibly be the funniest thing i ever saw in my life...he is one funny dude

Abookamongstthemany

cafeamericain wrote:

the skit with the white family with the last name "Niggar", could quite possibly be the funniest thing i ever saw in my life...he is one funny dude

That one was pretty damn funny. I found it on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5dR_hcQ83Y

Abookamongstthemany

Nothing beats the True Hollywood Stories!

Fuck yo couch, nigga!!