Latest Comic Episode in Chappelle Saga

Deja Q

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Tue Dec-06-05 06:42 PM
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Latest Comic Episode in Chappelle Saga

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/05/AR2005120502252.html

He said yesterday's announcement was about Comedy Central trying to find a way to offset the millions it spent this year promoting the launch of a third season that never happened.

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Chappelle told Time he took that first break because he felt the show had moved from sending up racial stereotypes to reinforcing them.

When he returned, however, that had not changed, according to his writing partner at the time, Neal Brennan. Brennan told Time that Chappelle would like an idea; it would be shot, but Chappelle would then say, "This sketch is racist, and I don't want this on the air."

"He was calling his own writing racist," Brennan said.

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Deja Q

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Thu Dec-08-05 08:57 AM
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1. Kick for the morning crowd

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Archae

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Thu Dec-08-05 09:09 AM
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2. Maybe it's just me...

But I think Dave Chappelle either has more issues than someone with a lifetime subscription to TV Guide, or he's simply a horse's ass.

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LostinVA

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Thu Dec-08-05 10:15 AM
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4. Yup...

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MsAnthropy

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Thu Dec-08-05 09:17 AM
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3. There's definitely a substance abuse issue here

He always looks stoned to me

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Arkana

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Thu Dec-08-05 10:49 AM
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5. I love Dave--I think his show is a roar

but I'm a bit confused--wasn't the purpose of it to MOCK those stereotypes?

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bridgit

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Thu Dec-08-05 10:57 AM
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6. i'm sure it's just me, but i've hardly found his show genuinely funny...

if ever; the only racial stereotype he 'sends up' with any regularity is that of just how effete & lame 'white people' are in the face of a face-full of 'hip hop nation' :eyes: it's just too predictable imo lewis black pulls a stunt like that and he'd never hear the end of it is my sense

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