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I hate to be the one to bring it up but it has to be said:

-Lil' Jon. I love Lil' Jon so loved this idea. . .the first time. Then it was overkill.

-Keeping it Real. The "Granny, no!" bit was good but the rest of the piece was snoozville.

more.

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 03:22 (9 years ago) Permalink

The blind Klan member. Kinda funny at first, but went on WAY too long.

― Prude (Prude), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 03:50 (9 years ago) Permalink

I thought the Klan member one was one of the best. But agree the Keeping it Real wasnt good. The internet one had a lot more potential, but I probably only say that because look Im on the internet, and I thought the Lil Jon one was a lot more hilarious after I heard that new Usher song he produced and yes, he does talked EXACTLY like that on the track.

― David Allen (David Allen), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 03:52 (9 years ago) Permalink

That was the only episode I saw. Haven't watched since.

― maypang (maypang), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 03:53 (9 years ago) Permalink

I listen to all Lil' Jon's shit. It was funny at first.

May, that was the most recent ep so there's nothing for you to have seen since. Give it another shot though b/c that is far from the best this season.

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 03:56 (9 years ago) Permalink

Lil John bits were hilarious... I loved that kept going on and on.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 04:00 (9 years ago) Permalink

Yeah!

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 04:04 (9 years ago) Permalink

the first season was much more uneven. things have improved with this one.

― Kingfish Beatbox (Kingfish), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 08:53 (9 years ago) Permalink

That Rick James thing was too long. The promos were funny. The show was dull.

Dave singing "Diff'rent Strokes" was great because at the end of the song he said "I was the Gooch."

― dave225 (Dave225), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 12:33 (9 years ago) Permalink

Like the early Saturday Night Live stuff, I think that in a few years everyone will look at even the weak stuff he has done and see the genius in it. The first season was full of rough edges but so what? I am not being contrary here, I just remember that stuff like Samurai Deli and "What the Hell is That?" were almost painfull at first viewing, but now reveal themselves to be classic. To me the Charlie Murphy stuff deserves its own half hour. Then again I think Dave's show should be an hour.

― Speedy (Speedy Gonzalas), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 16:34 (9 years ago) Permalink

Yeah, the "Granny no!" part is a great moment in a bad skit. A good dose of Dave's purposefully bad acting has saved many a skit.

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 17:07 (9 years ago) Permalink

Fucking Samurai Deli. It was genius b/c the classic comedy narrative of setup, punchline etc were just abruptly done away with CHOP, SLICE!!!! like some kind of dadaist anti-comedy. And the failure, or shredding, of expectations for what you'd see in a normal comedy sketch mirrored the kind of startling misunderstandings just waiting to occur between a slightly uptight customer visiting a store run by an immigrant. It's understandable they'd try and replicate the success of those sketches, but continuing to do so after practically 20 years is just fucked. "If it's not scottish it's crap" etc puke puke.

btw Dave Chappelle rocks and you r all gay for even having the privilege of selecting bits that don't quite work :(

― Tracer Hand in London (tracerhand), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 17:11 (9 years ago) Permalink

Cocaine is a helluva drug.

― Stuart (Stuart), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 17:14 (9 years ago) Permalink

No, the Chappelle hate begins!

― dean! (deangulberry), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 17:22 (9 years ago) Permalink

Btw, does anyone have the dvd, and could tell me which musical performances they ended up including?

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 17:25 (9 years ago) Permalink

first season is out on DVD innit?

― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 17:25 (9 years ago) Permalink

I have the DVD .. in fact, I watched it last night. We watched the first disc and didn't see any performances. It's weird. Each episode is like 15 minutes long.

― dean! (deangulberry), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 17:42 (9 years ago) Permalink

It's possible they didn't have the rights to include the musical guests on the DVD. (Which would cut its intrinsic value by half).

― j.lu (j.lu), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 17:45 (9 years ago) Permalink

I suppose. I never really liked the musical performances. I want more comedy, dammit.

― dean! (deangulberry), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 17:46 (9 years ago) Permalink

Hmmm...I did hear that they cut out some for rights reasons (like the Roots), but I thought they kept some in. I think the performances are cool, not just because I like the artists but because they always seemed to put them in some cool, informal setting (like Busta in the all white room with all the cameras, crew etc. in full view or Talib on the waterfront in Brooklyn).

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 17:49 (9 years ago) Permalink

To me the Charlie Murphy stuff deserves its own half hour.

Definitely. Charlie Murphy's True Hollywood Stories deserves a full series (with Chappelle in it of course). I'm sure they could get an entire season out of Rick James alone...

(anyone who han't seen them, this nice person has DivX copies to DL)

― mmmmsalt (Graeme), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 19:04 (9 years ago) Permalink

That Rick James thing was too long.

It was not long enough.

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 19:10 (9 years ago) Permalink

It was a bit long, imo. I love Chappelle but the "XXXXXXXXX, bitch!" gimmick can get old. (see: most ilx posts)

― dean! (deangulberry), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 19:12 (9 years ago) Permalink

"Game. Blouses."

― Donna Brown (Donna Brown), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 20:29 (9 years ago) Permalink

the charlie murphy bits are pure brilliance.

and yeah an hour is needed.

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 20:51 (9 years ago) Permalink

I only saw this show for the first time last week (my friend Dave had a couple episodes on tape) and I will be DAMNED if I'm going to start hating already. All the skits mentioned (well, the one's that I've seen) made me laugh. Hell, the Lil Jon skit made me finally appreciate "Damn!" (which before I found kind of generic....OKAY!!!)

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 22:34 (9 years ago) Permalink

oh wait. I'll hate on the musical parts. It's like a scary reminder that he means well.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 22:34 (9 years ago) Permalink

I know the performance of Mos Def in the car is on the DVD. I like it, but it's really short.
I just have to say that I think the Mad Real World is really funny, esp Dave as Tron

― Mitchell (Mitchell), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 22:42 (9 years ago) Permalink

It was a bit long, imo. I love Chappelle but the "XXXXXXXXX, bitch!" gimmick can get old. (see: most ilx posts)

now lets not exclude everyday conversation with this, either.

its only funny when I do it, anyways.

― bill stevens (bscrubbins), Thursday, 4 March 2004 00:31 (9 years ago) Permalink

I want to know why Lil' Jon is always wearing a cap from my alma mater. I mean, he's from the ATL?

that last bit was pretty good.

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Thursday, 4 March 2004 03:32 (9 years ago) Permalink

I am intrigued by the sound of this show.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 4 March 2004 03:41 (9 years ago) Permalink

Thank you, the nedfox.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 4 March 2004 03:51 (9 years ago) Permalink

Haha

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Thursday, 4 March 2004 03:51 (9 years ago) Permalink

OK, that monologue from tonight's "When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong" = SO FUCKING CLASSIC.

― Nate in ST.P (natedetritus), Thursday, 4 March 2004 03:55 (9 years ago) Permalink

agreed. that was much better than last weeks.

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Thursday, 4 March 2004 03:56 (9 years ago) Permalink

hmm, kayne. . .i'm really not pro-the music bit. more comedy please! I mean, shit, I could watch 106 and Park if I wanted to see this shit.

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Thursday, 4 March 2004 03:57 (9 years ago) Permalink

And his World Series of Dice character with the Bogart-lip cig better become a recurring character

― Nate in ST.P (natedetritus), Thursday, 4 March 2004 03:57 (9 years ago) Permalink

Thank you, the nedfox.

I like that! :-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 4 March 2004 03:57 (9 years ago) Permalink

yeah it's only a half-hour show and one whole segment is taken up by music guests? damn lazy stoner can't write enough material to fill a whole show.

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 4 March 2004 03:58 (9 years ago) Permalink

although i have to say this kitchen setting with the second MC cooking somehting in the background when he's not on the mic is pretty good.

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Thursday, 4 March 2004 03:59 (9 years ago) Permalink

What season is it in, now?

I'm a fan of the show but regularly tune in. Chappelle is my all time favorite racist, for Half Baked alone. Genius.

I always laugh out loud at at least ONE thing in the show. The only other thing that makes me laugh out loud without fail is The Onion.

― roger adultery (roger adultery), Thursday, 4 March 2004 04:33 (9 years ago) Permalink

This is the second season.

and I hope you're joking about the "racist" bit.

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Thursday, 4 March 2004 04:35 (9 years ago) Permalink

haha keep it real, sam

― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 4 March 2004 05:06 (9 years ago) Permalink

"WU-TANG!"

― Nate in ST.P (natedetritus), Thursday, 4 March 2004 05:37 (9 years ago) Permalink

diversify your bonds, nigga

― Donna Brown (Donna Brown), Thursday, 4 March 2004 05:42 (9 years ago) Permalink

Clackity clackity * 50.

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 4 March 2004 05:52 (9 years ago) Permalink

3 weeks pass...

Making the Band and the beer commercial were weak, but Snoop's 'Dangle' made up for any shortcomings in the episode..

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Thursday, 25 March 2004 06:25 (9 years ago) Permalink

worst episode ever, huh? missed the first sketch, but my friends agreed with milo that it was lame.

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 25 March 2004 06:34 (9 years ago) Permalink

I hope they aren't running out of the funny already. The Oprah skit wasn't that great, two bad ones this week, Lil' Jon got old quick.

But the puppets had me rolling. Maybe it's juvenile, the show is weakest when he holds back on the offensive content.

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Thursday, 25 March 2004 06:43 (9 years ago) Permalink

I think I remember laughing somewhat often last week. I also think I remember being a bit tipsy.

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 25 March 2004 06:57 (9 years ago) Permalink

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lol

It's rare, but you have to admit it's a sane reaction to an insane situation.

Absolutely.

― ENBB, Tuesday, 8 February 2011 15:24 (2 years ago) Permalink

yeah i think a lot of the stigma and speculation around what Chappelle did remains because when he has talked about it, it's been with humor in standup or on talk shows and not bearing his soul and crying to Oprah or Barbara Walters or something

― some dude, Tuesday, 8 February 2011 15:48 (2 years ago) Permalink

I have no idea how you could watch the Inside the Actor's Studio interview and decide he was just a "guy who walked away," though. Did we all see the same one? He went on a paranoid rant about how the television/hollywood complex wants to tell you that you have issues, that you need to see a therapist, and implied that therapists were going to force you on drugs or brainwash you.

I mean, there's kind of the issue that he was being prodded into it due to wanting to leave and most of the people involved had some financial interest in keeping him in the business so it's hard to tell what's what, but he really did sound like he'd been smoking too much weed.

― w/no hesitation (mh), Tuesday, 8 February 2011 16:06 (2 years ago) Permalink

I haven't seen it. Going to see if I can find it online tonight.

― ENBB, Tuesday, 8 February 2011 16:07 (2 years ago) Permalink

Yeah, I haven't seen that, either. Will check.

― I am Woolen Man. The scarf and I are one. (kenan), Tuesday, 8 February 2011 16:09 (2 years ago) Permalink

yeah he actually is crazy, sorry

― Princess TamTam, Tuesday, 8 February 2011 16:12 (2 years ago) Permalink

pretty sure he DID go on oprah, actually

implied that therapists were going to force you on drugs or brainwash you.

i don't recall this at all. thought he was a real calm, funny, centered dude in that interview

― progressive cuts (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 8 February 2011 16:14 (2 years ago) Permalink

oh yeah damn forgot about the oprah interview

― some dude, Tuesday, 8 February 2011 16:18 (2 years ago) Permalink

still love this movie

― am0n, Tuesday, 8 February 2011 16:20 (2 years ago) Permalink

What is that from? Half baked? I haven't seen it since I saw it in the theater but at the time I remember thinking it was hysterical.

― ENBB, Tuesday, 8 February 2011 16:22 (2 years ago) Permalink

yeah half baked

― am0n, Tuesday, 8 February 2011 16:23 (2 years ago) Permalink

Half Baked is hilarious

― some dude, Tuesday, 8 February 2011 16:25 (2 years ago) Permalink

poll idea: half baked v. how high

― am0n, Tuesday, 8 February 2011 16:29 (2 years ago) Permalink

never seen how high

― ENBB, Tuesday, 8 February 2011 16:29 (2 years ago) Permalink

must see

― am0n, Tuesday, 8 February 2011 16:30 (2 years ago) Permalink

never did see block party, is that good then

― am0n, Tuesday, 8 February 2011 16:42 (2 years ago) Permalink

How High is terrible

― bien-pensant vibe (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 8 February 2011 16:44 (2 years ago) Permalink

block party is a good time imo

― gtfopocalypse (dan m), Tuesday, 8 February 2011 16:45 (2 years ago) Permalink

yeah i don't really fuck w/ How High, and i even saw that in the theater.

― some dude, Tuesday, 8 February 2011 16:47 (2 years ago) Permalink

block party is real nice, it's a concert film tho but there are a lot of bits around it with him putting it together etc

― zvookster, Tuesday, 8 February 2011 17:10 (2 years ago) Permalink

He's still floating about. Check the brouhaha that happened when he leaked that he was going to show up in Portland in Pioneer Square like two summers ago, and appeared at 12:30 on a Tuesday night.

― Crazed Mister Handy (kingfish), Tuesday, 8 February 2011 17:33 (2 years ago) Permalink

yeah he's done some standup appearances. keepin a pretty low profile though

― bien-pensant vibe (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 8 February 2011 17:34 (2 years ago) Permalink

As far as the Chappelle show went, I agree that a half hour was too short.

the show was about 16 minutes on Australian TV (ie without ad breaks) - a full half-hour would have been fine.

― basically just a 2/47 freak out (sic), Wednesday, 9 February 2011 00:57 (2 years ago) Permalink

has he really been doing a "huge" amount of stand up? i know that he had popped up a few places, but it's not like he's been on a tour or anything right?

― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 9 February 2011 01:26 (2 years ago) Permalink

well he seems to do a lot of unannounced stuff, so yeah no full-scale tour but afaict it's been a pretty significant number of performances over the past few years, not just a handful here or there (talking probably dozens, not hundreds or anything obv). plus his performances have often been like 3+ hours long.

― some dude, Wednesday, 9 February 2011 01:38 (2 years ago) Permalink

5 months pass...

This is amazing.

According to numerous sources, Chappelle stopped his show after telling a single opening joke to complain about people filming him from the front row. And according to an eyewitness account by CNN reporter Roland S. Martin, he then proceeded to spend the next 45 minutes just sort of standing around awkwardly—“sighing audibly” and occasionally checking his text messages—as the audience grew restless and began booing him.

http://www.avclub.com/articles/dave-chappelle-tells-single-joke-then-stands-on-st,59424/

― ≝ (Pleasant Plains), Thursday, 28 July 2011 21:29 (1 year ago) Permalink

He's cray cray. ;_;

― ladies love draculas like children love stray dogs (ENBB), Thursday, 28 July 2011 21:35 (1 year ago) Permalink

man, i almost went to that thing

― J0rdan S., Thursday, 28 July 2011 21:39 (1 year ago) Permalink

on the one hand, dave prob shouldn't be so crazy about ppl filming him in this day & age. on the other hand, what kind of fucking asshole ruins a rare dave chappelle set by refusing to stop filming him from the front row?

― J0rdan S., Thursday, 28 July 2011 21:40 (1 year ago) Permalink

surprising the organizers of the show allow taping

― keillor can folk anything. and he will, and has. (dan m), Thursday, 28 July 2011 21:54 (1 year ago) Permalink

some footage (ironically):

― future events are now current events (Z S), Thursday, 28 July 2011 22:02 (1 year ago) Permalink

Audience should have beat the living fuck out of that guy, tbh

― ennui morricone (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 28 July 2011 22:32 (1 year ago) Permalink

imagine he's protected by bouncers

― nh (cozen), Thursday, 28 July 2011 22:36 (1 year ago) Permalink

imagine most people aren't savages too

― apichathong song (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Thursday, 28 July 2011 22:36 (1 year ago) Permalink

it's not as if he showed up at a concert and stood in the audience playing harmonica or something

― apichathong song (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Thursday, 28 July 2011 22:36 (1 year ago) Permalink

I can say with all certainty, that if some cumloaf was holding up a show that I paid money to see; there would def be some point within 46 minutes wherein I wouldn't think twice about wrenching the camera from his herpes-caked hands

― ennui morricone (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 28 July 2011 22:53 (1 year ago) Permalink

you know the guy?

― some dude, Thursday, 28 July 2011 22:59 (1 year ago) Permalink

i know his type

― ennui morricone (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 28 July 2011 23:12 (1 year ago) Permalink

he knows people with herpes

― apichathong song (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Thursday, 28 July 2011 23:55 (1 year ago) Permalink

Whiney's tight with the herpes infected cumloaf crowd.

― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Friday, 29 July 2011 00:43 (1 year ago) Permalink

Statistically, we all are

― ennui morricone (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 29 July 2011 00:46 (1 year ago) Permalink

this is some unprofessional and stupid behavior and it's kinda sad. you work this shit out in your contract: if there's no filming for real, you have security bounce the guy with the camera and everybody else realizes you're serious. otherwise, you signed to play the gig and people were charged. do your fucking set.

― generous doler out of lollies (forksclovetofu), Friday, 29 July 2011 16:03 (1 year ago) Permalink

OTM

― Number None, Friday, 29 July 2011 16:15 (1 year ago) Permalink

next show he does the audience should conspire to just sit there, sigh, and check their texts the whole time he's on stage.

― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Friday, 29 July 2011 16:22 (1 year ago) Permalink

11 months pass...

"I hope all the bad things in life happen to you and nobody else!"

― Fiendish Doctor Wu! (kingfish), Saturday, 30 June 2012 05:02 (10 months ago) Permalink

I find him really overrated; some amusing ideas, but really doesn't know when to end a joke.

― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Sunday, 1 July 2012 22:44 (10 months ago) Permalink

theres bootleg audio out there of his dallas set from a few weeks ago

― Black_vegeta (Hungry4Ass), Sunday, 1 July 2012 22:56 (10 months ago) Permalink

Oh wait, I wanted to post that quote in a best-of thread

― Fiendish Doctor Wu! (kingfish), Sunday, 1 July 2012 23:09 (10 months ago) Permalink

I'm rewatching all of the Chapelle Show right now (actually it's literally on at this v moment) and I guess I wasn't paying attention the first time around because I had no idea that Rick James coined the whole cocaine is a helluva drug thing. Watched a couple eps this morning and was dying at the Lil Jon stuff.

― (✿◠‿◠) (ENBB), Sunday, 1 July 2012 23:37 (10 months ago) Permalink

Kingfish: Dave Chappelle - "Killin' 'Em Softly"

― (✿◠‿◠) (ENBB), Sunday, 1 July 2012 23:39 (10 months ago) Permalink

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