Dave Chappelle

Chappelle's Show is a sketch comedy series starring Dave Chappelle, a comedian (previously) best known for his role as Thurgood Jenkins in the stoner film Half Baked. The show premiered on January 22, 2003 on US cable television network Comedy Central. Since then, the show has become the second highest rated show on the network, trailing only the long-running cartoon series South Park. In August 2005 it was announced that Chappelle's Show would end its run. Screenshot of Dave Chappelle from Chappelles Show (Season 2, episode 12) This work is copyrighted. ... Screenshot of Dave Chappelle from Chappelles Show (Season 2, episode 12) This work is copyrighted. ... Sketch comedy consists of a series of short comedy scenes, or sketches, commonly between one and ten minutes long. ... Dave Chappelle David Chappelle (born August 24, 1973 in Washington, D.C.) is an American comedian, actor, and social commentator. ... Half Baked is a 1998 comedy film starring Dave Chappelle, Jim Breuer, Harland Williams and Guillermo Diaz. ... January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations by or about: United States Wikinews has news related to this article: United States United States government CIA World Factbook Entry for United States House. ... A cable is two or more wires bound together which may be bare or covered or insulated. ... Comedy Centrals current logo Comedy Centrals old logo Comedy Central is a cable television channel in the United States. ... South Park is a comedy animated series created by Matt Stone and Trey Parker. ...

Popular sketches

Some popular sketches from Chappelle's Show include:

• Any sketch including Tyrone Biggums, a cocaine & crack addict with a high pitched voice, as he gives weird speeches about drugs, being in a energy drink ad, or being a contestant on Fear Factor.

Silky Johnson, Playa Hater played by Chappelle

• "The Playa Hater's Ball"-- features Dave and Co. as vicious, foul-mouthed lowlifes each vying for the top position of "Playa Hater of the Year."

• "The Niggar Family"-- a send up of a Leave It To Beaver type family whose last name happens to be Niggar.

• "The World Series of Dice"-- a parody of the World Series of Poker with special guest star Eddie Griffin, included perhaps the most notable character from the show Ashy Larry.

• "Ask a Black Dude" -- with comedian and former Richard Pryor writer Paul Mooney. Mooney adlibs answers to questions about black people from both famous and anonymous white people, often common stereotypes. In the second season, Mooney replaced this with Negrodamus, an African American version of Nostradamus in which Mooney adlibbed "answers to life's most unsolvable mysteries" such as "Why do white people love Wayne Brady?" (Answer: "Because Wayne Brady makes Bryant Gumbel look like Malcom X.")

• Trading Spouses: A spoof of the reality show Trading Spaces, where a white and black family exchange fathers. Ironically, at least two US television networks have announced reality shows based upon a similar premise as of 2004, one actually called Trading Spouses.

• The racial draft: An ESPN-style draft telecast where the various races of the world finally decide to claim several mixed-race (and other) celebrities as their own.

• "Black Bush"-- an African-American "interpretation" of George W. Bush and his administration.

• Frontline: The life of Clayton Bigsby, a biography of a blind "white supremacist" who is not aware that he is actually a black man. This was in the opening episode of the first season and helped Chappelle gain significant notoriety.

• Popcopy, a parody of the Kinko's franchise's training videos.

• The "Mad" Real World, a parody of MTV's The Real World in which a mild-mannered white male moves in with a group of antagonistic black roommates.

• R. Kelly's "Piss on You" music video (and remix). The real R.Kelly was (no pun intended) pissed off by this spoof, which prompted him to ask Dave how he could "Make a video about peeing on somebody" (to which Dave responded "Nigga, how can YOU make a video about peeing on somebody?").

• Blackzilla! - a send up of Godzilla movies in which a giant Dave battles Godzilla in the middle of Tokyo.

• A Moment in the Life of Lil Jon, in which Dave plays the rapper/producer, who usually says the words 'Yeahuuhh!', 'WHAT?!?', and 'O-kay!!!', and appears as he does in Usher's "Yeah!" video, and the real Lil' Jon appeared in a sketch in one episode.

• Real Movies - examples of what movies would be like if they were set in reality.

• An example of what life would be like if it was set in the world of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.

• Having a "pretty white girl" sing his thoughts as he writes them, because they would be too scary otherwise.

• Charlie Murphy's True Hollywood Stories (Actually semi-true): In the first (and easily the most popular sketch in the show so far - one that catapulted Chappelle to the level of phenomenon within days after airing), Charlie Murphy (Eddie Murphy's real-life brother) recounts supposed altercations between himself and the late funk musician Rick James, which took place during the height of his popularity in the early 1980s. Chappelle intersperses Murphy's extremely funny retelling of his story with reenacted excerpts in which Chappelle plays the young Rick James and Murphy plays his younger self. Additionally, the skit incorporates interview footage of Rick James himself responding to Murphy's version of events(filmed shortly before he died.) Created and popularized the catchphrases "I'm Rick James, bitch!", "They shoulda never gave you niggas money!" and "Cocaine is a hell of a drug."

• A later version of Charlie Murphy's True Hollywood Stories involves Charlie & Eddie Murphy and their entourage visiting Prince - and getting soundly beaten by the Revolution in an impromptu basketball game. Chappelle does a hilarious imitation of Prince's dead-serious tone.

• Samuel Jackson Beer: A parody of the Samuel Adams beer commercials. Features Dave as a very profane and extremely loud Sam Jackson dressed in colonial-style clothes. Catchphrases: "IT'LL GET YA DRUNK!!!" "MMM, MMMM BITCH!!!" "YES THEY DESERVE TO DIE! AND I HOPE THEY BURN IN HELL!!!" and "THEY ATE ME! A FUCKIN' SHARK ATE ME! DRINK, BITCH!"

• WacArnold's: What life is really like for those black people in McDonald's Commercials

• O'Dweeds: A new THC-free Cannabis sold completely legal. Parody of O'Doul's alcohol-free beer

• How most things are so much better in slow-motion (such as doing laundry or going to a club), but not everything is (Like going to the bathroom). Parodying Rap/Hip-Hop music videos.

Chappelle as crack-addict Tyrone Biggums

• Wayne Brady's Show (Wayne Brady as a Guest Host): After Dave gets kicked off the show by his superiors, Wayne Brady takes over and when Dave takes the show back the tale of Wayne and Dave's misadventures is told. In the sketch, Wayne Brady (contrary to his friendly public image) is portrayed as a murderous, pimping, and seriously disturbed psychopath (in a clever, detailed semi-parody of the film 'Training Day.') The sketch spawned the hilariously deadpan catchphrase "Is Wayne Brady gonna have to choke a bitch?". There are skits that shows Dave at his apartment watching the TV of Wayne Brady taking over his show while someone calls him and breaking the fourth wall.

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In addition to sketches, the show features performances by various hip-hop groups. Hip hop is a cultural movement that began among urban African Americans, and Hispanics in New York City in the early 1970s, and has since spread around the world. ...

Third Season Delays

After the success of the first two seasons, the third season of Chappelle's Show was scheduled to premiere in February 2005. This date was pushed back to May 31, 2005 when production fell behind schedule in December 2004 because Dave had fallen ill with the flu. On May 4, 2005, just weeks before the anticipated premiere, Comedy Central announced that Chappelle's Show would not be ready by the announced date and that production had been suspended "until further notice." No reason for the delay or suspension was given and there was no response from Dave Chappelle, although one week later it was reported (most notably by Entertainment Weekly) that Chappelle had previously flown to South Africa on April 28 to stay in an undisclosed psychiatric facility. On May 14th, Time announced that one of their reporters, Christopher John Farley, had interviewed Chappelle in South Africa, and that no psychiatric treatments were occurring or necessary. Dave returned shortly thereafter and quelled rumors of psychiatric or substance abuse problems, and emphasized that his trip was a "spiritual retreat" intended to keep his sense of reality outside the bubble of intense pressure and fame and to keep his humor fresh. May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining, as the last day of May. ... Negatively stained flu virions. ... May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). ... Entertainment Weekly is a magazine published by Time Warner in the United States which is dedicated to the world of celebrity and popular culture. ... April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 247 days remaining. ... (Clockwise from upper left) Time magazine covers from May 7, 1945; July 25, 1969; December 31, 1999; September 14, 2001; and April 21, 2003. ...

Shortly after his return from South Africa, Dave returned to his home in his hometown of Yellow Springs, Ohio. Since then he has given a series of very good surprise performances at small comedy clubs near his home. His small-town community has been very supportive of his return, and has worked hard to honor his wish to live a normal life and escape constant public attention. Yellow Springs is a village located in Greene County, Ohio. ...

On July 14, Comedy Central president Doug Herzog announced that Chappelle was welcome back any time, but that the comedian had said he was still not ready to return. Herzog put a positive spin on negotiations, but conceded that he did not expect the Chappelle Show to return in 2005. In all probability, Chappelle himself cancelled the 3rd Season project.

In an August 2005 interview with TV Guide, longtime costar Charlie Murphy said that Chappelle's Show was finished. Dave Chappelle, on the other hand, has yet to announce this to the public. [1] Note: as an adjective (stressed on the second syllable instead of the first), august means honorable. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... TV Guide is the name of two North American weekly magazines about TV programming, one in the United States and one in Canada. ... Charlie Murphy. ... Dave Chappelle David Chappelle (born August 24, 1973 in Washington, D.C.) is an American comedian, actor, and social commentator. ...

Media

• "I'm rich, biotch" - the audio trademark for Dave's company, Pilot Boy Productions. It is heard at the end of every episode, and it was uttered in the "Reparations" sketch by Donnell Rawlings. (Ogg format)

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External links

• Dave Chappelle Show - Chappelle Center is a comprehensive resource of Chappelle's Show information, including an episode guide.
• DaveChappelle.com - Dave's official website and forums.
• Comedy Central: Chappelle's Show - Comedy Central's official website for Chappelle's Show.

• Rick James fansite
• Chappelle's Show fanlisting
• The Travisty's Chappelle's Show Sketches - A couple of Chappelle's Show Sketches