DVD Extras: Chappelle makes us laugh until it hurts
Hello All,
At least he hasn't set himself on fire.
We know that much about Dave Chappelle, one of the most gifted, provocative and important comics working today. Maybe the most.
And we know that the "Chappelle's Show: Season 2 -- Uncensored" DVD (Paramount, $36.99) will hit stores today and that the third season of his sketch comedy show will not be debuting on Comedy Central next Tuesday as promised, or anytime soon.
Other than that, we don't know what's going on in Chappelle's head, or why he disappeared, and anybody who talks about it and isn't named Dave Chappelle is just jabbering.
To recap: Chappelle, 31, had already blown one deadline this year for delivering the third season of his series to Comedy Central. Then on April 28, he just vanished into a swamp of rumors, only to surface recently in South Africa. In an interview in Time magazine, he said he was on a "spiritual retreat," not in rehab, not crazy, not on drugs, but "definitely stressed out."
It's funny (funny strange, not funny ha-ha), but near the end of last season, Chappelle built a whole episode around being burned out and quitting. "I can't do this anymore!" he railed at Comedy Central execs in the sketch. After he was replaced, he depicted himself as high-strung and paranoid. At the time, it was just a bit.
That episode is on the new DVD, along with the reasons everyone will buy it -- the Rick James and Lil Jon parodies, which spread through youth culture last year like gossip in the school lunch line. The first-season DVD is the bestselling TV series DVD ever, and the second season was even stronger than the first. (And when it's labeled "uncensored," believe it.)
But "Chappelle's Show" deserves attention because of his near-perfect pitch on how to make us laugh about race today and feel liberated and sometimes a little guilty about our laughter. (Credit his writing partner Neal Brennan, as well.)
So what happens next? Apparently, not even Chappelle knows. But if he ever does the third season of "Chappelle's Show," don't be surprised if the first skit is "The Runaway Comic."
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Talk to ya soon,
Donnie Hoover
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At least he hasn't set himself on fire.
We know that much about Dave Chappelle, one of the most gifted, provocative and important comics working today. Maybe the most.
And we know that the "Chappelle's Show: Season 2 -- Uncensored" DVD (Paramount, $36.99) will hit stores today and that the third season of his sketch comedy show will not be debuting on Comedy Central next Tuesday as promised, or anytime soon.
Other than that, we don't know what's going on in Chappelle's head, or why he disappeared, and anybody who talks about it and isn't named Dave Chappelle is just jabbering.
To recap: Chappelle, 31, had already blown one deadline this year for delivering the third season of his series to Comedy Central. Then on April 28, he just vanished into a swamp of rumors, only to surface recently in South Africa. In an interview in Time magazine, he said he was on a "spiritual retreat," not in rehab, not crazy, not on drugs, but "definitely stressed out."
It's funny (funny strange, not funny ha-ha), but near the end of last season, Chappelle built a whole episode around being burned out and quitting. "I can't do this anymore!" he railed at Comedy Central execs in the sketch. After he was replaced, he depicted himself as high-strung and paranoid. At the time, it was just a bit.
That episode is on the new DVD, along with the reasons everyone will buy it -- the Rick James and Lil Jon parodies, which spread through youth culture last year like gossip in the school lunch line. The first-season DVD is the bestselling TV series DVD ever, and the second season was even stronger than the first. (And when it's labeled "uncensored," believe it.)
But "Chappelle's Show" deserves attention because of his near-perfect pitch on how to make us laugh about race today and feel liberated and sometimes a little guilty about our laughter. (Credit his writing partner Neal Brennan, as well.)
So what happens next? Apparently, not even Chappelle knows. But if he ever does the third season of "Chappelle's Show," don't be surprised if the first skit is "The Runaway Comic."
To read the rest of the article Click Here
Talk to ya soon,
Donnie Hoover
www.cheap-dvds-advisor.com
Your One Stop Source For Cheap DVDS !!
DVD Reviews
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