So, um… why exactly did Chappelle leave?
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spam_ninja — 18 years ago(July 03, 2007 12:24 AM)
You're kidding right? Assuming this is accurate.
What did he think stardom was about? "Oh, I'll just have me one of the phattest shows on the damn planet, but if people start loving me for it I'm out!"
If this is true, this just made me lose a whole heap of respect for that "Negro."
RIP Rick James. And speaking of which I'm off to watch Charley Murphy relate his first encounters with Rick James for the um 9th time? Thanks On Demand! -
Room_On_Fire — 18 years ago(July 03, 2007 12:30 AM)
I'm serious. He said it himself. Almost exactly, "It was too much pressure."
I don't care how much mental anguish I got from doing a popular show. All that money? I wouldn't have a sh it about people telling me, "I'm Rick James, bitch." I wouldn't mind if people told me they
shtuped
my mother the previous night. 50 million dollars, bro.
"I like my women like I like my coffee Puerto Rican." -
KJax50 — 16 years ago(December 04, 2009 02:10 PM)
you guys say what YOU would do in that situation, but the truth is you don't really know what you'd do in that situation. The man was tired of it so he got out, what's so hard to understand about that? Move on.
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StevenSmithNYC — 12 years ago(August 01, 2013 09:26 PM)
It's pressure to be that highly creative on a constant basis and to produce a great show like he did. I know for much of the public, they think these guys just got up on stage and talk and it just flows out of them, but that's not the case. You don't see the sweat and anguish to adhere to the high standards that were set. His comedy and show was very special, it wasn't SNL which allows them to turn out mostly junk week after week for decades because they've lowered the bar on comedy so much. Dave Chappelle raised the bar on comedy and he is truly one of the greats.
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GorillazButter — 18 years ago(July 05, 2007 05:48 PM)
The reason you're hearing different theories is because he left for multiple reasons. It wasn't simply "He buckled under the pressure.".
The other day I saw him on "Inside The Actor's Studio", and explained it all. He wasn't happy with how things were on Chappelle's Show, so he went to Africa to relax. While he was there the tabloids and even his own friends-coughNealcough-were saying things like "He's crazy" and "He does drugs". Dave was extremely upset because had had walked off the set TWICE during season two but nobody said anything. But now when he's suddenly making millions of dollars per episode everybody is so quick to sell him out. Not only that but he was uncomfortable with a certain part of his audience that was once small but was quickly growing. Of course, by that I mean the people who couldn't realize he was making fun of stereotypes, not encouraging them. The kind of people who would go up to him after a comedy set and say something like "Hey, that sketch you did about them n!ggers was awesome!".
Ultimately, he decided that he wanted to be happy, not rich. So now he's back doing stand-up and hopefully we'll have a new DVD from him soon.Neon Genesis Evangelion is the worst anime show ever created.
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spam_ninja — 18 years ago(July 05, 2007 06:32 PM)
Um OK, I feel you on all that, but SCREW THAT!
If I told my wife I'd rather be happy than rich, she along with my four children would kick the living poo out of me.
Also, screw his stand-up. I'd rather see him coordinating with Charlie Murphy, and those other crazy cats. Those skits were hilarious. So, start another Dave Chappelle show or something. Or at least another sketch comedy. -
StevenSmithNYC — 12 years ago(August 01, 2013 09:28 PM)
Yes, I agree. It's like Faulty Towers, the creators of the show had a plan for 12 episodes and that's all they did, and each one of them is a gem. You wouldn't want him to turn the crank just for money, money that he clearly doesn't need. Money isn't everything.
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bill-pyle — 18 years ago(July 08, 2007 12:41 AM)
His stand up led to the show. You think he's just some random dude who pitched a show to Comedy Central and they accepted? No, they knew about him for years. So you can't just "screw his stand up". I'm sure he already has plenty of money from stand up, DVD sales, and acting, so its not like he and his family are broke now that he left the show. And have some respect for the dude. He created the show and it was his choice to leave it. I would love for more episodes, but if he doesn't want to do it anymore, than I can accept that.
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spam_ninja — 18 years ago(July 08, 2007 02:47 AM)
bill-pyle
His stand up led to the show. You think he's just some random dude who pitched a show to Comedy Central and they accepted? No, they knew about him for years. So you can't just "screw his stand up".
No one ever argued that fact. And um, yes I can say, "screw his stand-up." See? I did it again.
To clarify, I mean that I don't want to see his talents go back into stand-up.
I'm sure he already has plenty of money from stand up, DVD sales, and acting, so its not like he and his family are broke now that he left the show.
No one ever argued that fact. But to deny yourself another several million dollars "just because" is absolutely moronic.
And have some respect for the dude.
First, I don't have to. Second, who said I don't?
He created the show and it was his choice to leave it.
Everyone makes mistakes. I'll tell you this though, make sure to write it down, it's good common sense! If I helped create something, and that particular something was based entirely on ME, I would not pull my tail between my legs and slink off. Regardless of what the problems were, he could have fought for "The Dave Chappelle Show," instead it appears that he merely quit, gave up, ran off, and for whatever reason, it still makes him less of a person.
I would love for more episodes, but if he doesn't want to do it anymore, than I can accept that.
I can to. And actually, I had left it alone because I thought
GorillazButter
put it quite nicely. Since you came along and decided to beat the horse into the ground, I decided I'd have another go and running it.
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Hustler_2 — 18 years ago(August 06, 2007 01:06 PM)
Wow almost none of yall have any self respect. In truth, money doesn't buy happiness. And hes not a beep hollywood whore or sell-out who will do/put up with anything just to make a quick buck. I respect him a lot for leaving the show. It took balls to just step back and not let the stardom blind him. I mean, yeah, its a lot of money. But it really wasn't worth it. I'll miss the show, no doubt, but he'll still do stand up so its straight.
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spam_ninja — 18 years ago(August 10, 2007 06:44 AM)
Oh my someone else deciding not to leave this topic alone huh? Oh well, here goes.
Assuming you were talking about me as one of "yall."
What makes you think I have no self-respect? Because I am smart enough to want loads of money?
No one said it bought happiness, aside from you. Get real man.
And who said anything about him being a "hollywood whore" or a "sellout?" I at best said he was a coward for giving up on something he created. And I stand by that. He's a frickin' coward for giving up on one of HIS dreams. Giving up on anything you love makes you a coward. That's easy to see.
And to the rest of your sanctimonious crud "Blah blah blah."
Whilst I may not be able to "buy happiness," I'd have financial freedom and could provide my children with whatever they deserved. If you call that having no self-respect, then I take it you don't have children and might possibly still live with mum and da. So, be happy as a pig in poo whilst living in your cardboard shack. I'd gladly give my stones for a million pieces of the leprechaun's gold. -
yomama117 — 16 years ago(June 30, 2009 09:35 PM)
He's a frickin' coward for giving up on one of HIS dreams.
The show was never his "dream" He's clearly stated that he's more interested in stand-up. The show was just something else to gain exposure and once people started liking it he probably thought "hey as long as people like this stuff and I can keep doing it I will." But once the network started screwing with him and moronic fans would unceasingly shout out "I'm Rick James bitch!" during his stand-up (his real dream), then he was like to hell with this.* It just wasn't worth it to fight Comedy Central for control of his show. What for? So rabid "fans" (and I use the word lightly because real fans would know not to beat their stars over the head with the very things they claim to like them for) would keep pestering him with his own jokes? Even as early as when season two was still getting produced he was already getting tired of the Rick James joke. Just look back to the intro of the "pitches" sketch. Plus that whole episode of him leaving the show because he's unhappy with Comedy Central. Some see it as foreshadowing, I see it as at attempt to make light of what was already brewing.
*Read about it yourself. Wikipedia knows all:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Chappelle
Imagine telling a joke to your friends. Then every day for the rest of your life all you get from them is that joke spit back in your face over and over again. Now imagine someone would pay you for that but throw in a bunch of beep restrictions and conditions. Even the greediest bastard would hesitate before taking the money to do that beep on a daily basis.
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jcloverboy — 18 years ago(September 20, 2007 12:42 PM)
The main reason he left was because when someone pays you $50 million dollars they think they own you.
Comedy Central started forcing their hand on more issues than they used to and Chappelle was not a fan of where his show was headed.
If anyone saw The Lost Episodes, you can see that the show was a bit watered-down.
In Toronto, if anyone saw Chappelle's stand-up act after the whole debaclethey would recall him comparing his new relationship with Comedy Central to that of a stronghanded-pimp and a hooker.
Chappelle wanted to get out before it was way too late.
Not many people have it in them to turn down $50 million for 2 years of work essentially. He did because the show was no longer going to be up to his standards.