So, um… why exactly did Chappelle leave?
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fudgenuts101 — 16 years ago(November 06, 2009 11:38 AM)
In the Time magazine article he said the pressure from the producers and the direction of the show made him question if he wanted to keep going. He felt the show's jokes were starting to actually be mindless and a little racist versus his clever satire. He ultimately said he would rather retain his morals than have 50 million dollars. I hate that he left but I think he is one of the most respectable men in modern culture today.
Here is the link to the article:
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Gadget52 — 16 years ago(November 18, 2009 09:22 PM)
The sad part of the show's end was that the pixies sketch was one of the more intelligent of the show. Yes the entire show was hilarious but that humor was more related to the outlandishness of the characters, the pixies sketch found humor in something very true of life in that many people almost seem to have a little voice that reminds them of their race's stereotypes and makes them uncomfortable. It almost seems as though Dave lost confidence in his comedic abilities to make a truly funny show, however given the circumstances I can't really say he made a bad decision because though it was hasty and it brought the show to an end, at least the show wasn't dragged on for years only for it to lose it's funny like so many others. It's sad that so much of the show's destruction was due to creative difference and other problems on the set but that's what happens especially when so much money is involved. I guess that's my two cents on the subject, I miss the show and like a lot of people wish things didn't turn out this way but at least we got a great show for a little while but chances are Dave will still having something big coming up whether it's a new show or another stand-up special is up to him.
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Lobo305 — 15 years ago(February 25, 2011 09:16 AM)
From his lips to your eyes
He said that he intended his comedy to be sarcastic and reveal the utter racism that most people still exhibit. It was one of the reasons he purposefully had a relatively small audience, he like to scan the crowd and observe their reaction to skits and films. He said that as time went on he realized the audience was laughing at the wrong time.
Basically he said that the audience (even minorities) were laughing at what was being said and not the message behind his humor.
Very confusing (if you ask me)
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StevenSmithNYC — 12 years ago(August 01, 2013 09:29 PM)
All this is saying, is he had high standards for what he was doing. I credit and respect the man for that. I'd hate to see him turn into a soulless character like Jay Leno just to keep the money flowing.
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cabal24 — 13 years ago(January 25, 2013 09:09 AM)
I have heard him on a couple of different shows and he usually gave a slightly different answer every time. It was that is was too racial, or something about creative control, or something about material or siomething else. Blah blah blah.
But I believe what happened was he was feeling pressure to live up to teh "Chappelle Show standard" for lack of a better term. And that was damn hard to do. So he kind of freaked out and left the show.
I dont buy the part about him in blackface and feeling offended by it. He did that kind of humor the whole time. It shoudlnt have been an issue by season 3. -
Mandingo609 — 12 years ago(May 24, 2013 08:03 AM)
It got soooi successful, that the whites executives wanted to have more control of the skits and Dave knew what was coming. We all know what happened to B.E.T and Rap music once the whites started having input.