Talk:Chappelle's Show/Archive 1

Preview on Last Laugh 2005
After viewing this on Comedy Central on 12/11/05, Comedy Central makes it seem as though the show will have a complete 3rd season. Anyone have any insight into this? --Aleck79 07:07, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

Aleck, Comedy Central tried to make it seem that way as best they could, but even on their site it makes clear that it will be only four half-hour episodes, just what they shot before his departure. TrafficBenBoy 14:00, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

Missing Skits
There is at least one episode missing off of the DVDs. I am not sure which one, or I would have edited the page. But this skit involed Chapelle getting Snoop Dogg and some famous pimp high, and then having them write a 100 word essay on "what america means to you". This was not on either of the DVD sets, but was definitely a part of the show.

NOTE: I am edititng this page to reflect my knowledge, and hope that someone can help further elucidate the facts.
 * As many other musical performances were not included due to licensing fees, this skit was likely categorized as such, even though it was an "outtake" from the set Dave showed during the regular season. This is speculation on my part, I would have to do more research to verify it. --Kevin Walter 12:19, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

Run time
The "run time" needs to be corrected, as the show fit into a 30-minute time slot including all commercials. Subversive 10:58, 24 November 2005 (UTC)

The show itself, not counting commercials, is around 18 minutes an episode. The commercials are not part of the show, and do not add to the actual show's run time. Dudewhiterussian 02:58, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

Rumor control
Let's not report every rumor floating around regarding Dave's "disappearance." The hospital thing is being reported by EW so that's a legit source. Drug use and censorship issues are unsubstantiated and have been formally denied. --feitclub 02:17, May 12, 2005 (UTC)

Addition
I saw that the seasme street-spoof sketch was missing so I added it. --DotShell 05:34, 18 December 2005 (UTC)

"unsubstantiated rumor"
If you read the disclaimer on the site, it's obviously a practical joke. I'm removing it.

Neal Brennen
Why is their no mention of Neal Brennen Chappelle's writting partner and co-creator of the chappelle show in this article. One of the reason's for the show demise, was the departure of Brennan as Chappelle's writting partner.

Uh, Brennan is notably one of the people who stayed in Dave's absence.--4.244.27.220 05:23, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Yeah, heh, he even had a cameo in the first "Lost Episode." He's still around. --Kevin Walter 05:34, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

Seinfeld Reference
The format of the show begins with Dave doing a short stand-up in front of a live audience and then moves into a pre-recorded skit that features Dave as well as other cast members as fictional characters. (This was also the original format of Seinfeld

The opening features Dave intoducing a skit not going into a standard stand up routine as in Seinfeld. As well in Seinfeld the opening skit had little to do with the actual episodes plot line.

The fame didn't drive Dave away.
"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."

Dave stated in his Oprah interview that the fame wasn't the reason for his trip but more of the what his work environment had become. This should be corrected IMO.

UK Update?
''On January 24, 2006, the show will premiere in FX UK, starting from Season 2. The first episode will feature the "Slow Motion" skit, one of the most famous in the United Kingdom, popularized by the internet.''

This is in the past. Does anyone have an update to this? Juggaleaux 10:00, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

the full series was shown last in australia on SBS --Whywhywhy 14:16, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

Too many "popular" skits
Nearly every episode in the history of CS has been listed! I think it needs to be trimmed down greatly. Not every funny skit was "popular" - O'Dweeds, Popular Moments...History and Blackzilla come to mind right away. I think any more than about seven is overkill. There's also way too much POV in this article; statements like "extraordinarily well", "easily the most" and "most violent" have no place on Wikipedia. Jennifer 04:44, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

Popularity of a skit is only personal opinion, i personaly think blackzilla is hilarious, the best way to do it would be stating most of the skits in the Best of Chappeles show season 1 and 2

Grandfather reference unsubstantiated
"... Clayton Bigsby ... a biography of a blind white supremacist who is not aware that he is actually a black man. ... The character is loosely based on Chappelle's grandfather."

To make such an incredible claim requires sources! So, loosely, Dave had a blind granddad in the KKK? what? huh? MORE INFO! --HaeSuse - 6/13/2006


 * This comes from the IMDb, which has the following trivia note:
 * The character of Clayton Bigsby was inspired by Dave Chappelle's grandfather. He was a blind Caucasian who was abandoned as a baby and raised by African-Americans. So because of his upbringing and his inability to see himself, he considered himself African-American.
 * I'm not sure, though, how much truth there is in the statement. Did this come from an interview, DVD commentary, or was it made up by the person who submitted it to the website? Again, I have no idea. (Ibaranoff24 04:55, 17 July 2006 (UTC))

Dun Duh Duh awards?
Was this the show that caused people ( teenagers mainly) to use Dun Duh Duh as an insult. Someone used it on me, and i'm thinking about writing to the FCC to tell them to take this disgraceful show off the air.Ollie the Magic Skater 01:03, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

-Actually, 1st thing, that was Mind of Mencia; 2nd, the phrase was DE DE DE 3rd, dont be insulted by it. carlos mencia is a funny comedian. they were just being stupid. dont blame it on the show. --66.218.13.117 03:27, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

Yeah i belive that is pretty retarded for him to go to the fcc for being called a "de de de"

Samuel Jackson Beer
1 part Samuel Adams Beer 1 part Captain Morgan 1 shot Jack Daniels
 * You can't combine a recipe using both 'parts' and specific volumes. CynicalMe 06:07, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Darkness!
Ah, Charlie Murphey! What did the 5 fingers say to the face?
 * What?
 * SLAP!

Three or Four?

 * "Three episodes have been compiled from the completed work, and began airing on July 9, 2006."


 * There will be four episodes from the material filmed as what would have been Season 3 beginning to air July 9, 2006.

Which is it? 71.124.16.202 03:37, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
 * There will be three. The "complete listings" on Comedy Central's web site have three episodes listed, as does . --Kevin Walter 05:56, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

What ever happened to the fourth episode? --84.217.28.63 01:58, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
 * There never was one. --Kevin Walter 11:31, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

Internet Leak
On July 12th, 2006, the internet pirate group EZTV released the second and third of the lost episodes before they had been aired on Comedy Central.
 * Do you think that this is a significant enough even to warrant inclusion in the article? I myself would say no. --Lor 13:14, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
 * I think this is relevant due to the controversy surrounding the airing of the episodes on Comedy Central.
 * I'd say no. Not really newsworthy. --Kevin Walter 19:52, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

YouTube Leak
There have been several edits regarding the release of the Lost Episodes on YouTube, the latest of which claimed they were "under rights," which I assume meant Comedy Central released them. I found no record of this as a press release, not to mention I find it very hard to believe considering Comedy Central has their own video service on their own site, MotherLoad. A simple YouTube search returned multiple copies of the show (as I assumed), which is the same results for just about every other TV show or movie. A YouTube leak is not relevant just to Chappelle's Show, as it is a problem for thousands of TV and movies today. Please do not add these edits back in again. --Kevin Walter 20:04, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

Popular skits on main article page
This seems redudant considering the work that is being put into the List of Chappelle's Show skits page. I propose removing the "popular" skits from the main article page. --Kevin Walter 12:23, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

Guest star appearance in Lost Episodes
In one of the lost episodes (with "The Monsters"), someone plays the agent of the mummy, it looked like Bobby Lee, but I can't remember if it was or not. Could've been someone else, but he looked familiar. Does anyone know/could anyone add this if they could find out? Zchris87v 04:48, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

Same guy in cingular commercials who's phone is always used by the average joe

left-back-come-tv-critic
What the hell does that mean?

The Player/Time Haters
Shouldn't they be in the recurring characters section? I mean, they were on two episodes.

Possible mistakes
In the slavery reparations episode, doesn't it say that he (Tron) is the richest man in the world, and that he is known only as "Tron"? I could be wrong, but I just watched the episode last night. Does anybody know if I'm right or wrong? 72.11.37.92 23:07, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

In addition to this it appears that many mistakes exist in terms of numbers and quotes(7 seasons produced?). Unfortunately, I don't know enough about the show nor do I have the time to fix these problems but I'm sure the regular moderators do. webbsite42 23:05 20 November 2007 (MST)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sono ryuu sochi (talk • contribs)

Syndication
It says MGM and New Line are putting the show on for syndication for non-cable. When and where? ChesterG 05:56, 3 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Here in Houston, its on the CW network on Monday mornings 70.242.14.186 (talk) 05:03, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

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Original research
What are the sources to say that these are the most popular? --149.4.211.210 (talk) 00:41, 3 July 2008 (UTC)