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Last year’s stop on the Funny or Die Oddball tour in Hartford proved memorable for all of the wrong reasons, as the crowd turned on headliner Dave Chappelle, then Chappelle turned on the crowd. So it was surprising to see the Oddball tour schedule another stop in Hartford for this …
How long has it been since Dave Chappelle left his Comedy Central series, Chappelle’s Show? Long enough that in his first appearance on Late Show with David Letterman in a decade, Chappelle joked to Letterman that he just says to Comedy Central that he hasn’t quit. “I am seven years …
In case you missed out on tickets to see Dave Chappelle perform at Radio City Music Hall this June 18-22, 2014 (most shows are completely sold out, but check for availability)… Chappelle is reuniting many elements of his Brooklyn Block Party from 2004, adding three more nights of shows to …
Dave Chappelle set ticket-sales records last July at Just For Laughs in Montreal, then crossed the United States in a rollercoaster of an outdoor arena tour that put the oddballs in Oddball Fest. North America went crazy for Chappelle. As did Australia. For almost a decade, though, the only time …
Happy 2014, everybody! Before we plunge forward into the new year, let’s take a look back at what caught the fancy of comedy fans over the past year. Here were the 10 most popular posts of 2013 on The Comic’s Comic, and what they said and still say about us. …
This is why we cannot have nice things? If you love Dave Chappelle and you miss seeing him on your TV and in your life, then when you finally have the chance to witness Chappelle back onstage performing stand-up comedy, what do you do? What should you do? Sit back …
Is 2013 the year that every famous comedian decided to get back into stand-up, or does it just seem that way? There’s definitely something in the water enticing them all to wade back into the scene. Just in the past couple of weeks, we’ve heard word of the first stand-up …
You’ve been waiting for another Flight of the Conchords tour for years. You’ve been waiting for a legitimate Dave Chappelle stand-up tour for years, too. How about seeing them on tour together?!? It’s happening over five weekends in August and September in a town or city near you in America, …
Over the past week, Dave Chappelle has spent several late nights of his most recent trip to New York City dropping in at the Comedy Cellar to work the crowd and work out new comedic material. Over the past few months, Chris Rock has done likewise, albeit more methodically on …
New York City-based comedy rock band Fortress of Attitude is halfway through a “12 Christmas Songs in 12 Days of Christmas” project called “Bigger Than Santa.” They may have found their winner with “Carol of the Comedians,” with traditional Christmas tune having its lyrics adapted entirely to names of famous …
