The Dave Chappelle experience: Transcending comedy
by Dave Chappelle said it himself last night during a 2-hour, 20-minute performance that lasted until 4 a.m. this morning at the Comedy Cellar: “I transcend …
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Can 41 million YouTube views be wrong? Assessing “In The Flow With Affion Crockett”
Reading the TV tea leaves seems fairly simple once you read enough of them, because television executives tend to follow certain predictable patterns. Such as: …
Dave Chappelle tries to explain himself, 2011 edition
To promote the radio station’s upcoming comedy gig which features Dave Chappelle, the DJs from Wild 94.9 got Chappelle to come into the studio and …
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February is wrapping up with some interesting and curious comedy items to relay from around the Internets. To wit: — Dave Chappelle performed a four-hour …
Dave Chappelle hosts Inside the Actors Studio
When I heard that Dave Chappelle was taping another episode of Bravo’s Inside the Actors Studio earlier this year, I wondered why, because Chappelle seemingly …
Would you rather: Rare Daves comedy edition
If you had the chance to get out late on a Monday night in New York City, and had the chance to see Irishman David …
A comedic retrospective on black presidents
New online journalism publication The Daily Beast offers a look back at how various comedians viewed a black presidency, with (language NSFW) voting tips from …
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King Magazine publishes a brief, and already somewhat old oral history of Chappelle’s Show. And by old, I mean it sounds as though these interviews …
Time capsule: 1995 Young Comedians Show
Just watched a rebroadcast of HBO’s 1995 Young Comedians Show (it’ll also air at 10 p.m. Pacific tonight), hosted by Garry Shandling from the U.S. …
Chappelle misses Kevin Powell fund-raiser, while Chris Rock sits by (welcome to The Real World)
What happens when people stop acting polite and start getting real? True story!* Original member of MTV’s The Real World, Kevin Powell, is running for …