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Chappelle's Show NOT canceled
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| BrownTA4Life |
| quote: | After being pushed back several times, reports say comedian Dave Chappelle is finally ready to return for Chappelle's Show's third season.
Sources say Chappelle recently met with Comedy Central President Doug Herzog in Los Angeles for the first time since flying to a South African spiritual retreat last May. The comedian's trip caused the third season to be put on hold indefinitely. Comedy Central spokesman Tony Fox didn't share any details of the meeting and wouldn't say when Chappelle would return to Comedy Central. Under the terms of the $50 million deal he signed last summer, Chappelle is contractually obligated to the network until 2006. Just last month, Herzog stated that he didn't expect Chappelle's Show to come back to the network this year. The series' third season was initially slated to premiere May 31.
Meanwhile, the comedian denied rumors that his spontaneous vacation was caused by drug or psychiatric problems. Chappelle told Time Magazine he was "stressed out" and decided to "take a minute and pull a Flintstone--stop a speeding car by using my bare feet as the brakes" because he wasn't pleased with the show's creative direction. Chappelle eventually returned to Yellow Springs, Ohio last month and then to Los Angeles last week.
He even shocked crowds at two local comedy clubs after taking the stage for unexpected stand up sets last week. Word is he told the audience he just felt like performing. The comedian also made a surprise appearance during Common's show at Los Angeles' House of Blues this past Monday. Accompanied by comedian Chris Rock, Chappelle jumped on stage and thanked the crowd for making Com's new LP, Be, a commercial success. Chappelle then demanded that the Chicago lyricist perform his favorite song on the record, "The Food," a track Com and Kanye West performed live on his show's second season.
In related Chappelle news, DVDs of Chappelle's Show's second season have been selling quite impressively. The season has already sold 1.4 million copies so far. The first season has sold 2.9 million copies to date and stands as the best selling TV series DVD of all time.
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| Ygrene |
| I bought Season 2 a long time ago and haven't watched it yet. I'll have myself a nice little Chapelle marathon right before 3 begins. |
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| Ygrene |
| quote: | Originally posted by Nou
Oh the popped collar crooked hat midwestern white boy masses must be filled with joy to see their black brother return to the airwaves... :rolleyes: |
*raises hand |
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| flavdave |
| quote: | Daily Hip-Hop News:
Dave Chappelle Returns, Meets w/ Comedy Central Bigwigs
Friday - June 10, 2005 |
This is old news. Charlie Murphy said that the series was done in August.
| quote: | Wed Aug 3, 2:05 PM
NEW YORK - Time to face the facts: Dave Chappelle's hit Comedy Central series isn't coming back, says one of its stars. "`Chappelle's Show' is over, man. Done," comic Charlie Murphy told TV Guide. "It took me a long time to be able to say those words, but I can say it pretty easy now, because it's the truth."
Chappelle's sudden "spiritual retreat" to South Africa on the eve of his show's third season has left the series in limbo since May. About half of a new season had been filmed before Chappelle left, Murphy said.
"I'm disappointed it ended the way it did, but I'm not angry with anybody," he said. "`Chappelle's Show' was like the Tupac of TV shows. It came out, it got everybody's attention, it was a bright shining star, but it burned out and for some strange reason, it burned out quick."
Comedy Central has always said the door is open for Chappelle to return, spokeswoman Aileen Budow said Wednesday.
Network chief Doug Herzog met with Chappelle on June 3, but that has been their last communication, she said.
Murphy, the older brother of comic Eddie Murphy, said his two seasons with Chappelle made him a star.
"Now I can go out and do stand-up," he said. "I'm getting movie offers. It's off the hook. Me getting to the next level or whatever's going to happen is going to come from the next things I do, but `Chappelle's Show' served its purpose and I'll always be grateful." |
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| BrownTA4Life |
| quote: | Originally posted by flavdave
This is old news. Charlie Murphy said that the series was done in August.
n00bs |
yea well Charlie Murphy lied |
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| flavdave |
| quote: | Originally posted by BrownTA4Life
yea well Charlie Murphy lied |
No, you read an old article. |
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| Ygrene |
| I bet Ashton Kutcher is behind this whole thing and we're all just getting a big giant Punk'd. |
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| FuzzyChicken |
| Dave is coming to my universtiy on Sept. 23 but tickets were way to pricy for me. They are around $100-200 now but I believe they were around $40+ at first. :eyes: :wtf: I dunno pretty ridiculous. Myabe I can have one of my rich friends ask him about the show or someting. :rolleyes: |
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