Dave Chappelle Checks into Mental Health Facility

Post by **KingFo1** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 4:16 pm

Man...well that sucks. I also hope the show is picked up by Showtime or HBO...that show was great.

...Of course I wouldn't PAY for the premium channels to watch it, but it would eventually come out on DVD just like the last two seasons.

tuffb*tch · Post by **tuffb*tch** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 1:08 am

he went to south africa the "Get away" so he could become a muslim... and as for the 3rd season he did 2 stand up comedy's but isn't gonna do the 3rd season... NO MORE DAVE CHAPPELLE! :cry

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8814168

Vinnie · Post by **Vinnie** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 8:28 pm

Damn. The show is def over

Dave Chappelle Happy to Be Working Clubs

CINCINNATI (Sept. 13) - Dave Chappelle, who walked away from his hit TV series earlier this year, said working in front of smaller audiences is more his speed.

Chappelle, who sold out 10 shows at a northern Kentucky club, said doing standup is "like I'm hanging out with a bunch of people."

He played the Funny Bone Comedy Club at Newport on the Levee last week, a 325-seat club.

"Most people don't know what it's like to stand up there and speak their mind. I have a venue to do that. I get paid to do that. It's not like I'm doing heavy lifting up there. It's not like I'm solving the world's problems," he told The Cincinnati Enquirer in Monday's editions.

The comedian stunned fans and the entertainment industry when he abruptly left during production of the third season of his Comedy Central series, "Chappelle's Show."

He spent two weeks in South Africa before returning home to his 65-acre farm near Yellow Springs, about 75 miles northeast of Cincinnati, and then returned to standup comedy.

"I like that particular kind of attention. People don't know what it's like standing up there onstage, when you have a wall of people smiling at you," Chappelle told the newspaper.

Chappelle has said he was unhappy with the direction of his show. His decision triggered reports that he had mental or drug problems, which he denied.

"It was a little weird," he said. "It felt like some of the stuff was real tabloid, like raw speculation."

"It was like stuff I would normally buy and believe," he said with a laugh. "I just took it as a learning experience. It was like becoming a public person and learning all the responsibility that comes with that."

Chappelle said he wasn't sure what's ahead for him: "Wow.

That's a good question. ... Is `I don't know' an acceptable answer?"

09/13/05 10:38 EDT

Post by **Hmph** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 11:26 pm

I just hope he does more standup on cable. but as always do what's best for yourself. it sounds like he was feeling used or overwhelmed.

Marcus · Post by **Marcus** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 12:25 pm

Guess I bedda start checking tour dates so I can catch homey live.

Post by **Hmph** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 5:57 pm

and weren't you guys at the Dave Chappelle's Brooklyn block party???

real reasons Dave left the show: http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/02/0 ... index.html

Marcus · Post by **Marcus** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 1:27 am

His new movie comes out in a couple weeks. The previews for it have been showing in theaters. It looks good and I'm looking forward to seeing it.