Chappelle's Show

Bobcat Goldthwait: Microsoft IE ads better than Police Academy

source: TechFlash

 WA Goldthwait: No, I would say these ads are more in line with the tone of something I would do on Dave Chappelle or something like that. More of a sketchy kind of thing. Sleeping Dogs Lie, that's a romantic comedy with just a tasteful amount of ...

Published Wed, Jun 17

Satellite Pick of the Day

source: California Chronicle

 CA Richard Pryor: Live in Concert Comedy Central, 11.30pm IF you have ever liked any stand up by black American comedians of modern times, from Chris Rock to Dave Chappelle and Martin Lawrence and beyond, then this is where it all started. ...

Published Fri, Jun 12

Jim Breuer back on comedy, film track

source: Connecticut Post

 CT You Know It." Coming up in the New York circuit -- where he met comedians Dave Chappelle, Jay Mohr and Wanda Sykes -- Breuer gained notoriety for his active stage presence, impressions of family members and celebrities and use of extended metaphor. ... Jim Breuer New Jersey Monthly

Published Wed, Jun 10

Common Ground adds Roots

source: City Pulse

 MI T he Roots have appeared in such movies as Spike Lee´s "Bamboozled" (where they played the house band of a racist comedy variety show) and Michel Gondry´s "Dave Chappelle´s Block Party." Organizers say the band will take the stage opposite Stone Temple ...

Published Wed, Jun 10

Daniel Tosh: Comedy on the attack

source: Punchline Magazine

 NJ Yeah, we'll see what Comedy Central let me take the piss out of. I'm trying to get Dave Chappelle to come on the show to tell me why I shouldn't work for Comedy Central. Since you're now charged with scouring the Internet and making fun of it every ...

Published Wed, Jun 10

Mel Brooks makes fun of Robin Hood in Men in Tights

source: Examiner.com

Dave Chappelle, Isaac Hayes, Dom DeLuise, Tracy Ullman, and Patrick Stewart guest star. Mel Brooks is a genius of comedy. He knows there is no vanity in being funny. Its fun to watch because its so obvious the filmmaking cast and crew are having so ...

Published Tue, Jun 9

Thursday Event: Comic High

source: College Times

 AZ And, of course, we have to mention “Half Baked,” because, well, it's awesome, but also because Breuer stars in it alongside Dave Chappelle and Harland Williams. To see more of Breuer check out his stand-up act coming through Tempe this weekend. ...

Published Thu, Jun 4

Comedy Blog: What's So Funny?

source: Stage Time Magazine

 NY I clearly remember Eddie Murphy's sketch on how differently he was treated once he put on white make-up and lived a day in the life of a white man. On Chappelle's Show, Dave Chappelle exposes moments in the life of Tron Carter, a crackhead trying to ...

Published Mon, May 25