Sad to hear Dave is having some issues - he was living in Yellow Springs, OH just a short drive from me albeit a mini-version of Soviet Russia and home of commie Antioch College.
Posted on 07/06/2010 5:30:37 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia
PITTSBURGH -- A big name comedian made a stop in Pittsburgh this weekend, but according to TMZ.com, it was for all the wrong reasons.
The website said a private jet carrying comedian Dave Chappelle had to make an emergency landing Friday night at Pittsburgh International Airport.
According to TMZ sources, Chappelle was on a private flight from New Jersey to Ohio, where he lives. TMZ said the flight was forced to land in Pittsburgh when Chappelle “freaked out,” refused to put his seat belt on and repeatedly walked into the cockpit, bothering pilots.
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That was my first thought when reading it.
I think the closest he got to ever parodying Bush was the “Black Bush” skit.
And it wasn’t really insulting to Bush at all.
Chappelle Show was probably one of the only Comedy Central shows besides South Park that I watched religously. His comedy might have been crass, but it was all too often spot on.
Sad to hear Dave is having some issues - he was living in Yellow Springs, OH just a short drive from me albeit a mini-version of Soviet Russia and home of commie Antioch College.
This is one of my favorites because it shows Wayne Brady being 180 degrees from what you expect out of him. (Language warning)
So who is Dave Chappelle and why should anyone care, if he freaks out?
There is no way you could criticize the President the way people criticized President Bush.
I think part of Chappelle's reticence to do anti-Bush comedy was (1) its time-bound nature - topical humor ages very quickly and (2) he was clearly very uncomfortable doing jokes that everyone else was doing - that's a sign of mediocrity.
The one Bush skit he did - interestingly in the context of your comment - was one called "Black Bush", i.e. an alternate universe in which President Bush was African-American.
It was completely unlike every other Bush joke/skit at the time and one that was not obviously anti-Bush.
He probably went Clayton Bigsby when he found out the pilots were black.
Cocaine is a hell of a drug.
Did you catch the piece about when we finally paid “reparations” to all African Americans?
Drug induced psychosis/paranoia
No matter how many times Comedy Central replays the episode with Charlie Murphy telling the story, Dave's portrayal of Rick James, I laugh hard enough to bring tears! The PC-sports draft is still funny, too.
Paul Mooney on Imus several months ago, they talked about Chappelle, Mooney said Dave got seriously messed up (in the head) when he went to Africa. Whatever happened then, is going on now, much too bad for a truly gifted comic.
Mental issues seem to go along with creativity. Only God knows why.
My favorite was the Muppet character in the garbabe can singing F@#$ IT!
ping
Method acting for repirising his old character “Conspiracy Brother”
Method acting for reprising his old character “Conspiracy Brother”
I once road in a private plane and started to panic...it was so small and hot inside. Yes, Im a closet claustrophobic and wanted to get out. I was calmed by my best friend’s mother......this was way back before I knew about Xanax
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