Read:Comedy Central said:Comedy Central has always said the door is open for Chappelle to return, spokeswoman Aileen Budow said Wednesday.
OR (just a thought) turn your fuggin TV off?Jabo said:Too bad Ashlee or Jessica Simpson can't say that so that we can have AT LEAST a hiatus from constant bombardment of their faces on TV.
Just like my threads...H8R said:What I've heard is that he had alot of pressure to tone it down, because the success of the threads put a huge spotlight on the content.
Unlike your threads, Chappelle Show was funny and sometimes thought provoking.stinkyboy said:Just like my threads...
Damn the man! Stay strong Dave.
yeah maybe that and the fact that he went into a mental hospital for a while.sanjuro said:I read a NY Times piece last year and did sound like a lot of work. Unless most sketch shows, Chappelle needs to be in every scene...
biggins said:yeah maybe that and the fact that he went into a mental hospital for a while.
narlus said:"Network chief Doug Herzog met with Chappelle on June 3, but that has been their last communication, she said."
two months is a decent hiatus, eh? he might be smoking huge fatties w/ ricky williams.
stinkyboy said:OR (just a thought) turn your fuggin TV off?
And I repeat: TV sucks!
SkaredShtles said:Sad to think that I've never seen one of his shows.
Oh well, I'll probably live.
That was the initial story, but this story was false. He did not check into a mental health facility. There was a correction printed, and I'll try to find it.biggins said:The Associated Press
Updated: 2:52 a.m. ET May 12, 2005
NEW YORK - Comedy Central star Dave Chappelle has checked himself into a mental health facility in South Africa, the magazine Entertainment Weekly reported on Wednesday.
The comedians whereabouts and condition have been unknown since Comedy Central abruptly announced last week that the planned May 31 launch of the third season of Chappelles Show had been postponed and production halted.
Chappelle flew from Newark, N.J., to South Africa on April 28 for treatment, said the magazine, quoting a source close to the show it would not identify. Entertainment Weekly said it had corroborating sources for its story.
We dont know where he is, Comedy Central spokesman Tony Fox said. Weve heard about South Africa. We dont know. We havent talked to Dave.
Chappelles spokesman, Matt Labov, would not comment on the magazines story.
It seems like the issues hes contending with are really quite serious, said Dade Hayes, a senior editor at Entertainment Weekly. It isnt a case of him spending a weekend someplace recuperating from exhaustion.
The magazines sources say Chappelle is still in the facility, which was not named, Hayes said. Chappelles representatives have denied that the comedian was abusing drugs.
Chappelle reportedly signed a $50 million deal with Comedy Central for two more seasons of his show, a payday made possible because of the explosive sales of the shows first season DVD.
The magazine said Chappelle had shot four to five episodes worth of sketches for the new season, but none of its onstage introductions"