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Dave Chappelle hosted Saturday Night Live this weekend, marking his third appearance since he made his first trip to the late-night sketch comedy series in 2016. Chappelle opened the show with a monologue that touched on the recent controversies surrounding Kanye West and Kyrie Irving. “Kanye got in so much trouble Kyrie got in trouble. Kyrie Irving […]
There’s a reason some libraries have late fees, and honestly, Drake would be even wealthier than he already is if he did the same. Drizzy—who apparently was an avid Dave Chappelle fan back in ‘07—took to Instagram Tuesday to celebrate longtime friend Dalton “D10” Tennant finally giving him back his DVD boxset of Chappelle’s Show, 15 years after […]
ComplexCon returns to Long Beach Nov. 6 – 7 with hosts J. Balvin and Kristen Noel Crawley, performances by A$AP Rocky and Turnstile, and more shopping and drops. Secure your spot while tickets last! Buy tickets Wayne Brady went deep on his legacy during a new interview with the Breakfast Club, including a reflection on a […]
Chappelle’s Show, as you surely know by now, has returned to Netflix. Dave Chappelle made the announcement via a special stand-up clip on Thursday night, recalling the classic comedy’s brief appearance on the streaming platform before it was pulled at his request, which became a cause his fans rallied behind. “A few weeks ago I […]
Chappelle’s Show is coming back on Netflix with the blessing of its creator on Feb. 12. Dave Chappelle made the announcement at the end of a clip from a stand-up performance he did at Stubb’s Bar-B-Q in Austin, Texas and thanked Netflix head Ted Sarandos for removing the show at his request back in November. “And when I found out they were streaming ‘Chappelle’s […]
Dave Chappelle is a comedic, creative, and artistic force. He remains one of the only performers who when he speaks, everyone stops to listen. Nowhere was this better exhibited than in his Comedy Central sketch series, Chappelle’s Show, which ran from 2003 until he left the show in 2005. During this time, the show produced […]
Comedian Neal Brennan is close friends with Dave Chappelle and was one of the brains behind Chappelle’s Show. Because of their close connection, Brennan is sometimes pegged as the person that sparked the end of the sketch comedy series. During an appearance on Talib Kweli’s People Party podcast, Brennan addresses these rumors while touching on his current relationship with […]
Things got a little awkward during Saturday’s season premiere of ESPN’s College GameDay. At one point in the episode, host Rece Davis asked Desmond Howard if his alma mater Michigan had any chance of defeating Ohio State this year. There was obviously some shade in the question, as Ohio has beat Michigan seven times in a […]
Dave Chappelle said he was threatened by R. Kelly‘s goons after his infamous “Piss On You” parody aired. Chappelle was on stage at the West Hollywood Improv along with Donnell Rawlings (b.k.a. Ashy Larry), who goaded a possibly drunk Chappelle into sharing the story of how he was intimidated by Kelly’s crew. For those who […]
People mainly point to two bits when talking about 21st century comedy on R. Kelly’s child pornography case: Huey Freeman talking some sense into the courtroom on The Boondocks and the absurd “Piss on You” skit on Chappelle‘s Show. Both have made social media rounds after the damning Surviving R. Kelly docu-series. The rediscoveries led to the obvious question of how do the […]
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