David Lee Roth Skit!

[BenJammin]

Well, back to the subject of the thread.

Am I so naive to believe that could actually be Dave Chapelle?

Maybe, just out of wishful thinking, but nothing there to convince me.

But like they say in Missouri... show me! Mr. Chappelle should pose with a sign that says "I'm David Lee Roth, bitch!" ( a picture with no doubts about photoshop doctoring), and then actually do the skit/sketch/number, whatever you want to call it.

Then I'll reply to Mr. Chappelle and tell him how cool I think his show is! (well, the show is cool regardless)

[vanzilla]

I can't believe this thread is back.

Christ.

[DLR82VH]

Damn who woulda guessed this thread woulda caused all this shit.

[johnburrows]

Hmm, interesting.... Nah.

Report: Chappelle in Psych Facility

Wed May 11

He hasn't been seen on set for weeks. His hit show has been shut down. His friends are speculating on various reasons for his purported meltdown.

Now comes word that Dave Chappelle is undergoing treatment in a psychiatric facility in South Africa.

Quoting an unnamed source "close to the situation," Entertainment Weekly said Wednesday that the comedian flew to South Africa late last month and voluntarily checked himself into the undisclosed facility. There is no word on the nature of his ailment or how long he will be hospitalized.

Sources confirmed to E! last week that Chappelle had been a no-show at work for several days. On May 4, Comedy Central abruptly announced Chappelle's Show wouldn't make its May 31 third season launch and that production had been halted indefinitely. Visit for more:

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"All parties are optimistic that production will resume in the near future," network spokesman Tony Fox said in a statement.

Chappelle's publicist, Matt Labov, has not publicly commented since Chappelle disappeared.

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The entertainer reportedly flew from Newark, New Jersey, to Capetown, South Africa, on Apr. 28 to seek treatment.

The EW report trumps earlier speculation in the latest edition of Newsweek. Several unnamed friends of the entertainer posited different theories explaining his absence to the newsmag. One said Chappelle "freaked" and didn't know how to deal with the breakout success of Chappelle's Show, which has become a full-blown pop-culture phenomenon and led to Chappelle signing an unprecedented $50 million contract last summer. The deal came in the wake of the sketch comedy's record-setting first-season DVD sales.

Another acquaintance alluded to the Half-Baked star's partying. "I wouldn't say it's out of control," the purported pal dished to Newsweek, "but at some point that has to affect you if you've got a regular gig." Chappelle's camp has categorically denied he was abusing drugs.

A third suggested in Newsweek that Chappelle had creative differences with Comedy Central over the direction of the show. Chappelle reportedly wanted to push the boundaries of his comedy, with some racially provocative sketches, but the network had resisted.

A source close to the production tells E! that Chappelle had finished nearly five episodes for the new season before going AWOL. The season got off to a bumpy start late last year when Comedy Central announced it was moving back the debut from February to May, saying Chappelle had been unable to stockpile enough scripts due to an illness.

With the show's future suddenly in doubt, Comedy Central and corporate sibling Paramount are hoping to plug the Chappelle gap in the meantime with the release of the second-season DVD collection on May 24.

[BenJammin]

Originally posted by johnburrows
Report: Chappelle in Psych Facility

Wow, I thought this was more BS until I did a search myself. Wow. I guess it would probably blow my mind a bit to get a $50million dollar deal. But he deserves it as much as anyone, that mother-fucker is one original, funny dude. A true pioneer.