| Chappelle's Show - Season 1 | |||||
| Paramount Pictures (1/22/2003) | |||||
| Comedy, TV Shows | |||||
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| Dave Chappelle | Host |
| Liz Beckham | Various (2003) |
| Anthony Berry | Various (2004-2005) |
| Sophina Brown | Various (2003) |
| Billy Burr | Various (2004-2005) (as Bill Burr) |
| DJ Cipha Sounds | Himself - D.J. |
| Yoshio Mita | Various |
| Paul Mooney | Himself/Negrodamus |
| Charles Q. Murphy | Various (as Charlie Murphy) |
| Randy Pearlstein | Various |
| Donnell Rawlings | Announcer / ... |
| Karl Lake | Robot Dancer / ... |
| Neal Brennan | Himself / ... |
| Director | Neal Brennan
Bob Goldthwait Andre Allen Bill Berner Andre Allen (II) Rusty Cundieff |
| Producer | Michele Armour
Neal Brennan |
| Writer | Dave Chappelle
Neal Brennan |
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The 2003 debut of Chappelle's Show on Comedy Central marked a high point for the cable channel, and now the entire, wildly creative first season can be seen, with hundreds of bleeps removed. That's not to say Chappelle's Show is perfect entertainment: there are too many moments among the 12 episodes here that descend into pointless scatology and booty fever. But for the most part, Chappelle, a talented comic slowly growing into greatness, is trying to push the sketch-humor envelope and succeeds at surprising us with original concepts and merciless execution. The merely clever material includes "National Geography's Third World Girls Gone Wild," basically an update on those topless-native-women gags of yore, and Chappelle's "Educated Guess Line," in which the sage comic eschews psychic powers to logically deduce racial insights from his callers' questions. Far more wicked is an in-your-face satire on such autobiographical film fare as Antwone Fisher and 8 Mile, in which Chappelle plays himself ascending from street hustler to rapper-comedian to bona fide savior of America. The best thing here, however, is a parallel-universe version of The Real World, in which the usual racial proportions on MTV's workhorse series are reversed, thrusting a token white guy into a Hoboken houseful of crazy African Americans. There are also laughs in "Ask a Gay Guy with Mario Cantoned," as well as a sketch about an "inner-thoughts cam" and a nasty piece about Chappelle's Make-a-Wish visit to a dying child, which decays into a cruel video game competition. Overlooking the series' weaker material, this is outstanding television comedy. --Tom Keogh |
| Seen it: Yes 30 mins 1/22/2003 1. Black White Supremacist | |||
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Dave pokes fun at an annoying Mitsubishi car commercial. Dave appears in a video to show Popcopy copy store employees how to annoy the customers. Dave makes a case for hip-hop's degradation of women, which ruins the legacy of Nat King Cole. Learn how to order your very own home stenographer. Dave plays a blind, angry white supremacist who joins the KKK, but doesn't know he's black.
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| Seen it: Yes 30 mins 1/29/2003 2. Introducing Tyrone Biggums | |||
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Dave plays crack addict Tyrone Biggums, who gives a speech to an elementary school classroom. Also featuring musical guest Mos Def.
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| Seen it: Yes 30 mins 2/5/2003 3. Love Those Breasts | |||
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Dave plays an angel who shows a woman, regretful of her large chest, the error of her ways in "It's a Wonderful Chest." A shopping network spoof finds QVC selling very odd and distasteful items. Dave also shares humorous outtakes from the classic miniseries "Roots." Also featuring musical performer Talib Kweli.
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| Seen it: Yes 30 mins 2/12/2003 4. Slavery Reparations | |||
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Dave gives out awards to women with great "New York Boobs" and assesses the problems that would result from offering slavery reparations. Also featuring musical guest Busta Rhymes.
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| Seen it: Yes 30 mins 2/19/2003 5. Great Moments in Hookup History | |||
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Dave looks at "Great Moments in Hook-Up History" and is an interview guest on "Inside Chappelle's Show Studio." Paul Mooney hosts a segment of "Ask a Black Dude." Redman offers up his new "Redman Potty Fresh" toilet cleaner in a commercial, and Dave shows a commercial for "Rocka Pads."
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| Seen it: Yes 30 mins 2/26/2003 6. The Mad Real World | |||
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Dave envisions what "The Real World" would be like with a black cast that includes one super white man. Also featuring musical performer David Broom.
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| Seen it: Yes 30 mins 3/5/2003 7. Wu-Tang Consulting Firm | |||
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Dave takes a look at a great moment in hook-up history and shows "Real Movies" based on "The Matrix" and a grim look at "Pretty Woman." The Wu Tang Clan advertises their new financial firm, and Paul Mooney offers up another segment of "Ask a Black Dude." A Jedi Scandal is exposed. Also featuring music performer Killer Mike.
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| Seen it: Yes 30 mins 3/12/2003 8. The Return of Tyrone Biggums | |||
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Dave looks at what really happened behind the scenes of the movies "Ghost" and "Half Baked." Dave goes inside the racism present among Hollywood's animal stars. Dave also returns as crackhead Tyrone Biggums, whose friends stage an intervention and take him to a rehab center. Also featuring a musical performance by Slum Village.
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| Seen it: Yes 30 mins 3/19/2003 9. Blackzilla | |||
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Dave invades Japan in the sci-fi-themed "Blackzilla" and stars in his own video game. Dave also offers up a look at the "Player Hater's Ball." Also featuring musical performer The Roots.
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| Seen it: Yes 30 mins 3/26/2003 10. Inner City Gang Wars | |||
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Dave looks at one of the world's greatest wars. He also examines R. Kelly's older videos to point out the future sex crimes that are indicated in the material. Also featuring another segment of "Ask a Black Dude" with Paul Mooney and a musical performance by GZA.
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| Seen it: Yes 30 mins 4/2/2003 11. Fisticuffs | |||
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Funkmaster Flex hires a rapper, played by Dave, who keeps repeating the same non-lyrical phrases over and over again. Dave visits a kid with cancer, but takes no mercy when he plays the kid at Playstation 2. Dave also buys a camera that has the power to see people's innermost thoughts. Also featuring music performer De La Soul.
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| Seen it: Yes 30 mins 4/9/2003 12. Trading Spouses | |||
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Dave delves into what would happen if couples attempted "Trading Spouses" and introduces a new family-oriented form of marijuana which contains no THC. Also featuring musical guest Blackstar.
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| Seen it: Yes 30 mins 4/16/2003 13. The Best of Chappelle's Show: Volume 1 Mixtape | |||
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The funniest and most memorable moments from the first season of Chappelle's Show including: Rocka Pads Tampon Commercial Wu Tang Financial A commercial for a company called Wu Tang Financial with the Wu Tang Clan Black, White Supremacist A blind black man is racist towards black thinking he, himself, is white
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| Seen it: Yes 30 mins 7/16/2003 14. The Best of Chappelle's Show: Volume 2 Mixtape | |||
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A second best of installment of the Best of Chappelle's Show first season.
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| Seen it: Yes 30 mins 15. Bloopers And Deleted Scenes | |||
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Bloopers and Deleted Scenes from Season 1
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| Seen it: Yes 30 mins 16. Ask A Black Dude With Paul Mooney (Deleted Scenes) | |||
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Ask A Black Dude With Paul Mooney [Outtakes]
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