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On the Chappelle show yeah. He's actually not very funny when doing stand up and that was before the whole bigot thing.

Talks about how great he was, the greatest, inbetween having bigoted meltdowns over the LGBT+ community, pitting minorities against each other, with a few jokes occasionally peppered in. Most or much of his material now is not even stand up comedy anymore and he is completely out of touch. Its kinda sad to watch him do anything these days

Oh, thank God. We haven't had a Dave Chappelle topic for at least a few days

He can be funny, no doubt, but I always thought he was overrated, even going back to the Chappelle's Show. I don't really understand why that show was the breakout hit that it was.

Hes my second favorite stand up comedian of all time

I dont think he told a single joke in that newer special they released on Netflix, talking to kids about naming the school theater after himself. It was really weird and awkward because many of the students didnt want him to be there at all

I've never watched him, and with what I've heard about him lately, I'm not inclined to start, even with stuff from his "glory days".

I thought he was funny when I was in schooldunno about these days.

Hes great

Donomark posted...

He can be funny, no doubt, but I always thought he was overrated, even going back to the Chappelle's Show. I don't really understand why that show was the breakout hit that it was.

I have kind of a unique experience with that, I was hanging with a regular bunch of guys that were very diverse I was taking classes with, and we all loved Chappelle show - but also we were stoned out of our minds and in our 20s watching it and busting each other's balls at the racial humor.

In retrospect, knowing he had much funnier writers like Bill Burr working on the show it makes more sense. As a stand up, I tend not to like that pretentious storyteller style unless the comic is really good at it. The anti-trans stuff which is the source of a lot of controversy now is just... not well constructed as humor. It comes off more like cheap pops to get a self-righteous crowd that agrees with him to clap.

Now... I still believe Chappelle is a talented comic and entertainer, which is more than I can say for his Half-Baked co-star Jim Bruer... his anti-vax routine is the saddest and most desperate shit I ever heard, worse than his usual brain dead material.

One of the best to ever do it.

Hes like most comics. Some stuff is good, some is really good, and some doesnt hit with me.

I do still find his older stuff funny still, I'm disappointed in this political stance he's taken, I find his newer stuff just isn't as funny even setting that aside. He really came off poorly when he had Musk on stage with him, and when the crowd in SF booed him Chappelle made a joke about how ""the poors" are mad at him". He seems to have become the thing he used to rail against, and this moment with Musk actually made my friend who was still able to laugh at his old stuff sour on him 100%.

Torgo posted...

I have kind of a unique experience with that, I was hanging with a regular bunch of guys that were very diverse I was taking classes with, and we all loved Chappelle show - but also we were stoned out of our minds and in our 20s watching it and busting each other's balls at the racial humor.

In retrospect, knowing he had much funnier writers like Bill Burr working on the show it makes more sense. As a stand up, I tend not to like that pretentious storyteller style unless the comic is really good at it. The anti-trans stuff which is the source of a lot of controversy now is just... not well constructed as humor. It comes off more like cheap pops to get a self-righteous crowd that agrees with him to clap.

Now... I still believe Chappelle is a talented comic and entertainer, which is more than I can say for his Half-Baked co-star Jim Bruer... his anti-vax routine is the saddest and most desperate shit I ever heard, worse than his usual brain dead material.

I mean, I don't think his old stuff was that sharp, satire-wise. I mean, was it really better than the Chris Rock Show or In Living Color?

Come to think of it, at least in comparison to The Chappelle Show, I think In Living Color, and hell, even Mad TV, are underrated.

I think he's WAYY too cocky/egotistical now and acts like he can be funny by doing nothing at all cause he's such a "master". The only special I love is For What It's Worth, his older stuff is alright, newer stuff is hit or miss.

HairyQueen posted...

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All 175 are questions, along with many other accounts.

Krojen posted...

All 175 are questions, along with many other accounts.

And theyre all posts that are like, oh, so you think I ask a lot of questions? Why is that?

i'm a fan of his older stuff the most, but i still watch every special. I like his comedy. Is he my favourite comedian right now? No, but he's top-10

Master_Kazuya posted...

I think he's WAYY too cocky/egotistical now and acts like he can be funny by doing nothing at all cause he's such a "master". The only special I love is For What It's Worth, his older stuff is alright, newer stuff is hit or miss.

I kind of agree. That whole GOAT thing went to his head IMO.

MICHALECOLE posted...

And theyre all posts that are like, oh, so you think I ask a lot of questions? Why is that?

Yes! Weird gimmick with wild volume.

He's a lot better now than in his Chapelle show days

Yes and yes.

Hell yeah he's one of the best comedians of all time.

Dave Chappelle is great.
Can't wait for the next netflix special.