Could CHAPPELLE’S SHOW Be Made Today?

Neil Brennan actually speaks about this often. Or he's asked. And he says it absolutely could be made today. But just because it could be, doesn't mean it should. And he explains that people are much more dumb today. And some people would be laughing at the wrong things for the wrong reasons.

T1J how did you not mention at 9:40 the casual hint at everyday american racism against the restaurant that they wouldn't give black people decent tables and that thus the white guy would get "the best table a n*** has ever gotten in this restaurant" (because he's white). To me that was the strongest statement in that entire sketch.

Also consider with the love contract more recent events like hot sauce gate. Where a famous person or athlete is trapped in a child support situation. So having a contract to cya seems less funny and more of necessity. Especially if there is a SA claim

"I was probably high when I watched this…because college." Made me literally laugh out loud

Dave hanging out with Wayne Brady was hilarious 🤣

the answer….it depends on the certain comedy, these days the trans joke would make him a target sadly, COMEDY is subjective, you shouldn't be cancelled for it

Couldnt happen today because people are fhaggs and btches

Just a friendly reminder to everyone that race as a concept is entirely made up and has no relation to genetics, intelligence, temperament, or any other factor.

Any sketch or joke or conversation touching the idea is inherently going to be problematic because it's a made up idea that has no bearing on reality outside of the power it gives individuals with ill intentions who like to divide humanity up into small categories so we fight each other.

Love y'all.

I think not addressing the way that Chappelle showed trans people, is a bit of a misstep here. Even as a teenager during the early 2000s, I felt pretty uncomfortable about how the show mocked trans people. Chappelle's recent transphobic statements/"jokes", only make this criticism more important.

Is that how you describe going to the movies lol. 3:38

Top 3 Best Chappelle Show Episodes: 3.) Rick James punching Charlie Murphy 2.) Prince episode 1.) Wayne Brady episode

Every single skit is almost gold some of them are cringey but in the time it was like 7 skits fire 3 ehh..also very diverse cast of writers

have you talked about Eddie Murphy's RAW? i just thought of it when reading the comments. i always heard it was legendary comedy but when i tried to watch it in 2014, i turned it off because of all the anti-gay jokes. i haven't revisited it or looked for any comments from Eddie about it, if he ever said anything about that. i'll try to search, but i'm happy for anyone to link me too

I didn't think it was that great to begin with.

The Prince sketch of course was great.

But that's one great sketch out of several series.

Wait, the player hater's ball had one funny line in it.

"Now of you'll excuse me, I gotta go put water in x's bowl."

So two stand outs.

everybody has always slept on Black George Bush.

THEY TRIED TO KILL MY FATHER!

I think Dave Chappelle gave a pretty good explanation for the sketch about the white family whose last name is the N word in his setup, when he said it's essentially him taking what white people who think they're allowed to use that word say, that it's "fine if you don't use it in a racist way" and putting that to the test to see if it feels normal and not racist in the most innocuous possible context, and the comedy comes from the fact that of course this doesn't work, the N word is completely inseparable from its racial history. And yeah, it has the same problem as the Clayton Bigsby episode in that this is a great, really funny and thoughtful premise, but also a lot of people are just going to laugh because they think it's funny to hear the N word a bunch from white people who look like the Leave if to Beaver family.

I just watched my friends Rob fuck up ur Pit in brawl Hahaha… But ur snake was nasty tho

this is interesting to watch in light of the comments dave made in his new special defending JK Rowling and saying he is also a TERF (trans exclusionary radical feminist). I got some of those vibes from one of his more recent specials where he had some jokes about trans people that to me reflected how out of touch he was with these types of people since his jokes mostly amounted to him saying he doesn't understand the trans movement although they weren't outright transphobic from what I remember. which makes sense to me given how wealthy and successful he is though it doesn't excuse it. it's just unfortunate to see someone who I hold in such high regard come out to especially say he doesn't support trans people and pretty much deny their identity. he's entitled to his opinions, and I'm not the type of person who now finds his old stuff retroactively unwatchable as a result of his opinions (I still enjoy his older standup/Chapelles show), but the fact that he's been so increasingly outspoken on saying that he especially doesn't support the rights of a certain group of people has really made me lose interest in supporting or watching his stuff lately unfortunately.

in any case, this video was an interesting watch as always and I always appreciate hearing your thoughts on the matter dude.

I forgot about the Black Bush skit, but I still go "be careful with that" every time I see someone with a slice of yellow cake 😂

It would be interesting to hear your perspective on how anti blackness/patriarchy plays out in black men/women’s choices of a partner. Also the role of the media in this.

Thanks for covering the N-Word Family sketch. The only thing is that you glossed over the part of the joke where the stereotypes and implications of the word were applied to white people. It was a chance for Chapelle to seriously and overtly call white people that word and apply everything that goes with it to them. It was funny in reversing the roles of the language. White people were the butt of that word for a change.

I always liked the Prince sketch more than the Rick James one, but that's probably because I really, REALLY like absurd, subversive twists. Prince becoming a magical basketball god and hovering in place at the basket before serving pancakes to everyone is just…just perfect. His team constantly having smoke following them is hilarious.

And I'm glad you brought up the Love Contract, I remember having a similar thought process of "Oh, this is kinda funny!" and then that ending stinger, and it's…well, it's YOUR reaction.

I watched the "Wayne Brady Show" sketch for the first time recently (having missed it somehow for all these years) and it had me in tears. It's hard to quantify how important the Chappelle Show was, and maybe that isn't the point. I really enjoyed your take. A couple of really great videos.

For the algorithm gods. Oh and True Hollywood stories was my favorite. R.I.P Charlie Murphy