POLL: Do you think that the Dave Chappelle show is overrated?

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: axelfox
What!?

Okay!

 

[ReiAyanami]

$200 million+ contract, well the joke has to be on somebody...

 

[weirdichi]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein

Originally posted by: axelfox
What!?

Okay!

Yeeeeah!

 

[MDE]

It's only slightly overrated, but I've mostly seen only what people consider the good sketches.

 

[Mill]

Originally posted by: Giscardo
A lot of the humor is dependent on your familiarity with black pop culture, and sometimes not black pop culture, but just old stuff from the 90s and 80s. So if you grew up in a big city and went to public schools you've been exposed to the stuff and you'll probably like the show. If you were a nerd who was afraid of thugs and/or black people when you were in high school then the show isn't for you.

Absolutely. You wouldn't expect Nik to like it because he hates black people and has probably never been to anywhere but an all white school.

 

[Mill]

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Originally posted by: Woodchuck2000
Speaking as a Brit who's seen a few episodes, it seems just to be Chappelle stomping around saying "I am black! Other people are not! This is hilarious!!!" I don't see it being at all clever, or particularly funny...

That's really the impression I get as well. Chris Rock plays that card too, but does it better I think!

But c'mon Skoorb! How familiar are you with black culture?


<---- Ensley represent.

 

[compudog]

I've laughed out loud during a few episodes. Sometimes it's not that funny too. Same goes with the Daily Show. Somethings are funny, some are not.

I think Chapelle's show has become trendy and over-rated IMO.

 

[Zugzwang152]

i've seen chapelle's killing them softly standup, and i saw the wayne brady sketch, loved both. i've never caught a full episode of his show though

 

[ArmchairAthlete]

I've seen some racist crap on there that pissed me off a bit, but enough funny stuff to pretty much make up for it.

 

[BurnItDwn]

Daily show is the best, Chappelle Show is very very funny. His Showtime show is a bit better though.

 

[TitanDiddly]

Yes.

 

[thomsbrain]

it's pretty overrated.

ok people, he said the word "bitch." you can stop giggling like you're in 4th grade. it was almost funny the first time he said it, but the 10,000 time, it kinda lost its impact.

 

[NorthRiver]

Only thing I hate is all the commercials:disgust:

 

[0roo0roo]

sometimes he's funny, othertimes he's childishly stupid.

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: Woodchuck2000

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Originally posted by: Woodchuck2000
Speaking as a Brit who's seen a few episodes, it seems just to be Chappelle stomping around saying "I am black! Other people are not! This is hilarious!!!" I don't see it being at all clever, or particularly funny...

That's really the impression I get as well. Chris Rock plays that card too, but does it better I think!

I agree, whenever I've seen chris rock there's been more actual wit to his performance... Chappelle is very much 1) Take every-day situation 2) Change ethnicity of one participant 3) STEREOTYPE!!!!!

It's not big and it's certainly not clever.

Who cares? He's funny as sh!t.

Rick James piece and the Black White Supremacist had me rolling

He's anti-politically correct which is a refreshing change in this I'm afraid to say what I feel for fear it might offend some pansy-ass girlie men society

 

[Linux23]

Originally posted by: thomsbrain
it's pretty overrated.

ok people, he said the word "bitch." you can stop giggling like you're in 4th grade. it was almost funny the first time he said it, but the 10,000 time, it kinda lost its impact.

What?



Okaaaaay!

 

[DrPizza]

It's way over-rated.... not worth sitting in front of the television every week to see. However, there are plenty of easily amused people who think it's hilarious. (the poll results speak again of the growing lack of sophistication and immaturity among the youngsters flocking to ATOT) So, when you see someone posting "last night's Chapelle show was the funniest ever", then it may be worth catching one of the many reruns.

The Wayne Brady sketch was friggin hilarious... but you had to understand who Wayne Brady was to understand the humor.

 

[m2kewl]

definitely funny.

rick james, r-kelly, wayne brady, and black white supremacist are great!

 

[styrafoam]

"If the internet was a real place" is one of my favorite skits, the Charley Murphy ones are great too.

All the people crying racism, you need to realize he takes just as many pot shots at blacks as he does everyone else, probably even more than others. I loved the skit where he made fun of the idea of slavery repatriations, saying that they would basicly waste all the money anyways.

 

[toant103]

\NOOOOOOOOOO

 

[dethman]

it's ok.

 

[Cerb]

Overrated? Yes.
Very funny? Yes. Many people won't get a lot of it, though. The vast majority of black jokes he does I think you have to be in the south to get, as anybody down here sees so much of that stuff (htough less funny and exagerated).

 

[n0cmonkey]

I watch bits and pieces of it, but that's about it.

 

[anxi80]

nope. with all the crap out there on tv, its nice to see something that remains entertaining and fresh on a consistent basis. sure, its hit the mainstream and has become pop-culture now, but its just too damn funny, and there is no way something like that was going to be ignored forever.

as far as the race issue goes, its been dave's shtick since the day before forever. asking him to change up his formula that got him to where he's at now is ridicolous. it sells, and a few people may get tired/offended by it, but they are in the minority, because he's now laughing himself to the bank. he's just doing what he knows best, and it sells.

im just happy to know i can change a channel from all these reality-type shows and still see fresh, smart, funny, comedy at 10pm on tuesday nights.

 

[Woodchuck2000]

Originally posted by: Nitemare

Originally posted by: Woodchuck2000

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Originally posted by: Woodchuck2000
Speaking as a Brit who's seen a few episodes, it seems just to be Chappelle stomping around saying "I am black! Other people are not! This is hilarious!!!" I don't see it being at all clever, or particularly funny...

That's really the impression I get as well. Chris Rock plays that card too, but does it better I think!

I agree, whenever I've seen chris rock there's been more actual wit to his performance... Chappelle is very much 1) Take every-day situation 2) Change ethnicity of one participant 3) STEREOTYPE!!!!!
It's not big and it's certainly not clever.

Who cares? He's funny as sh!t.
Rick James piece and the Black White Supremacist had me rolling
He's anti-politically correct which is a refreshing change in this I'm afraid to say what I feel for fear it might offend some pansy-ass girlie men society

He's only anti-PC in that his 'comedy' is composed entirely of stereotypes. And that's not really anti-PC, it's just lazy. I'm offended more by the abject lack of wit than by his subject matter per se. If the white supremacist in that sketch had been white, it would have provoked outrage. Changing the colour of the character doesn't make it clever and it certainly doesn't make Chappelle a genius.

The punchline (about him divorcing his wife for being a "great person-lover") was mildly amusing but that was it.