History Series / ChappellesShow

* HeyItsThatGuy: A bizzare version of it. The show had incredible luck running into famous people randomly while filming on the streets of New York, leading to impromptu appearances by Joe Rogan, Stephen King, and Dee Snyder, among others.

* MemeAcknowledgement: Music/{{Prince}} is using a picture of Prince from ''Charlie Murphy's True Hollywood Stories'' [[https://twitter.com/3rdeyegirl/status/368508455914455041 on the cover of one of his singles]].

* DudeLooksLikeALady: During the Charlie Murphy's True Hollywood Stories skit about {{Prince}}, Charlie Murphy remarks how Micki Free, a member of Prince's crew, looked like a girl.

* MemeAcknowledgement: Music/{{Prince}} is using a picture of Prince from Charlie Murphy's True Hollywood Stories [[https://twitter.com/3rdeyegirl/status/368508455914455041 on the cover of one of his singles]].

** In a sketch using the Jedi knights as a metaphor for Catholic priests, Mace Windu (with [[PulpFiction Jules']] Afro) makes an appearance to decry the child sex scandal tearing apart the Jedi order.

-->"NO I CAN'T STOP YELLING, CAUSE THAT'S HOW I TALK! HAVEN'T YOU EVER SEEN MY MOVIES?! [[{{Juice}} JUICE?!]] THAT WAS A GOOD ONE! [[DeepBlueSea DEEP BLUE SEA?!]] THEY ATE ME, A FUCKING SHARK ATE ME! DRINK, BITCH! [[JurassicPark JURASSIC PARK?!]]"

Then things changed, as it was reported that Chappelle went missing after filming three episodes worth of sketches for his show, ultimately resurfacing in South Africa, while the season three premiere date came and went with no show in sight. As fans would find out, Dave Chappelle had become disillusioned with fame and the show: his edgy, in-your-face racial humor was being [[ModernMinstrelsy taken at face value by his now predominately white fanbase]], culminating in him coming to the conclusion that he had become the very thing he was mocking with his racially charged material. Adding to this was [[ExecutiveMeddling Comedy Central, who had given the show free rein for seasons one and two, suddenly sticking their noses into the production of the program]] and Chappelle falling out with Neal Brennan, Dave's partner and co-creator of ''Chapelle's Show'', who was more concerned with keeping the gravy train running than with his existential crisis.

-->"NO I CAN'T STOP YELLING, CAUSE THAT'S HOW I TALK! HAVEN'T YOU EVER SEEN MY MOVIES?! JUICE?! THAT WAS A GOOD ONE! DEEP BLUE SEA?! THEY ATE ME, A FUCKING SHARK ATE ME! DRINK, BITCH! JURASSIC PARK?!"

ComedyCentral sketch comedy show, starring comedian-turned-actor DaveChappelle, in two (or two-and-a-half) short seasons. It is mainly known for spawning a slew of catchphrases (including the above mentioned Rick James quote) and became the poster boy for TooGoodToLast.

[[caption-width-right:300:"Good muthafuckin' choice, muthafuckers!"]]

Everybody remembers that line and [[NeverLiveItDown sometimes only that line]] but the show had way more to it than just that.

This ComedyCentral sketch comedy show, starring comedian-turned-actor DaveChappelle, in two (or two-and-a-half) short seasons, spawned a slew of catchphrases and became the poster boy for TooGoodToLast, as behind the scenes ExecutiveMeddling and Chappelle's FanDumb-induced CreatorBreakdown ended up causing him to stop production of the show shortly after filming of season three began. The show lasted from January 2003 to July 2006.

A stealth hit (Chappelle joked in a season two promo that the show was only renewed because Comedy Central needed a show to fill in time on the schedule until ''{{Reno 911}}'' came back), the series came into its own with its second season. The show became a massive ratings and critical hit. As such, there was much hype and anticipation for the show's third season as Dave signed a massive contract with Comedy Central that granted him a large paycheck and a considerable cut of DVD sales for the show.

Then things changed, as it was reported that Chappelle went missing after filming three episodes worth of sketches for his show, ultimately resurfacing in South Africa, while the season three premiere date came and went with no show in sight. As fans would find out, Dave Chappelle had become disillusioned with fame and the show: his edgy, in-your-face racial humor was being [[ModernMinstrelsy taken at face value by his now predominately white fanbase]], culminating in him coming to the conclusion that he had become the very thing he was mocking with his racially charged material. Adding to this was [[ExecutiveMeddling Comedy Central, who had given the show free rein for seasons one and two, suddenly sticking their noses into the production of the program]] and Chappelle falling out with his longtime friends/fellow writers who were more concerned with keeping the gravy train running than with his existential crisis.

At least that's the way Dave tells it. Neal Brennan, Dave's partner and co-creator of ''Chapelle's Show'', was very angry about the whole matter and spoke out publicly against Dave.

Chappelle ultimately vanished from the set and refused to continue production with the show despite receiving a massive contract for the third season. While negotiations for his return were in the works, it became obvious that he was in no hurry to return to tv.

Comedy Central, tired of waiting, ultimately aired the filmed sketches as "the Lost Episodes" with introductions from Chappelle's co-stars. This did not go over well with Dave, who disliked the sketches he filmed and did not want them to see the light of day. As such, the series is dead (although Dave has said he might bring it back if he's allowed a massive retool).

* AsianGalWithWhiteGuy: Dave's "wife" in several sketches. A CreatorInJoke, since Chappelle is married to a woman of Filipino descent.

* TokenWhite: When Chappelle brings up how ''The Real World'' always puts one black guy around six of the craziest white people the show can find, he decides to reverse the roles in a sketch titled ''The Mad Real World.'' True to form, Chad, the sole white guy in the house is terrorized to no end by the blacks living white him; including but not limited to having his girlfriend stolen from him and his dad getting stabbed.

** This troper is confused. How is Wayne Brady a hero in that sketch?

* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: One of the sketches has Dave growing huge and attacking Tokyo in a parody of {{Godzilla}}...then he makes love to a volcano.

* AsTheGoodBookSays: When confronted by friends and family about how crack is ruining his life, Tyrone tries his hand at quoting John 8:7, but ends up with his own version of verse:

* ShowWithinAShow: ''I Know Black People'', ''Mad Real World''

* SelfDeprecation: A lot of jokes came from Dave's supposed inability to satisfy women sexually. Also:
-->'''Little Girl:''' Hey, you're Chris Rock!
-->'''Dave:''' Dave Chappelle, but close enough.

This ComedyCentral sketch comedy show, starring comedian-turned-actor DaveChappelle, in two (or two-and-a-half) short seasons, spawned a slew of catchphrases and became the poster boy for TooGoodToLast, as behind the scenes ExecutiveMeddling and Chappelle's FanDumb-induced CreatorBreakdown ended up causing him to stop production of the show shortly after filming of season three began.

* AsianGalWithWhiteGuy: Dave's "wife" in several sketches. A CreatorInJoke, since Chappelle is married to a woman of Filipino descent.

** Few people are aware that the HilariousInHindsight element of the Negrodamus line was unintentional on Dave's part. Wayne Brady was a major reason the penultimate season two episode existed in the first place. Wayne Brady, in an interview on ''The Steve Harvey Morning Show'', claimed that he disliked the Negrodamus joke. He didn't mind the joke being used at his expense, but he DID mind that it was (to him) completely unfunny. So Chappelle, who respected Brady very much, gave Brady a call to come onto the show, and they collaborated on that infamous {{Training Day}} parody. The rest is history.

** There was also a recurring sketch called "Real Movies", where Dave showed what certain movies would look like if they were actually realistic, such as a version of TheMatrix in which it turns out that when Neo was called by Morpheus while in his office, Morpheus was just "Earl from down the hall" and needed to borrow Neo's stapler.

** Parodied old-school [=McDonald's=] commercials that claimed how the franchise was really beneficial to low-income neighborhoods by providing many easy jobs. Two months after "Calvin" has been working there, he's frequently mugged (because they know he has a steady paycheck), has lost all respect from his peers, and his girlfriend cheats on him while he's at work.

** A Rick James comedy biopic was apparently in the works for some time, with Chappelle reprising his role; James' death put a stop to it.

* {{Dramatization}}: Parodied with ''Charlie Murphy's True Hollywood Stories''.

* HeyItsThatGuy: A bizzare version of it. The show had incredible luck running into famous people randomly while filming on the streets of New York, leading to impromptu appearances by Joe Rogan, Stephen King, and Dee Snyder, among others.

** Also subverted in the extended Paul Mooney interview for "Ask a Black Dude" in the season 1 DVD special features. After Mooney ends his answer to StephenKing's question by saying that he wrote a horror film called "Niggas in School", one of the white guys off camera repeats the title while laughing, which makes Mooney laugh as well.

* [[PoesLaw Poe's Law]]: One of the factors in Dave Chappelle's CreatorBacklash was the realization that a significant chunk of his audience was racist white people taking the racial stereotyping at face value and/or just being titillated by hearing the word "nigger" a lot.

* ShowWithinAShow: ''I Know Black People'', ''Mad Real World''
* SketchComedy

* SpecialGuest: Nick Cannon appears as himself in a sketch. After being picked over Dave for a project. Dave's son thinks he's "hilarious", Dave doesn't.
--> "I'm BROKE, son, I'm BROKE!"
--> "FUCK Nick Cannon!"

* SubvertedKidsShow: The show had one sketch where puppets (voiced by the regulars of the show) taught the kids about things like homelessness, drugs, masturbation, and [=STDs=].