Have you heard of the “Chappelle Show”? If not you are one of the select few that has not yet jumped on the Dave Chappelle bandwagon as “Chappelle’s Show: Season One Uncensored” DVD, which was released on February 24, 2004 has moved ahead of the previous record-holder, “The Simpsons: The Complete First Season,” which has sold 1.9 million units.
The boxed set features 12 outrageous episodes; audio commentary by Dave Chappelle and series co-creator and executive producer Neal Brennan on five episodes and a 30-minute deleted scenes/blooper reel. Other bonus footage includes an extended 20-minute version of the “Ask a Black Dude” sketch featuring comedian Paul Mooney.
“Dave Chappelle is one of those incredibly talented artists that comes along every once in a great while,” said Lauren Corrao, COMEDY CENTRAL’s senior vice president of original programming & head of development. “Every time I have a new personal copy in my office, someone takes it.”
“We already knew ‘Chappelle’s Show’ was one of the funniest series on TV,” said Thomas Lesinski, President, Paramount Pictures, Worldwide Home Entertainment. “The unprecedented sales of the DVD underscore its enduring appeal to consumers across a broad spectrum of age, gender and ethnicity.”
Highlights from the first season include: Chappelle as Tyrone Biggums, a crack addict who visits an elementary school to give an anti-drug speech; finding clues in R. Kelly’s old videos that hint at his future sex scandals; and “The Mad Real World” in which Chappelle imagines the chaos that would ensue if “The Real World” did a season with an all-black cast and one super white guy.
“Chappelle’s Show” was created by Dave Chappelle and Neal Brennan who, along with Michelle Armour, serve as the executive producers. Jessi Klein and Lou Wallach are the executives in charge of production for COMEDY CENTRAL.
So if you haven’t yet caught the act you can get it here, after all, it is only $18.89. Also keep in mind that “Chappelle’s Show: Season Two Uncensored” DVD will be released on Tuesday, February 8, 2005, which you can pre-order right here.
