Comedy Central a "bully," Chappelle/Chapelle says

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on March 2nd, 2006

Dave Chappelle/Chapelle says, of Comedy Central’s plans to air the half-baked Season 3 episodes:

“I feel like it’s kind of a bully move,” Chappelle told the Dayton Daily News in a telephone interview for a story Wednesday. “That’s just how I feel about it. I don’t know if that’s the case. But if people don’t watch it, then I’d be more than happy.”

Does anyone know if he kept that $50 million? If he did, we figure there’s no way he can squawk about the disposal of the episodes. If he didn’t, then maybe he has a say. (And that’s a big maybe, when you’re talking about the upside down world of TV. And was there really $50 million involved? We’re starting to have our doubts.)

Here’s another question: How desperate is Comedy Central? Why don’t they just find another Dave Chappelle/Chapelle? (Or two or three mini-Chappelles? For a fraction of the purchase price.) Actually, that’s three questions. And a declarative statement. Sorry. Have they forgotten that before Dave Chappelle was Dave Chappelle, he was merely… Dave Chappelle?

A rare case of a gaggle of TV execs who refuse to vengefully turf their current star and mount a search for “the next (Fill in name of vengefully turfed star here)!” Instead they cling pathetically to the “proven commodity” while the proven commodity says all manner of horrible things about them to the press. A pathetic display… even for TV executives!!

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