I have that season on DVD, and I've seen that skit quite a few times. But this is the first time I realized that Dave's Puffy and Rick James are so similar -- stars who are so infatuated by their own fame that they're totally ungrounded by society. Puffy rides his posse like horses; Rick James cold-cocks Charlie Murphy as a joke.
Another way to put it is that Dave's Rick James - coke + quaaludes = Dave's Puffy.
The Dylan reaction shots are priceless. I never really watched that MTV show but that bizarre quick cut editing style they use where the reaction shots clearly do not match the action is instantly recognizable. Funny.
What did Dave end up doing in Durban, South Africa? He never told us. The little I've seen of Chocolate City and DL Hughley's new show don't come close or many of the white comedians out there now.
Dang I miss Dave...but the episode of Inside the Actors Studio with him explaining himself made it pretty clear to me (at least) that he did the right thing when he walked away from the show (Dolla: you should check it out if you haven't seen it - he explains how he ended up in South Africa).
Love the clip, but now I'm gonna have "Warriors...come out to plaaaaaaaaaaay!" in my head all day!
"Warriors...Come out and plaaaaaay!" is also a correct point of reference, however, I think in this particular skit dave was making reference to that Craig Mack song-Flava in ya ear.
It starts off with "Baaad Booyy...Come out and plaaay"
Here's a piece no one cared about. Meh, whatever, probably the most enjoyable article I did during my stint at TIME. Premiered a month before I got laid-off. The nail in the coffin? Ya think?
Here's me going after Al. I didn't so much have a problem with him, as I had a problem with media acting like this dude was the go-to guy for everything black.
This was my first real story at time. I was writing for the Business section, a real change of direction for me. At any rate, it's about Wal-Mart's attempts to colonize the inner-city. As much as I enjoyed this piece, I mostly enjoyed going out to Chicago, which is a beautiful, beautiful city.
This a piece I did about the cops just outside our nation capitol, in Prince George's County, a few years back. I wanted to offer a counter to the dumb, conventional wisdom that if you paint your police force black, you could eradicate police brutality. In fact, Prince George's--one of the richest, blackest counties in the country--also had one of the most brutal police force's in the country.
The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons, and an Unlikely Road to Manhood 
Nobody's gonna get the part where he bangs the milk bottles together. You need a whole glossary.
That was so funny. I miss his show..
McCain: Fuck it. I'm shutting my campaign down.
Asher: What's the reference? I thought it was just a real willingness to drag out a gag.
Damn Dave. Why'd you go al crazy. The comedy needs you.
I have that season on DVD, and I've seen that skit quite a few times. But this is the first time I realized that Dave's Puffy and Rick James are so similar -- stars who are so infatuated by their own fame that they're totally ungrounded by society. Puffy rides his posse like horses; Rick James cold-cocks Charlie Murphy as a joke.
Another way to put it is that Dave's Rick James - coke + quaaludes = Dave's Puffy.
Warriors, come out to plaaaaaaay!!!1!
My favorite Chappelle was the time he infiltrated the Klan...
The Dylan reaction shots are priceless. I never really watched that MTV show but that bizarre quick cut editing style they use where the reaction shots clearly do not match the action is instantly recognizable. Funny.
What did Dave end up doing in Durban, South Africa? He never told us. The little I've seen of Chocolate City and DL Hughley's new show don't come close or many of the white comedians out there now.
Damn, I miss Dave...lord knows he woulda had some classic skits in this election cycle.
Black Bush was one of my favorites..."Don't drop that Sh*t!"
Dang I miss Dave...but the episode of Inside the Actors Studio with him explaining himself made it pretty clear to me (at least) that he did the right thing when he walked away from the show (Dolla: you should check it out if you haven't seen it - he explains how he ended up in South Africa).
Love the clip, but now I'm gonna have "Warriors...come out to plaaaaaaaaaaay!" in my head all day!
Man, those guys are scary looking. I think I'll go back to being a Republican.
"Warriors...Come out and plaaaaaay!" is also a correct point of reference, however, I think in this particular skit dave was making reference to that Craig Mack song-Flava in ya ear.
It starts off with "Baaad Booyy...Come out and plaaay"
See Link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XcQYDSEuKQ
as good as that skit was, chappelle's best skit ever might have been Black Bush
http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?videoId=11923&title=black-bush