2 blaazed Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 MN) - Dave Chappelle got so angry with the crowd Tuesday night at Sacramento's Memorial Auditorium that the stand-up comic walked off the stage for nearly two minutes. Upon his return, he told the audience, "You people are stupid." What got the comic so riled up? According to Chappelle, it was audience members who wouldn't "shut up and listen - like you're supposed to." Chappelle is the creator and star of the No. 1-rated show on Comedy Central. It's that fame that helped the comic sell out the nearly 4,000-seat Memorial Auditorium weeks in advance of the show. And that popularity also caused the frustration for the performer, as audience members continually shouted a character's catchphrase from "Chappelle's Show" - it starts, "I'm Rick James ..." and ends with the b-word. "The show is ruining my life," Chappelle told the crowd. Besides requiring him to work "20 hours a day," he said, it has made him a "star," which has resulted in the inability of fans to treat him as an individual. "This (stand-up) is the most important thing I do, and because I'm on TV, you make it hard for me to do it," he said. "People can't distinguish between what's real and fake. This ain't a TV show. You're not watching Comedy Central. I'm real up here talking." Shouts continued to interrupt Chappelle's routine until he stopped to give a lecture on "how comedy usually works: I say something. You mull it over and decide whether you want to laugh or not, and then you do or not. Then I say something else, and you think about that. "It's worked well all across the country, but you people ..." Performing in Sacramento, the comic said, might turn out "to be a bad idea - like chocolate-covered fish." Chappelle told the crowd he knew why they liked his sketch-comedy show: "Because it's good. You know why my show is good? Because the network officials say you're not smart enough to get what I'm doing, and every day I fight for you. I tell them how smart you are. Turns out, I was wrong. "You people are stupid." Much of Chappelle's act - with its jokes about genitals,and sex talk, tales of strip-club escapades and frequent use of the n-word - is unprintable in a family newspaper. But that's not the best part, anyway. Chappelle is most effective when he ventures into social commentary - race, poverty, the cult of personality. One of his better rants had to do with children and at what age they might be responsible for their own lives. Elizabeth Smart, the 15-year-old Utah girl who was kidnapped from her home, figured prominently in the commentary. He contrasted her case - she was discovered about nine months after her abduction only a few miles from her home - with that of 7-year-old Erica Pratt, who gnawed through her duct tape bindings to free herself from kidnappers in Philadelphia and was responsible for the arrest of the two men who had taken her. Pratt is African American, and her story received much less attention than did Smart's. Then Chappelle placed Smart's case in opposition to that of Lionel Tate of Florida, who was convicted of murder in the death of a 6-year-old neighbor. Smart, at 15, was considered a child. But at 14, two years after the crime, Tate was sentenced as an adult to life in prison without parole. (A previously rejected plea bargain was later accepted, and he is now free.) "When is a 15-year-old a kid and a 12-year-old an adult?" he asked, indicating it might be because one was white and one was not. Chappelle said race relations are at such a low point in America that, "You can't say anything real when it comes to race. That's why Bill Cosby's in such trouble for saying black folks have got to take responsibility for their own lives. "I spoke at my high school last week," he said, "and I told them, 'You've got to focus. Stop blaming white people for your problems.' " He then added, sarcastically, " 'Learn to play basketball, tell jokes or sell crack. That's the only way I've seen people get out.' " Chappelle's harshest words were addressed to those audience members who worship entertainers and athletes. "Stop listening to celebrities," he said. "They do what they do for money - that's all. I don't even know why you're listening to me. I've done commercials for both Coke and Pepsi. Truth is, I can't even taste the difference, but Pepsi paid me last, so there it is." Celebrity worship harms the object of affection as well, Chappelle said. "One day people love you more than they've ever loved anything in the world. And the next, you're in front of a courthouse dancing on top of a car." In case the audience didn't get the reference to Michael Jackson, he said, "You know why Michael Jackson's had so many surgeries? He wanted you to like him more." Chappelle, obviously, will not pander to his fans. "You guys are the worst listeners in the country," he told the Sacramento audience. "It's like 'The Silence of the Lambs.' Without the silence." DISCUSS THIS... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abracadabra Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 Originally posted by 2BLAZZED "You people are stupid." yep, they probably were Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest im not witty Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 Shouts continued to interrupt Chappelle's routine until he stopped to give a lecture on "how comedy usually works: I say something. You mull it over and decide whether you want to laugh or not, and then you do or not. Then I say something else, and you think about that. " hahaha thats fucking funny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telo Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 I would of thrown tomatoes and lettuce or even a salad (shouts to TURBO).. That dude is way blown up now and is no longer funny... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyLazy Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 People take his jokes too far using it in everything. It's understandable why he walked off the stage. His show is just so "hip" and trendy now. I'm Rick James bitch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Priest Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 Maybe he should have just become a rapper instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski Mask Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 he needs to take a lesson from red foxx and fuck with anyone in the audience who speaks up. *speak up brother* hey nigga, pay more and get a good seat! *tell it brother* ok honey, thank you very much.... is that your husband? *where?* anywhere....must be somebody in the world want you....I know I dont! heckling is also part of "how comedy works" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETO Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 he was hilarious in person friday night, not too many jackass' were screaming shit at him, he told us once, to please not mention the TV shit, and the crowd didn't. very funny guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfffffffffft Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 well he is black and the audience was just treating him that way...:rolleyes: btw...Im Rick James bitch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iSLEEPwithMIDGETS Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 dave chapelle is the man... you can be rick james bitch!....im fuckin JESUS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InnerCityRebel Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 kudos to him for walkin off stage.Shit not many people would do that.If i went to se ehim the last thing i would do would be yelling I'm Rick James bitch or What!!!... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 blaazed Posted June 22, 2004 Author Share Posted June 22, 2004 I KNEW IT WAS GETTIN TRENDY AS SOON AS I STARTED HEARING IT ALL OVER THE RADIO.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8onus Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 the fact that he said "sell crack" to students in a dc school cracks me up. show charlie murphy your titties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunm Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 I don't blame him....the folks out sacramento way are fairly ignorant and boring not to mention stupid Good for you Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinyl junkie Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 that's what he gets for going to sacto... fuck that place... *edit* exactly, lens... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26SidedCube Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 Every millionaire's struggle. The poor tormented soul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overtime Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 blah blah blah, race this, my people held back, black this, didnt get to that, shut the hell up chapelle, understand you are appreciated. You sold out a show, so fuck off about if they listened or not. Dont do the show if you are that pissed off. He is not going to stop doin the show cuz of the money. He is a fucktard, always has been in my opinion, actually, this rant made no sense, but fuck him, you are appreciated, accept it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
destroya Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 haha, you're a retard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Priest Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 Originally posted by destroya haha, you're a retard. You actually spelled it you're, i always spell it "your" and then.. well i come off as an idiot. So kudo's man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adderall Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 im rick james bitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarzAbove Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 awww man i would of loved 2 have been there sounds mad crazy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smart Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 WRAP IT UP B!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boogy nights Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 destroya, reminding us all that good grammar and punctuation are still cool. anyone see the episode where they ran together every single time he said 'bitch'? fuck you if you didnt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Dazzle Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 That article makes it sound like he blew up. I bet his rant was just as funny as his comedy.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earmuffs Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 Originally posted by Dr. Dazzle That article makes it sound like he blew up. I bet his rant was just as funny as his comedy.... tru dat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoHuxtable Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 Originally posted by ese he needs to take a lesson from red foxx and fuck with anyone in the audience who speaks up. *speak up brother* hey nigga, pay more and get a good seat! *tell it brother* ok honey, thank you very much.... is that your husband? *where?* anywhere....must be somebody in the world want you....I know I dont! heckling is also part of "how comedy works" Yeah a true comedian knows how to fuck with the hecklers. Not saying Chappelle isn't, because maybe the heckling from the audience was overwhelming due to his popularity. He can't fuck with 100-200 people in the audience everytime someone shouts some shit out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoHuxtable Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 Sacramento is wack by the way. The city itself, the people, and the NBA team over there too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KYU Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 why are people from sacramento so stupid?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoHuxtable Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 "Impossible" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ment2 Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 i think he did the right thing, and i give him much respect for having the balls to do that. theres a difference between heckling and a bunch of retards that dont respect his stand up and only the find the most dumbed-down part of his show, the catch-phrases, funny. dont go to someones stand up show because you like the catch phrases on their show and you think it would be a good idea to yell them at the person (who the fuck would think this is beyond me), go to someones stand up show because you want to see them do stand up and you're prepared to shut the fuck up and listen to them do stand up. how many times have you heard people say "that chapelle show is so funny! I'm rick james bitch!"?... people really are retards, if thats all they find funny than the market researchers were right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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