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List Price: $19.99 | | Label: Comedy Central
Salesrank: 4290
Released: February 24, 2004 |
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MPAA Rating: Unrated
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 05/20/2008 Run time: 315 minutes Rating: Nr
Description of Chappelle's Show - Season 1:
The 2003 debut of Chappelle's Show on Comedy Central marked a high point for the cable channel, and now the entire, wildly creative first season can be seen, with hundreds of bleeps removed. That's not to say Chappelle's Show is perfect entertainment: there are too many moments among the 12 episodes here that descend into pointless scatology and booty fever. But for the most part, Chappelle, a talented comic slowly growing into greatness, is trying to push the sketch-humor envelope and succeeds at surprising us with original concepts and merciless execution.
The merely clever material includes "National Geography's Third World Girls Gone Wild," basically an update on those topless-native-women gags of yore, and Chappelle's "Educated Guess Line," in which the sage comic eschews psychic powers to logically deduce racial insights from his callers' questions. Far more wicked is an in-your-face satire on such autobiographical film fare as Antwone Fisher and 8 Mile, in which Chappelle plays himself ascending from street hustler to rapper-comedian to bona fide savior of America. The best thing here, however, is a parallel-universe version of The Real World, in which the usual racial proportions on MTV's workhorse series are reversed, thrusting a token white guy into a Hoboken houseful of crazy African Americans. There are also laughs in "Ask a Gay Guy with Mario Cantoned," as well as a sketch about an "inner-thoughts cam" and a nasty piece about Chappelle's Make-a-Wish visit to a dying child, which decays into a cruel video game competition. Overlooking the series' weaker material, this is outstanding television comedy. --Tom Keogh
Chappelle's Show - Season 1 Reviews:
Hilarious 
2009-10-09 - Dave Chappelle is amazing. While season 1 of his show isn't the best of his work, it's a great place to start. Season 2 is at least twice as good, and you should check out Dave Chappelle's Block Party as well.
Funny,In your Face. Short lived sadly. 
2009-09-15 - Chapelle's show Season 1 Dvd set. - I find it very funny, Although I can't stand the usual stereotypes of The Reagan/Bush Admin and the little Republican jabs. I find it hilarious, in your face and overall Typical Chappelle, It's too bad he had to sell out and go "find himself" . whatever that means.
Outstanding!!!!
2009-03-27 - i remember watching the series premiere of chappelle's show and i felt the same way when i watched it again after receiving it from Amazon. its an amazing season and an amazing show. i highly recommend it to all!!
chappelle's show season 1
2009-01-14 - DVD was in good quality, shipped within days, casing is sticky and a bit worn.
love it.
2008-06-10 - there is many kinds of humor
dry humor
moist humor
wet humor
I think Dave has wet humor
it doesn't hold back, it goes full speed to the joke and doesn't ask questions. unlike dry humor, which has satire and nobody quite understands without a little help.
Dave is hilarious. this was my first time actually watching his show, but it was so good that I bought season 2 and now I might get one of his specials or something.
