Dave Chappelle News

It sounds like the punchline of a bad joke, but American comedian Dave Chappelle is probably not laughing after his attempt to break the record for the longest stand-up performance was scuttled by his own bladder.

Harland Williams will perform at the Palm Beach Improv this weekend. His film career took off after starring in Half Baked with Dave Chappelle.

Back from rehab or a kidnapping or wherever he went last May after fleeing Comedy Central's warm, $50 million embrace, the guy had a lot of explaining to do.

Where were you the day the laughter died? For me, it was summer of my senior year of high school when Chappelle's Show began to die a prolonged death.

Neal Brennan is perhaps best known for his work as a driving force behind the Comedy Central smash, "Chappelle's Show." A student of sketch comedy, Brennan brings his bite-sized mindset to the silver screen with the awkwardly titled feature, "The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard." It seems Brennan's instincts for comedy gold are either limited to the ...

Comic Strip back on Westside of El Paso Charlie Murphy isn't like a lot of other stand-up comedians.

Comic Strip back on Westside of El Paso Charlie Murphy isn't like a lot of other stand-up comedians.

Most times, when an entertainer announces their retirement, they really mean, "Press please.

Jim Breuer: Let's Clear The Air DVD Review Posted by Randy Harrison on 07.30.2009 Most know Jim Breuer as "Goat Boy" or Dave Chappelle's stoner friend from Half Baked, but he's also an accomplished stand-up comedian on his second one-hour stand-up special.

There seem to be two groups of people in Portland after last week: those who showed up to see Dave Chappelle late Tuesday night, and those who wonder what the big deal is.

Dave Chappelle Performance Surprise! Thousands of fans turned out to see comedian Dave Chappelle after they heard via Twitter and Facebook he was to appear in Oregon's Pioneer Courthouse Square.

The latest in the strange and twisted saga of Dave Chappelle : Thousands of people who heard through text message, Twitter and word-of-mouth that the comedian would give a free show filled a downtown Portland square late Tuesday.

Portland Police patrol cars block off Southwest Sixth Avenue along Pioneer Courthouse Square as a crowd builds to see comedian Dave Chappelle.

Call it Chappelle's Silent Show. Call it "the greatest show that almost happened." Call it whatever you want.

Okay so I pick up a copy of Newsweek and I come across an interesting article from an African-American writer entitled " What We Can Learn From Unconscious Racial Bais ". I was absolutely floored.

If we can learn anything from South Carolina governor Mark Sanford's South American jaunt and subsequent hand-wringing, it's that no one is ever really just "hiking the Appalachian Trail." Here, some of the most notorious and notable no-shows, disappearing acts and AWOLs in pop culture history.

When comedian Dave Chappelle abruptly left his red hot Comedy Central series "Chappelle's Show" during production on its third season, a lot of people were stunned.

His daily Hotline section reports on nightlife news around Boston. C harlie Murphy is a "stand-up guy" - just ask Dave Chappelle, Prince or the late great Rick James.

One genre of film we have yet to touch on can induce intense laughter, gregariousness and the strange desire for Funyuns, Ding Dongs, Jolly Ranchers, Hot Pockets, Chipwiches, Hawaiian pizza, Rice Krispies Treats, Harvest Cheddar SunChips and chamomile tea.