EPISODE
SEASON
Chappelles Show - Season 1
Through the comedy that follows Dave Chappelle, a notable humorist, who discusses many issues in life of race, ethnicity, and numerous others in an interesting and comedy way. The principal season starts with Dave advises watchers how to order the home stenographer.
1950, Chicago, Illinois, USA
21 April 1971
April 22, 1980 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
30 December 1980, Brooklyn, New York, USA
16 March 1978, Long Island, New York City, New York, USA
20 January 1971, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
December 20, 2019
These sketches are freaking hilarious. Absolutely funny, funny stuff.
July 16, 2018
From the opening spoof on the Mitsubishi Eclipse commercials to the final Learning Channel special "Trading Spouses," Season One is full of fantastic routines.
January 23, 2019
It's premature to dismiss Chappelle's Show after one subpar episode, it's worth a second chance on the host's cred alone - assuming the same problems don't persist.
July 16, 2018
Chappelle's genius is that he's able to mine the current, the political, the seamy, the gross and -- best of all -- the taboo for humor. In doing so, he makes viewers think.
July 16, 2018
He successfully walks a fine line, being punchy without offending.
December 20, 2019
A prankster with a mile-wide grin, Dave Chappelle knows no bounds when it comes to machine-gunned ridicule.
December 20, 2019
The quick sketches, parodies and one-liners of Chappelle's Show fit him like a glove.
July 16, 2018
Like Richard Pryor, George Carlin, and dozens of other comedians before him, Chappelle is incredibly interested in the contextual power of words.
September 04, 2018
At its best, the show is outrageous and hilarious at once...We're willing to tolerate some inconsistency if Chappelle can resist the temptation to congratulate himself on his controversial material.
September 04, 2018
What fuels this spotty but often funny sketch-comedy series is a kind of laid-back indignation, a refusal to believe that ignoring racial differences will make anyone's life better.
July 16, 2018
Like his idol, Richard Pryor, Chappelle uses his comedy to tackle issues of race, particularly the relationships between black and white people in America.
