Production on Chappelle's Show Suspended

[mrtonguetwista]

NEW YORK (AP) - Production of the popular Comedy Central series ``Chappelle's Show'' has been suspended and its third season's premiere indefinitely delayed.

Comedy Central issued a statement Wednesday, saying: ``All parties are optimistic that production will resume in the near future.''

The season will not start May 31 as originally scheduled, the statement added.

Neither Comedy Central publicist Tony Fox nor Dave Chappelle's spokesman, Matt Labov, would discuss what caused the halt in production or how long it might last.

This unexpected turn deprives the network of one of its most valuable properties, a sketch-comedy series with a raw, satirical edge that became a critical and popular hit.

Last summer Comedy Central signed Chappelle to a deal reportedly worth $50 million for a third and fourth season. The two-year agreement also allowed Chappelle to develop other programming for the cable channel and cut him in on DVD sales, a lucrative factor considering his series' first-season DVD sold more than 2 million copies.

Last season the show was nominated for three Emmys, including outstanding comedy series.

 

[Contagious Locc]

that's that bullshit

 

[Li'l Ze]

What the hell is going on with Dave Chappelle come on.

 

[ColdBlooded]

he's too busy hangin with common, mos def, and talib kweli to be funny anymore

i was actually going to make a post about this like a week ago. people were overly optimistic that this show would be back this soon.

 

[Cheaptimes]

what the fuck?
I as excited for this more than i was star wars.
Well he kept saying in the first season he was going to get cancelled.
Big bad fuckup for the funny channel.

 

[AC Transit]

dude got his payday he's not tripping on the show anymore - Season 2 is about to drop on DVD and he's picking up more of a percentage on this one

probably safe to say that this show has already peaked

 

[moonpizzle]

That is definatley some weak sauce

 

[Anghellic831]

^^^^

 

[Gringo Starr]

Well i know why it got pushed back the first time...appearntly the writers were havin problems comin up with good concepts for skits....things that make you go HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.....50 mil huh....ouch!

 

[ColdBlooded]

Here's a good lil rumor for ya:

" Now, I have been informed (or misinformed) that Dave Chappelle might have checked himself in “some sort of hospital or rehab. center.” Now, this isn’t to suggest that there are drugs involved, but basically to say that the word is that he is getting help for whatever has been ailing the Hip-hop comic. Dave has been known to puff a little “sticky icky icky,” but is that addictive? I don’t know, because I don’t smoke. Nevertheless, Dave and crew have already completed 10 shows for the new season, so they have about 16 more to go to completion. "