Paris9748430 said:

LittleBLUECorvette said:

What's his real twitter or both their twitters.

Dave's not on Twitter, at all. I don't know about Katt. I suspect that it's not really him, either.

Dave tries to avoid the spotlight a lot of the time, so why would he be on Twitter?

Plus, if he was really on there, they would've verified his ass right away.

That's true.

I remember this award show really well. It was sort of a turning point in the way at least I myself view popular music history. You had all these big names from the past decades giving introduction speeches and handing out the awards, but at the same time many of the performers and winners were of the new generation of manufactured pop (or "numetal", "modern hiphop" etc. w/e). It was hard to tell whether anyone there really bought it or not. Chris Rock laid out the disparity in front of everyone's faces with that stuff.

I don't know why he backed out and said "I like Kid Rock" though. I seriously doubt he liked him.

My opinion of Dave Chappelle totally changed when I saw him with Maya Angelou on IFC's Iconoclasts. I don't think dude is crazy or a rebel - I think he's enlightened. It takes guts to have what he had, see the truth about how he got it (being owned) and give it all back.

I used to like Chris Rock more, and maybe he's still funnier. I guess that's a matter of taste when you get right down to it. But these days I think Dave is a more cerebral performer, whereas Chris Rock is still doing static written pieces with only a small amount of room for improve. In fact, as far as stand up goes, I think he just writes and performs with his HBO specials in mind these days. I dig what Dave does more, even if it doesn't get the same amount of laughs per minute.

Cerebus said:

My opinion of Dave Chappelle totally changed when I saw him with Maya Angelou on IFC's Iconoclasts. I don't think dude is crazy or a rebel - I think he's enlightened. It takes guts to have what he had, see the truth about how he got it (being owned) and give it all back.

I used to like Chris Rock more, and maybe he's still funnier. I guess that's a matter of taste when you get right down to it. But these days I think Dave is a more cerebral performer, whereas Chris Rock is still doing static written pieces with only a small amount of room for improve. In fact, as far as stand up goes, I think he just writes and performs with his HBO specials in mind these days. I dig what Dave does more, even if it doesn't get the same amount of laughs per minute.

Dude, now you have me remembering watching that and you know something? You're right, he does seem very enlightened. I was actually taken back by him on that show. He got my respect from that. I had totally forgot about it until you mentioned it though. How dumb of me.

novabrkr said:

I remember this award show really well. It was sort of a turning point in the way at least I myself view popular music history. You had all these big names from the past decades giving introduction speeches and handing out the awards, but at the same time many of the performers and winners were of the new generation of manufactured pop (or "numetal", "modern hiphop" etc. w/e). It was hard to tell whether anyone there really bought it or not. Chris Rock laid out the disparity in front of everyone's faces with that stuff.

I don't know why he backed out and said "I like Kid Rock" though. I seriously doubt he liked him.

Now when he said that, I was like "Chris, you know you don't listen to no damn Kid Rock!" Then he went in 2004 talking about he liked Lil Jon and for some reason I can't imagine him listening to it too long without being offended.

Another comic I like is Cory Holcomb, sort of like a black Andrew Dice Clay. I can't see him crossing over into mainstream though.

Thing is Chris was one of the best because as he said "he listened to all comics, not just black" thats what he says he tries to instill in young black comics, you have to see it all, you can only grow that way. So when Chris blew through he ripped everything from black to white to male to female, he, like he said is like a Rapper, like NWA, he comes out and HITS YA in the face, where as Eddie M, is like the RB cat. But Chris is from a mixed bag, i mean i remember his inside the actors studio and he spoke of who he watched or listened to, and it was everyone from Richard Pryor to Dice to Kinison to Cosby to Murphy to George Carlin and watched Johnny Carson growing up and listened to old Steve ALLen stuff, i mean, name one black comic that you have heard mention Steve Allen as an influence??

lastdecember said:

Thing is Chris was one of the best because as he said "he listened to all comics, not just black" thats what he says he tries to instill in young black comics, you have to see it all, you can only grow that way. So when Chris blew through he ripped everything from black to white to male to female, he, like he said is like a Rapper, like NWA, he comes out and HITS YA in the face, where as Eddie M, is like the RB cat. But Chris is from a mixed bag, i mean i remember his inside the actors studio and he spoke of who he watched or listened to, and it was everyone from Richard Pryor to Dice to Kinison to Cosby to Murphy to George Carlin and watched Johnny Carson growing up and listened to old Steve ALLen stuff, i mean, name one black comic that you have heard mention Steve Allen as an influence??

I could've sworn Cos said he was influenced by Steve Allen.

Timmy84 said:

lastdecember said:

Thing is Chris was one of the best because as he said "he listened to all comics, not just black" thats what he says he tries to instill in young black comics, you have to see it all, you can only grow that way. So when Chris blew through he ripped everything from black to white to male to female, he, like he said is like a Rapper, like NWA, he comes out and HITS YA in the face, where as Eddie M, is like the RB cat. But Chris is from a mixed bag, i mean i remember his inside the actors studio and he spoke of who he watched or listened to, and it was everyone from Richard Pryor to Dice to Kinison to Cosby to Murphy to George Carlin and watched Johnny Carson growing up and listened to old Steve ALLen stuff, i mean, name one black comic that you have heard mention Steve Allen as an influence??

I could've sworn Cos said he was influenced by Steve Allen.

Chris became a stand up when there wasn't any black clubs, and no black outlets for black stand ups at that time as this was before Def Comedy Jam, Comic View hell even before Robert Towsends Partners in Crime and In Living Color. The Comedy Act Theater in Cali hadn't yet opened, so back then you had be be funny to a white audience first and most importantly cause you wanted to play at the Comedy Store, Laugh Factory and the Improv or for Chris a New York comic, The Comic Strip, Carolines, ect.

And for Steve Allen, the older Wayans brothers were influenced by a lot. Keenen has mention Bobe Hope, Red Skelton, Rowan and Martin, and many others.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Timmy84 said:

I could've sworn Cos said he was influenced by Steve Allen.

Chris became a stand up when there wasn't any black clubs, and no black outlets for black stand ups at that time as this was before Def Comedy Jam, Comic View hell even before Robert Towsends Partners in Crime and In Living Color. The Comedy Act Theater in Cali hadn't yet opened, so back then you had be be funny to a white audience first and most importantly cause you wanted to play at the Comedy Store, Laugh Factory and the Improv or for Chris a New York comic, The Comic Strip, Carolines, ect.

And for Steve Allen, the older Wayans brothers were influenced by a lot. Keenen has mention Bobe Hope, Red Skelton, Rowan and Martin, and many others.

Keenan definitely was influence by Rowan and Martin. He also was influenced by the Smothers Brothers, too. Remember that In Loving Color skit?

Paris9748430 said:

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Chris became a stand up when there wasn't any black clubs, and no black outlets for black stand ups at that time as this was before Def Comedy Jam, Comic View hell even before Robert Towsends Partners in Crime and In Living Color. The Comedy Act Theater in Cali hadn't yet opened, so back then you had be be funny to a white audience first and most importantly cause you wanted to play at the Comedy Store, Laugh Factory and the Improv or for Chris a New York comic, The Comic Strip, Carolines, ect.

And for Steve Allen, the older Wayans brothers were influenced by a lot. Keenen has mention Bobe Hope, Red Skelton, Rowan and Martin, and many others.

Keenan definitely was influence by Rowan and Martin. He also was influenced by the Smothers Brothers, too. Remember that In Loving Color skit?

Brother's Brothers?? I loved that skit. they were so good.

prodigalfan said:

Paris9748430 said:

Keenan definitely was influence by Rowan and Martin. He also was influenced by the Smothers Brothers, too. Remember that In Loving Color skit?

Brother's Brothers?? I loved that skit. they were so good.

Yeah Brothers Brothers. The Smothers actually did the voices for these sketches.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Timmy84 said:

Chris lol

Chris is the best comic working today (imo.)

Whaaaaat? Wow, lol. Yeah, I'm still gonna give that title to Mooney.

I enjoy paul mooney too , he tell it like it is.

Paul Mooney is the greatest.

WaterInYourBath said:

LittleBLUECorvette said:

WaterInYourBath said:

Whaaaaat? Wow, lol. Yeah, I'm still gonna give that title to Mooney.

I love Mr. Mooney but his last special on Showtime dissapointed me.

He never disappoints

babybugz said:

LittleBLUECorvette said:

WaterInYourBath said:

Whaaaaat? Wow, lol. Yeah, I'm still gonna give that title to Mooney.

I love Mr. Mooney but his last special on Showtime dissapointed me.

Yes, he did repeat several jokes from "Jesus Is Black, So Is Cleopatra" in "It's The End Of The World," LOL. However, the new parts are superb, especially the extra segments that's on its DVD's special features.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

babybugz said:

He never disappoints

Did u see it?

If you haven't: Beware. Aside from his performance, there's a lot of random, ludicrously unnecessary nudity during the show (topless women). It was filmed in a strip joint. Fast forward past those parts and his repetition, and it's golden.

WaterInYourBath said:

I saw some of Paul's last special. Dude fell off.

Tommy Davidson is golden too. His 3 Showtime specials are classic, they need to release them bad boys on DVD.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Tommy Davidson is golden too. His 3 Showtime specials are classic, they need to release them bad boys on DVD.

Tommy always kills it on his stand-ups.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

prodigalfan said:

Brother's Brothers?? I loved that skit. they were so good.

Yeah Brothers Brothers. The Smothers actually did the voices for these sketches.

GTFOH!!!

Are you SERIOUS??? I never knew that! I LOVED Brother's Brothers... and the best part was how the singing was soooo smooth... just like the Smother's Brothers.

I had NO idea that the real deal was actually providing the vocals. That is what I found made it so funny... that these straight up black cats from could sound so darn Wonder-Bread white.

Timmy84 said:

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Tommy Davidson is golden too. His 3 Showtime specials are classic, they need to release them bad boys on DVD.

Tommy always kills it on his stand-ups.

Wow, I want to check this out. I hope they put it on DVD. I didn't know Tommy was good stand up. I thought he was best situation comedy like the skits in In Living Color.

prodigalfan said:

Timmy84 said:

Tommy always kills it on his stand-ups.

Wow, I want to check this out. I hope they put it on DVD. I didn't know Tommy was good stand up. I thought he was best situation comedy like the skits in In Living Color.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

prodigalfan said:

Wow, I want to check this out. I hope they put it on DVD. I didn't know Tommy was good stand up. I thought he was best situation comedy like the skits in In Living Color.

Thanks for the link!

prodigalfan said:

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Yeah Brothers Brothers. The Smothers actually did the voices for these sketches.

GTFOH!!!

Are you SERIOUS??? I never knew that! I LOVED Brother's Brothers... and the best part was how the singing was soooo smooth... just like the Smother's Brothers.

I had NO idea that the real deal was actually providing the vocals. That is what I found made it so funny... that these straight up black cats from could sound so darn Wonder-Bread white.

I wasn't shocked. I knew their voices sounded familiar.

prodigalfan said:

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Yeah Brothers Brothers. The Smothers actually did the voices for these sketches.

GTFOH!!!

Are you SERIOUS??? I never knew that! I LOVED Brother's Brothers... and the best part was how the singing was soooo smooth... just like the Smother's Brothers.

I had NO idea that the real deal was actually providing the vocals. That is what I found made it so funny... that these straight up black cats from could sound so darn Wonder-Bread white.

doo-hickie, darnit, heck!!