CHAPPELLE ON OPRAH!!!

[Nabeela]

[quote="Cawar"]Do you guys really watch Oprah??? [/quote]


Yes we do.

[Cawar]

^

Actually I was refering to the guys/guys you know..not the guys/girls.

But thanks for taking the time to answer.

[michael_ital]

[quote="Gogarad"]Some one sum up what is he saying.. going on..what is she asking him...etc


Thanks in advance[/quote]

First question, "Why'd you walk away from the money?" He answered, "I wasn't walking away from the money. I was walking away from the circumstances." Meaning, that after being "small time," they were now ready to push him through to the "Big time," and he wasn't ready for it, and all the b.s that comes with it. Makes reference to mariah's $100M deal, and how 3 months later she was "crazy." And martin lawrence also. basically referring to how the new found "plateau (his word) drove them over the edge, with all the people pulling at them, and the demands and pressures that came with now being "The Man." He also alluded to how the "creative differences" drove a wedge between him and Comedy Central, causing him to rethink his decision to sign a deal of such magnitude. He makes a lot of veiled references to the producers, but it really amounted to the fact that he got scared shitless when he was made "The Man," and flew off to Africa without telling anyone (wife included. Only his Brother knew), in order to rethink his position. He still seems unclear about it all, though he said he's going to return. He alludes to the fact that there is some animosity still between he and Neal Brennan, his close buddy and co writer. Referes to his "social conscience," that when he was working on a sketch for the new show, where it involves a pixie in blackface, a white cast member laughed "too hard." Making him(Dave) think that he was beginning to push it too far, causing him to rethink his position on his brand of humour. Overall, no drugs, no crazy farm. Just disillusionment on his whole rise to fame, and the responsibility that goes with it. But pointedly, no reference to Islam, or his friend in South Africa. Closes off by saying he wants more control over the DVD revenues in order to donate it to charity, and that he's willing to rebargain again in good faith with Comedy Central.

[Advocator]

michael_ital, were you recording the show or something.

And I thought I was the biggest fan....

Anyways I never knew oprah to be so understanding...Walle he thought he was going to get grilled when she showed the clip of him getting oprah preganant and how he quits his job becouse his going to get oprah's money.....

also didnt know dave was educated guy, he was answering all the questions in a professional way.

[LionHeart-112]

Whoa! What a great interview.

I have never seen Dave outside his show but the dude is really interesting..

and he IS EXACTLY LIKE ME....

well i'm a looker and he aint..but his thinking, behavior, gestures and the shit he says...woow..the dude kinda scared me.

[michael_ital]

'Cater, yep! I recorded it!

'Heart, dude just didn't wanna compromise his integrity as a black man. Sumthin white folks just cant understand. Cludin his pissy white buddy, Neal Brennan. He wants to be in control, and thats that. Not just creatively, either. Like when he made the "dress wearin" reference. made great sense

[LionHeart-112]

Very true..Even though it's a minor issue, it seemed that he was very conflicted about some of his sketches. He kept talking about moral dillema and bieng socially responsible. I wonder if his Muslim-ness has something to do with it. I'm not in anyway comparing myself to this comedic genius but i thought as though he feels shame after doing something that's considered xaraam ( sex scenes), sort of like how i feel after starting a thread about some bizzare topic...I say this because in the Times article, he sounded like he deeply cared about Islam but felt ashamed to discuss it because of his sense of humor....I could be wrong but i felt some of that pain...My psychoanalysis is almsot always right tho.

[Gamadid.]

I thought only women watch Oprah(You can count the white guys in if you want to), but seriously, that is what I thought.

[maria from west side]

Who's Oprah?

[LionHeart-112]

Man, every1 watches Oprah now...even her studio audience includes men these days.

[michael_ital]

if someone worthwhiles on i will. i.e chappelle