Here's Why Dave Chappelle Left 'Chappelle’s Show'
It’s been almost a decade ago since Dave Chappelle stepped away from his highly popular and
It’s been almost a decade ago since Dave Chappelle stepped away from his highly popular and critically acclaimed sketch comedy series Chappelle’s Show. Last night, he visited Late Show with David Letterman and provided insight on his decision that surprised the entire media industry. While many believed there’ve been personal or even political reasons for him to leave the show, he shared that he felt unhappy with Comedy Central’s contractual offer:
“It’s very hard to go to someone like this because no one has done this before. So there’s not too many people who don’t think I’m crazy. [...]I look at like this: I’m at a restaurant with my wife, its a nice restaurant and we’re eating dinner. I look across the room and say, ‘You see this guy across the room. He has $100 million dollars, and we’re eating the same entree. Ok, fine, I don’t have $50 million dollars or whatever. Let’s say I have $10 million in the bank, the only difference between having $10 million dollars and $50 million dollars is an astounding $40 million dollars.
As a reminder, Chappelle has announced a couple of Radio City Music Hall shows with Erykah Badu, DJ Premier, The Roots and more. You can watch the entire conversation with Letterman above and share your thoughts on this in the comment section below.
