Chappelle's Show: Season 1
Starring: Dave Chappelle, Charlie Murphy, Paul Mooney, Various Others
Studio: Comedy Central
Chappelle's Show has been a smash success on Comedy Central ever since the very first episode aired in 2003. It's a wildly successful sketch comedy show, and every single sketch features Dave Chappelle. (Actually, in some cases, he plays more than one character in a single scene.) He's a great comedian, and this translates well to television.
As for the actual DVD set, I'm still a little undecided as to how to grade it. The set features the first 12 episodes of the series, completely uncensored. This was the first thing that actually bothered me. Sure, I love hearing the F-word as much as the next guy, but it also sounds funny to hear the bleep on TV. I was torn between which I liked better. Perhaps they could offer an additional audio track with the bleeps for the next season ...
The commentary on the DVD set is only on a few of the episodes, and it's nothing worth listening to. It rarely adds anything interesting to the show.
There are a few extras like a long blooper/deleted scene reel which contains a half hour of extra stuff. It's definitely worth watching. There's some funny stuff there. One thing I did notice by watching the DVD set is that there is a LOT of commercial time on this show. While most shows are 20-22 minutes without commercials, Chappelle's Show borders on 17 minutes with the ads cut. It's nice to see them uninterrupted.
Overall, the show itself is a 10. The only reason I've lowered the score for the DVD set is because it wasn't really much more than you get from the TV show. (Don't get confused though. I still like owning the set.) It's a wildly entertaining show, and something that everyone into comedy should get.
Overall: 8.5/10
Additional Information:
Rating: NR
Run time: 325 minutes.
DVD Special Features:
Deleted Scenes / Outtake Reel
Commentary on Selected Episodes
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