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chappelle said after he signed his big contract, he was filming a sketch for the show and there were some jokes he wrote specifically for black people and the black POV and he noticed some white people on the crew laughing at the jokes. it freaked him out and he realized he had sold out and lost his way, so he told comedy central he was quitting the show and he dropped out

That isn’t why he quit. Chappelle quit over the fact that he didn’t like how he was the best at what he did and the network still wouldn’t pay him what he was worth (ie, what they made off him) and they constantly micromanaged his artistic expression in the show. So he walked. They didn’t think he would and thought they could control him.

And numerous people have since confirmed Katt Williams told the truth about everything on that podcast. He has the receipts for most of it. He has also never been a crackhead.

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Posted on 1/6/24 at 6:02 pm to Warrior Poet

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Chappelle alluded to this a lot if you listen to him in his stand up specials. He talked about how he felt like people were laughing for the wrong reasons, where he was making a mockery of black folks for white people to laugh at.

one of the many reasons he quit was he hated Hollywood, he was tired of the 20 hr work days, the impact on his stand up career, he couldn’t control his own show and they took advantage of him, but he took a break from comedy in general because he wasn’t sure if he was helping or hurting the black community through his style of humor.

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On an episode of Netflix's "My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman," the TV host featured Dave Chappelle as a guest and immediately jumped into the nitty-gritty — pondering why Chappelle left his famous Comedy Central series, "Chappelle's Show."

In the interview, Chappelle revealed that he was initially "terrified" by his snap decision to leave the show. Letterman soon drew attention to the specific scenario that led to Chappelle's departure.

"When you left your show, there was an episode described ... that somebody on the crew laughed at a sketch you did, and you thought the laughter was on the wrong side of humor," Letterman recalled from his research.

Chappelle then confirmed the story. He clarified that the sketch involved him dressed as "The Black Pixie," per Fader, who, as Chappelle described, would "pop up anytime a person felt the pains of racism."

The comedian maintained that "It's not a bad sketch," but he further added, "Hearing the wrong laugh while you're dressed that way, it makes you feel shame."

And while his decision to leave was "really scary," the comedian stands by his gut. "You've got to face a lot of your fears. Some I faced better than others, but I was determined."

The incident, however, was not the only reason why Chappelle decided to call it quits. Read More: LINK /