Chappelle's Show (tv program)

Patrice O'Neal dies at 41; stand-up comic and actor

2011-11-30 00:00:00

Patrice O'Neal, 41, a veteran stand-up comic who gained a wider following through TV and radio and helped roast Charlie Sheen in September, died Tuesday from complications of a stroke he suffered last month. O'Neal's manager, Jonathan Brandstein, said...

Karen Tenkhoff buys loft in Venice's Dogtown Station

2011-08-12 17:15:00

Dogtown Station, which has become something of an entertainment industry hub in Venice, has added producer Karen Tenkhoff to its ranks of owners. "The Motorcycle Diaries" (2004) and "The Legend of Bagger Vance" (2000) producer has bought a 1,850-square-...

Brad Pitt puts Malibu beach house on the market

2011-09-03 00:00:00

Brad Pitt has listed his gated Malibu beach house for $13.75 million. The view home he shares with actress Angelina Jolie sits on 1.26 blufftop acres with a tennis court, a lap pool and access to the beach. Features include walls of glass doors, a walk-...

Judd Apatow's Pacific Palisades home sells

2010-11-20 00:00:00

Judd Apatow and his wife, Leslie Mann, have sold their Pacific Palisades home for $5.26 million, the Multiple Listing Service shows. The traditional house sits behind gates on nearly an acre at the end of a cul-de-sac. Built in 1997, the stately 6,000-...

Dov Davidoff, Neal Brennan buy lofts at Dogtown Station in Venice

2010-11-15 11:17:00

Two comedians are among recent buyers of lofts at Dogtown Station in Venice. Dov Davidoff bought a single-story unit that was listed for about $900,000. Concrete and wood floors, a roof-top patio, marble surround baths and Caesarstone kitchen counter...

Grand Band Slam 2012: BEST DJ

2012-09-17 14:14:00

Best DJ: Mo Niklz If you go out to local original-music-friendly bars like Sully's Pub, the Acoustic Caf� and Caf� Nine, chances are you've seen Mo Niklz spin at some point, be it solo, with Sketch tha Cataclysm or Ceschi. But the rest of the country has...

Verizon Wireless Launches Live Cell TV

2007-03-01 15:42:00

Verizon Wireless on Thursday launched a broadcast TV service for cell phones in about 20 Midwestern and Western markets, charging $15 to $25 a month for the initial lineup from eight leading networks. While Verizon had already said it planned to...

O 'Captain': Tambor Tops CBS Comedy Pilot

2007-03-08 00:00:00

The latest round of pilot casting finds "Arrested Development" star Jeffrey Tambor taking another stab at sitcom success. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Tambor will play a retired TV writer living in Hollywood's El Capitan apartment complex in "The...

'Neo Ned'

2006-09-08 00:00:00

The premise of "Neo Ned" — a male white supremacist and an African American woman with delusions she's Hitler meet in a mental facility and begin a tentative romance — sounds more like the stuff of "Chappelle's Show" than a genuine drama. It...

Movie review: Dave Chappelle's Block Party'

2006-02-24 15:16:55

3� stars (out of four) Appearing on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" earlier this month, comedian Dave Chappelle was supposed to tell all. Back from rehab or a kidnapping or wherever he went last May after fleeing Comedy Central's warm, $50 million embrace, the...

Final 'Chappelle's Show' Episodes Get Airdate

2006-05-31 00:00:00

Comedy Central has finally set an airdate for the final episodes of "Chappelle's Show," which will feature sketches Dave Chappelle completed before walking away from the series. The network will unveil what it's calling "Chappelle's Show: The Lost...

'Dave Chappelle's Block Party'

2006-06-13 00:00:00

In his movies and on his TV show, Dave Chappelle comes across as a really nice guy -- a clever, funny and genial comedian who'd probably be a lot of fun to hang out with. Chappelle exudes the same inclusive vibe throughout "Dave Chappelle's Block Party,"...

Chappelle, the eldest of three children, grew up in Washington, D.C., and Ohio, where his father was a professor at Antioch College. At 14, Chappelle first tried standup in Washington comedy clubs, with his mother, a Unitarian minister, serving as a chaperon.

2013-03-05 10:36:52

Chappelle and writer-comedian Neal Brennan (who later co-created "Chappelle's Show") co-wrote the stoner film "Half Baked," providing Chappelle his first starring role, albeit one panned by critics.

2013-03-05 10:32:35

Chappelle's sketch comedy television series, "Chappelle's Show," written by Chappelle and his "Half-Baked" costar Neal Brennan, premiered on Comedy Central and soon became the network's No. 2 show.

2013-03-04 12:07:24