David Chappelle Train Rolling Through

We think a lot of people consider the day Dave Chappelle announced the cancellation of his Comedy Central show to be up there with some of the huge bummers of all time. Black Tuesday, election day '04 or even April 8, 1994 - mere footnotes in history when compared to the end of the Chappell Show. Personally, as many times as Dave made us laugh out loud it only took a few instances of someone doing David doing Rick James loudly and badly in public to make us wish the whole thing would just go away. When it did, we shrugged.

And we also shrug at large venue standup comedy. We like laughing and all, but the whole thing just stinks of Gallagher. Not that we've ever been to a large venue standup comedy show, but that's how it comes off on TV. If you don't share our aversions, though, you should check up on some of the David Chappelle tickets that are going on sale tomorrow morning at 10am. His Block Party All-Stars thing is coming through the Paramount this Sunday.