I think Chappelle set the bar when he came out with his show. To be as great as him or greater you have to push it a little further - as long as there's substance in terms of the material.
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But there's a huge blessing that comes from being a part of a show like 'The Cosby Show' that sets such a high standard of quality - it touched so many people on so many different levels.
It's funny to think of Dave Chappelle's show and how popular it was and he was before YouTube. I would imagine 'Chappelle's Show' would be even more giant if there was a chance to put his stuff online and pass it around.
Comedy Central was a great network, but 'Chappelle's Show' took it to a completely different level. Other shows got bigger because so many viewers were watching the 'Chappelle' reruns. For BET, the 'Real Husbands of Hollywood' has that same potential.
Dave Chappelle asked me to come do his show. I read the script, and I said, 'Has he lost his mind?'
I think the bar is higher these days in terms of audience expectations of authenticity.
The Rock has definitely set the bar. He's in a class by himself, and he always will be, I believe.
The young man who's had the Guggenheim fortune behind him all his life - he can hire all the authorities on the subject to teach him how to do a monologue, but he's never going to have the right stuff to pull it off. If he doesn't walk out onstage needing to walk out there, he doesn't have a dream of doing well.
I don't know any comedian who tailors his act to his audience. Maybe people say they do, but I can't even imagine them.
To become the best comedian, I must be well-rounded.
A comedian needs to have his own filters, needs to know his audience, how far he can push things.
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