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8/3/2004

Chappelle Resigns with Comedy Central for 26 More

Filed under: — dan @ 9:44 am

The funniest new show in years will be back for 2 more seasons! Woop! Though the rumor is Chappelle has been getting sick of doing his show, I’m sure he likes the money and fame he’s had lately. It’ll be interesting to see if he can keep up with the funny bits through 26 more eps.
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LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) For once, keepin’ it real didn’t go wrong: Comedy Central has managed to hang on to Dave Chappelle, signing the comic for two more seasons of “Chappelle’s Show.”
Despite rumblings that the success of the series may have priced Chappelle out of the cable network’s range, Comedy Central worked out a deal with him to produce 26 more episodes of “Chappelle’s Show.” The new contract also includes a development deal for Chappelle.

http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,271|89737|1|,00.html

Update: Guess there’s $50 MILLION reasons for the resigning. Benjamins sure are persuasive… Wow, 1.7 Million DVD sets too. Comedy Central prolly have already made $50M off of him, eh?—-
Sources familiar with the deal indicate it could be worth about $50 million, vaulting Chappelle into the rarefied realm of television’s top earners. The new contract is believed to not only mark a steep increase for Chappelle as star, writer, co-executive producer and co-creator of “Chappelle’s Show,” but more significantly, reward him with a hefty chunk of the series’ robust DVD sales.

More important, “Chappelle’s” has become a juggernaut on DVD, selling 1.7 million units to date of a collection of first-season episodes—the most successful television-related DVD of the year despite minimal marketing.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000591207

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