# Chappelle show back on netflix

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chappelle-show-back-on-netflix/932860>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** netflix, comedian-jokes\
**Created:** [February 13, 2021, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chappelle-show-back-on-netflix/932860 "2021-02-13T21:20:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2021, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chappelle-show-back-on-netflix/932860/22 "2021-02-16T23:19:26Z")

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> [@bump](#):
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> I’m not sure what the answer is however; some up-and-coming comic shouldn’t be getting the same sort of deal that Dave Chapelle gets; think of it as similar to a credit rating. Chappelle has a high chance of having whatever he is in be watched by millions. Some other comic is much more likely to crash and burn and lose money. So they get worse deals, just like people with worse credit get worse deals on loans. On the other hand, I’m not sure why these companies go out of their way to screw them either.

Is Dave Chappelle leading the fight to get young entertainers better deals? Is he publicizing the struggles he encountered as a young up-and-comer to help shed light on a corrupt system? Or is he just trying to get paid? Not that there’s anything wrong with trying to get paid, but we shouldn’t confuse the two…

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chappelle-show-back-on-netflix/932860/23 "2021-02-17T00:38:17Z")

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> [@bump](#):
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> I’d be willing to bet that he didn’t like his initial deal, but thought it was the best he could get, until he was more famous and had more leverage to use against them.

FWIW, he walked away from a 50-million dollar contract (that he’d already signed) for the third season of his show. By all accounts, it was the right decision at the time for his mental health, but he was hardly being screwed from a fiscal standpoint.

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**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chappelle-show-back-on-netflix/932860/24 "2021-02-17T20:13:59Z")

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> [@MaxTheVool](#):
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> You’re making it sound as if Chappelle can now not go out and perform or create new content

No, I’m not saying that. I’m saying someone was profiting off his image with that one show without fairly compensating him. That’s why I emphasized the “alls” and all.

> [@MaxTheVool](#):
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> Is he publicizing the struggles he encountered as a young up-and-comer to help shed light on a corrupt system?

What is all of this - the social media, the SNL hosting - if _not_ him publicizing it?

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