Chappelle’s Show – The 50 Million Dollar Question

29th April 2014

Just over 10 years ago, a pair of down-on-their-luck comedians were given an amazing opportunity. After being beaten around by the industry for years, Dave Chappelle and Neal Brennan were given the chance to make a show that was theirs. With an almost unprecedented amount of creative control, they set out to make a show they could be proud of, that spoke of them and what they felt about the world. What they could not foresee was the pressures and poisons of having this show become one of the biggest hits on American television.

Made by all around great youtuber Brandon Farley AKA MischiefMaker37, Chappelle’s Show – The 50 Million Dollar Question is a 10 part, non-profit documentary that chronicles not just the rise and fall of Chappelle’s Show, but also goes into great depth about the attitudes, beliefs and experiences of both Chappelle and co-creator Brennan that led to one of the biggest comedy phenomenons of all time.

This documentary is the result of serious research, compiling a mind boggling amount of secondary sources (interviews, commentaries etc) into a linear form that is easy to follow and, thanks to the subject matter, highly entertaining.

Farley has done something incredible. Through editing alone, he has created not only something informative but also truly compelling viewing.

This is the proof of the power of user driven internet content outside of interference, the possibilities for film on the internet and the almost magical quality of editing. It may suffer from it’s problems (length being one of them), but this is a must watch for anyone with even a passing interest in how American TV is made, comedy and the corruption of fame and fortune.

The best thing is, the time has been taken to compile all 10 parts into one 130 minute video, and you can watch it for free on youtube right now.

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