SoFlaJets Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Chappelle pulls all-nighter at Factory Comedian sets mark for longest performance By JOSEF ADALIAN Chappelle Anyone who bought a ticket to the Laugh Factory on Sunday night ended up getting two surprises. The first came when Dave Chappelle appeared onstage at 10:36 p.m. for an unannounced set. The second shocker: Chappelle kept telling jokes until 4:43 the next morning--- making his entire set a whopping six hours and seven minutes. That's the longest performance by any comedian in the the 28-year history of the Laugh Factory, according to founder Jamie Masada. Amazingly, the previous record was established just a few days earlier. On April 10, Dane Cook performed his own marathon act, appearing on stage for three hours and fifty minutes. "It was just one of those nights," Masada said of Chappelle's appearance. "He had everyone laughing for six hours." Indeed, Masada said only about a dozen of the 150-plus original members of the audience left the club before Chappelle wrapped his set. "The audience was with him 100 percent," he said. Chappelle didn't take any bathroom breaks. And Laugh Factory staff stopped serving alcohol around midnight, Masada said. Not surprisingly, Chappelle covered a multitude of topics during his megaset, tackling everything from President Bush's intelligence (or lack thereof) to Comedy Central's decision to hype Carlos Mencia after Chappelle abandoned his show for the cabler. Chappelle also took on Michael Richards' headline-making Laugh Factory set from last year, as well as Masada's decision to impose a fine on any comic who uses the "N"-word onstage. "I was his punching bag for a half hour," Masada said. Chappelle was assessed a $2200 penalty for using the offending word. Masada said the perf wasn't officially videotaped but that Chappelle made several references to trying to break the club's length record. By contrast, Cook's supersized set seemed more of an accident, serving as almost therapy following the death of Cook's father earlier this month. "It was a sad thing," Masada said. "He wanted to honor him." Pryor's now broken record was set in 1980, when the comedian performed for 2 hours and 41 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 pretty awesome, he's a funny dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoFlaJets Posted April 17, 2007 Author Share Posted April 17, 2007 pretty awesome, he's a funny dude that's really impressive to be live onstage for that long whatever you're doing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 that's really impressive to be live onstage for that long whatever you're doing yeah,i doubt you or I could do that stint without at least 4 trips to the bathroom at our age ehh sfj. i'm sure we could keep em laughin though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoFlaJets Posted April 18, 2007 Author Share Posted April 18, 2007 yeah,i doubt you or I could do that stint without at least 4 trips to the bathroom at our age ehh sfj. i'm sure we could keep em laughin though. you know what's weird jw-sometimes when I'm up there working hard,sweating under the lights it's almost like you sweat the fluids out and don't have to pee...of course I sometimes use the excuse that I have to go to the can so I can actually go outside and smoke a cig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 you know what's weird jw-sometimes when I'm up there working hard,sweating under the lights it's almost like you sweat the fluids out and don't have to pee...of course I sometimes use the excuse that I have to go to the can so I can actually go outside and smoke a cig haha i'm gonna remember that for future smoke breaks. hope the grandkids didn't wear ya out too bad today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoFlaJets Posted April 18, 2007 Author Share Posted April 18, 2007 haha i'm gonna remember that for future smoke breaks. hope the grandkids didn't wear ya out too bad today the wife is already giving me dirty looks because I'm watching Seinfeld for an hour...I've been on swings detail since around 4:30 oh yea and feeding them both spaghetti which I have down to a fine artform working with fork and spoon-ya have to not have too much OR too much cheese...it's frigging exausting LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsis Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 The most N-bombs dropped in a 20 minute period, congrats Dave knew you had it in ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinnys025 Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Can we get Chapelles or Cook's performance anywhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsis Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Can we get Chapelles or Cook's performance anywhere? cook isn't funny, why would you want it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernJet Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 cook isn't funny, why would you want it. ya, i am not a big cook fan either,, he seems to fake his performances,, i just dont buy his act Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Troll Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Dave Chappelle IS funny, but there is no way I could have sat there for six hours without alcohol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 ya, i am not a big cook fan either,, he seems to fake his performances,, i just dont buy his act i've only seen his act on the hbo special. I thought he was hilarious with good body movement to help his schtick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernJet Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 i've only seen his act on the hbo special. I thought he was hilarious with good body movement to help his schtick ya i hear ya, but thats what turned me off,,he looked like Fantasia from American Idol,, continually squatting all overstage.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green DNA Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 I like Chappelle, but I saw him at the Theater in MSG a few months after 9/11. People were yelling things about rag tops, camel jockeys etc. Chappelle stopped the show and lectured the crowd about the causes of terrorism, American mistreatment of Arabs etc. The crowd was booing the crap out of him and breaking his balls big time. That in itself was amusing, but I paid to hear some jokes. Just make me laugh boetch and leave the polical commentary to Lou Dobbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 ya i hear ya, but thats what turned me off,,he looked like Fantasia from American Idol,, continually squatting all overstage.. fantasia lol. thats 1 idol we don't hear from much. she had pipes but was scary imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 I like Chappelle, but I saw him at the Theater in MSG a few months after 9/11. People were yelling things about rag tops, camel jockeys etc. Chappelle stopped the show and lectured the crowd about the causes of terrorism, American mistreatment of Arabs etc. The crowd was booing the crap out of him and breaking his balls big time. That in itself was amusing, but I paid to hear some jokes. Just make me laugh boetch and leave the polical commentary to Lou Dobbs. what a shame for you're sake. i'd love to see chapelle live. I would think he'd be amazingly funny live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsis Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 6ZlyADccA1Y Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinnys025 Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 I have only two Cook albums, something part 1 and something part 2. I actually thought it was funny. "Someone Sh1 t on or around the coats", come on there are some good ones in there. I dont like when he runs around and trys to show off his ass or whatever he's trying to do, but like I said, I only heard his audio album first, not seeing him live has made me a fan I guess. Chapelle is WAY better though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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