It was November 2004, and Dave Chappelle was filming the third season of Chappelle's Show for Comedy Central. After two seasons of mining edgy racial humor to great ratings success, Chappelle was eager to push the envelope to its breaking point.
He conceived of a series of sketches involving various racist "pixie" characters and cast himself as a "Black Pixie" — an ugly stereotype in blackface and a bellboy uniform that visits an airplane passenger (also played by Chappelle) and encourages him to order the fried chicken.
The sketch amused Chappelle in rehearsals, but when it screened for ...
He conceived of a series of sketches involving various racist "pixie" characters and cast himself as a "Black Pixie" — an ugly stereotype in blackface and a bellboy uniform that visits an airplane passenger (also played by Chappelle) and encourages him to order the fried chicken.
The sketch amused Chappelle in rehearsals, but when it screened for ...
- 2/12/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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