That niggah crazy

According to CNN, Dave Chappelle has checked himself in to a mental health facility in South Africa. He must be crazy to check himself in down there.

No but seriously. This may be a good thing not only for his mental health but for his craft. After a first season which blew the doors off comedy as we know it and had precedent only in Richard Pryor (hence the reference in the title of today's entry), his second degenerated into a very uneven second season focussed a little too much on excrement and the generous sharing of the same with others. He could get fresh funny bones in the funny farm.

John Stewart is also in need of refreshment. The recently announced defection of Steven Colbert will challenge him. He's still a comic genius, no doubt, but nobody keeps fresh material going for but so long. The real outstanding ones (think Steve Martin) are the ones who can drag down for a while and then bounce back. Dramatic actors have it easier when in comes to consistency.

BTW. Was on Netflix for a while last night looking for stuff. Hard to find. Have been watching movies for too long. Anybody out there who wants to hook up as Netflix buddies (share lists) let me know. Blue turned me on to this (preesh).