Netflix removes Chappelle Show at his request; Chappelle posts new standup bit about it

[The M.I.C.]

I remember Katt explaining it. Someone needs to find and put it up

EDIT: A heavy, heavy gem was dropped about Bernie Mac.

 

[Goat poster]

I like how he went back and referenced the iceberg story

 

[CEO of Morgan Industries]

So, first of all, I'd rather hear Dave tell stories than just do straight standup at this point. He's just an amazing storyteller.

And even though I knew that he was headed toward pointing out that white people in suits with contracts are doing the same shyt, just "professional," that the older comedian or the three-card monte dudes are doing, using power and leverage to steal your shyt, it was still compelling to watch him pull those stories together to make his point, though.

I also think that if a new form of media comes out and media rights can be sold through it, it should be legally necessary for the rights holders to negotiate with the creators.

 

[6CertsAndAMovie]

I remember Katt explaining it. Someone needs to find and put it up

normally, I don't this because vlad

but

damn he even goes into dave having a ton of pilots that never caught on

but yeah 500 mills and offered 50

 

[CreepyMcCreeperson]

This is why you listen to elders and why Black men NEED to be in the home with their family. So much shyt we have to deal with never gets told, or, if it is, no one believes it.​

This is deeper than that. A lot of artists in various sections of the entertainment industry take these deals because they need the money, and are desperate to get put on. They are not thinking about the potential of their material being used decades later, and they don’t get paid. And the reality is, if they don’t sign, there are other people with the same amount of talent who ARE willing to sign. That is the point of capitalism. Make as much money as possible for yourself or your company, and if someone else gets screwed, so what.



It’s cutthroat, but it is what it is.

Look at Tyler Perry. He owns ALL his stuff. From his first film, he paid for it, directed it, and produced it. I used to laugh at him for naming everything “Tyler Perry’s”, but I get it now.

 

[Money Be Green]

I didn't even get to see it

 

[Tenchi Ryu]

Every single one of our greats, every single one tries to tell us how these corrupt folks do us dirty everytime

and stay getting away with it

I hope Dave get what he’s owed

 

[Deuterion]

The messed up thing is that the $50M they were offering him was HIS money! He had made them hundreds of millions off the the show, didn't pay Chappelle, but then tried to get him to sign

Well damn say it wit yea chest Dave. That man wants his Chappelle Show money.

The worst part about it is this:

Expenses
$1M - Production Costs
$500k - Paid to Chappelle
$200k - Other Payroll
$1.7M - Capital Expenditure

Income
$150M - Ad Revenue
$50M - Merchandising
$300M - DVD Revenue (Dave gets a share)
$500M - Total Revenue

$498M - Profit

Now what do they do with the money?
First, they declare the DVD Revenue to be a "windfall" and use a clause to cap his earnings from the DVD.

$5M - Dave's Royalties from the DVD after clause (should have been 9 figures).
$493M - Profit goes to Comedy Central (Doesn't Include P&D and Marketing)


Summary

$1.7M - Paid by Comedy Central to do the show
$500M - Generated off the hard work of Dave Chappelle and his team
$5.5M - Paid to Dave, this is the adjusted payment once "windfall" clause was used.
$493M - Pocket by Comedy Central

Comedy Central pockets $493M and has the nerve to tell Dave:

CC: Hey, great job on those first two seasons, check this out we'll give you $50M for all your hard work but you'll owe us two more seasons, a tour, and a 1 hour stand up special.



Dave: Hold up, my show generated $500M off the first two seasons, I had the highest selling DVD of all time, you guys pocket $493M in PROFIT after stiffing me out of my DVD sales, and then want to offer me $50M of my own money but only if I give you two more seasons, a tour, and an hour special..

fukk THAT!

 

[Dreamchaser]

Powerful stuff, however there are some misconception with some of what he saying. I believe he signed a bad contract and wants to renegotiable by using a public relations campaign to help him. His main takeaway was he got fukked because of his experience and lack of knowledge. Dave has an agent and lawyer representing him, his main issue is no one told him that the show was going to be successful and that he was giving up ownership of the IP.

An example of this is George Lucas and the Star Wars franchise. He basically kept ownership of the film by finding partners and was able to sell lucasflims to Disney for 4 billion dollars in 2012.

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

i miss dave chappelle sketches!!!
they were gold!!

 

[Sonic Boom of the South]

Real shyt

 

[Macallik86]

This is unfortunate but you need to fully understand contracts and the ramifications before you sign them. It sounds like a shytty deal but it is one he signed and just because you get the short end of the stick does not mean you are getting jerked. Hopefully he can get something out of this but i doubt it.

I think that is where the current age differs from the Diddy era. Yes, you can still get jerked in a legal contract. It can be legal and still be exploitative relative to someone's current/future market market value.

 

[Mensch Fontana]

Let's be reality fukk netflix, the only reason they took it down is because of the stand up deal they have with Dave. If they were down they wouldn't have added chappelle show in the first place.

 

[concise]

Understandable but contracts are not about what is fair but what both parties agreed to. He should of thought about this before signing regardless of his situation back then. If they are not following through on their contractual obligations then CC should be roasted, but if they are then there is nothing wrong.

Streaming didn't even exist when Chappelle Show came out.

 

[JoelB]

Every time Chappelle gets on the mic, I revert back to