Dave Chappelle

Dave Chappelle’s decision to stop doing Chappelle’s Show was huge news. Comedy Central agreed to pay him $50 million for a third and fourth season, but the comedian abruptly went to Africa and was rumored to have a mental breakdown.

Only in recent years has Chappelle made his long-awaited, triumphant return to the stage and comedy as a whole. During interviews, the actor explains his long hiatus came at a time when he was experiencing a “crisis of conscience” seeing shady and unscrupulous things happening all throughout Hollywood. In May of 2022, Chappelle was actually attacked while onstage performing in Los Angeles at the Hollywood Bowl.