Chappelle MIA, Stedman in hiding

I'm seriously hoping it's all a publicity stunt, but Chappelle has allegedly checked himself into a mental health facility in South Africa and has been there since late last month. I'm sure you've heard all the stories: he's high, he's crazy, he's cracking under the pressure of producing a show that's supposed to be worth $50 million even though he isn't as funny as Nick Cannon, etc. I don't know what's really going on, but if he can turn it into material that's half as funny as Richard Pryor talking about setting himself on fire, it'll be a triumph worth savoring. Here's hoping everything turns out OK.

In considerably better news, Comedy Central are finally releasing the 2nd season on DVD May 24th. Check the upper right corner of the main page for the show where the link to preorder candidly admits "It's about damn time!"