Hi, David.
I thought you might be interested in this article I found in the news. I've heard the show was hilarious, but I only saw it for a few minutes once. Maybe I need to check it out again if it's selling this well on DVD, eh?
'Chappelle's Show: Season 2' Breaks DVD Sales Records
POSTED: 11:20 am EDT June 2, 2005
NEW YORK -- Apparently Dave Chappelle's self-imposed exile from Comedy Central isn't affecting his DVD sales.
According to the cable network, "Chappelle's Show: Season 2 Uncensored" has broken both the first day and seven-day sales records for a television show on DVD.
Close to 500,000 units were sold on its first day -- May 24 -- and in all 1.2 million were sold in the first week.
Chappelle surprised the network and took off to South Africa last month for a "spiritual retreat," thus postponing the start of the show's third season.
He said an initial report by a magazine that he traveled there to check into a mental health facility were wrong, but did say he briefly consulted a psychiatrist.
In an interview with Time magazine, Chappelle had said part of the reason he left suddenly was that he was unhappy with the direction of the show.
"There's a lot of resistance to my opinions, so I decided, 'Let me remove myself from this situation,"' Chappelle told Time.
Comedy Central president Doug Herzog told Time that the star has "complete creative freedom," and has told his staff he believes there won't be a "Chappelle's Show" in 2005 -- but leaves the option open for the comedian's return.
Chappelle was reportedly paid $50 million for a third and fourth season of the hit show.
The third season of "Chappelle's Show" was scheduled to begin airing May 31.