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Word is both 'D.L. Hughley Breaks the News' and the Comedy Central show will play through the rest of the month.
Maybe Grier will do better on the new season of 'Dancing With The Stars' -- at least he's got another job.
So why did these shows die? Was America ready for a black president but not two black comedians commenting on the news at the same time?
As one Baltimore Sun TV critic put it:
Were one or both of the shows offensive to blacks, as some have claimed or are we the nation of "cowards" when it comes to talking about race? ...
I'm no critic, but I think both shows were just okay. So I'm not surprised.
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By: SmoothSmitty on 3/10/2009 1:07PM
To bad, I really enjoyed 'Chocolate News' when I could remember catching it on TV. I thought Grier
was actually really funny. His catch phrase "Have you lost your damn mind!?!" was always on que and on point when deliver. However D.L. was having a hell of a time with his delivery of punch lines.
Dude could'nt get his rhythm down. Between the two I always thought that Grier would fill Dave Chaplle's show void, it did for me!!!
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By: bella916 on 3/10/2009 7:31PM
I agree completely. Out of the two I thought "Chocolate News" would have survived. I watched it a lot and was waiting for more episodes. My dad, who enjoyed it as well, and I would talk about his humor.
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By: mylilnik on 3/11/2009 10:19PM
chocolate news was totally hilarious. grier was great because his humor went a little deeper than most, and instead of it being all about a 'black thang' he picked on all those that deserved it, white or black. i just wonder if whites liked him picking on white people, and if blacks liked it when he picked on his own.
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By: GIANNI on 3/13/2009 2:53AM
I AGREE GREER FILLED THE VOID OF THE CHAPELLE SHOW.ONCE AGAIN A BLACK BROTHER GETS TOSSED TO THE SIDE. HE WAS BRILIANT, HIS SHOW WAS A BREATH OF FRESH AIR. HE TOOK ON EVERYBODY, NO ONE WAS SACRED, DAG HAD ME ROLLING ON THE FLOOR. COMEDY CENTRAL "HAVE YOU LOST YOUR DAMN MIND" PUT DAG BACK ON. I'M NOT BLACK FOR ALL YOU WHINERS,DAG TOOK ON OBAMA, HIP HOP ARTIST'S & BLACK'S
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By: stacey on 3/12/2009 11:41AM
I ALWAYS RECORDED CHOCOLATE NEWS JUST IN CASE I DIDN'T MAKE IT HOME IN TIME. I THOUGHT IT WAS A VERY FUNNY SHOW AND DAVID GREER WAS EXCELLENT BUT NOT EVERYBODY CAN SEE THE HUMOR. THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES.
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By: lala on 3/10/2009 6:19PM
That show is retarded!!!! Very tasteless and tacky!!!!!!
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By: eric on 3/10/2009 9:08PM
lala I totally agree with you! This is the kind of nonsense that we need to get away from! It's beyond being retarded!
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By: Mr McGriddlecakes on 3/11/2009 10:57AM
That man is not funny. Chocolate News was terrible. He should've stopped appearin on screen after Jumanji.
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By: Ray on 3/11/2009 10:09PM
Tacky is a mild discription.
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By: Blurr on 3/12/2009 8:47AM
I agree 100% lala. Both of those shows were extremely lame and at times, racist and offensive to whites and blacks.
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