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Chris Rock vs Dave Chappelle...


The Question I always wanted to ask, who do you like more? Who is a better comedian. I Know Chris Rock has been around longer, but who do you like more, Chappelle or Rock...

I personally think Dave Chappelle is a lot more funny then Chris Rock. Dont get me wrong, I loved all of Chris Rocks Specials, but Dave Chappelle always makes me laugh. Ive probably seen his specials. I watched his first 30 minute special and I Was like who is this guy. Then I watched "killin them softly" And I was hooked. Then of course came his own show on comedy central, and his most recent, For what it's Worth. I just think he is the new top comedian.

I loved Chris Rock, dont get me wrong. I watched all 3 of his specials, and I enjoyed everyone. *expecially Bigger and blacker*

I was curious how everyone else feels.

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well i gotta say chappelle has my vote...maybe because he gets into the act more...he gestures a lot and other things..and his jokes are a lot better than Chris' jokes

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Chappelle had all the potential to be the next Chris Rock until he went insane.

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Chappelle isnt fit to clean Chris Rock's boots.

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chris rock is a damn near legend, chappelle is mehhh not on his level

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Chris Rock is a legend. Dave Chappelle is still a fad. Don't get me wrong I love Chappelle Show and his stand up acts but he has to put in a few more years of good material before he is on Rock's level.

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Yeah Chris Rock is definitely way better than Dave Chappelle. Dave is just plain stupid sometimes. His show is just ridiculous. Yeah some of his stuff is funny, but not like Chris Rock. I can quote Chris Rock weeks after I've seen one performance and I will always remember it. Dave Chappelle just isn't memorable like that.

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dave will crush rock with his left hand,dave is waaaay funnier than chris.

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that's right. dave chappelle is one of the funniest faces i have seen for a long time. beats chris rock by far.
however, there is one person who would fok em both. Eddie Murphy. ever seen delirious? what was the funniest *beep* i have ever seen in my whole life.

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i disagree about chappelle not having any political undertones in his comedy.thats just simply untrue.

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It depends on whether you mean comedian or stand-up comedian. Chris Rock has done stand-up longer and better than anyone other than Carlin over the past 20 years. Chappelle has one great act, "Killing them..". Rock takes the time to word his routine perfectly and to come up with metaphors that leave you begging for more. When you add in movies and TV I'd say it's a pretty even match.

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I know that Chappelle has a lot of fans, but I love Chris, and don't find Dave funny at all. Not sure why, but I don't. Everthing he does just seems flat. Chris on the other hand could prob make me laugh just reading the phone book.

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Chris Rock cannot possibly word his routines perfectly, because he repeats himself over and over...seriously if he didn't repeat himself his 80 minute specials would be 40 minutes. This is true for Never Scared, at least, because I just saw it last night and so it's the freshest in my mind. Maybe the old ones were better. I remember liking them more. I think Chappelle's recent stand-up specials are funnier than Chris Rock's, and the Chappelle's Show does indeed blow away the Chris Rock show. I had an old Best of the Chris Rock show VHS tape for years, and when I recently got the complete seasons 1&2 because of my love for the tape, I realized why they released a "Best Of" in the first place: most of the show just isn't that funny.

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Chris Rock is funny in a way that makes you think, but Dave is funny in a silly way that makes me want to p'ss my pants...

They're both hilarious though...tough choice

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Chris Rock is Much Better.

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To say Chappelle has no knowledge of politics is 'preposterous'

Lol... but seriously tho.... Chappelle is very intelligent.

Every comedian should [SHOULD] have their own niche. I'm sure Dave could do a stand up about politics... he drops a gem here and there....


As far as this battle goes... I can see both sides... I choose like this...

Funnier: Chappelle

A Better Stand-Up Performance: Rock [i.e. Never Scared] great combination of politics and humor.


But Chappelle also has his stand points, such as in "For What It's Worth" [How young is young?] segment... etc...

And even in his Killin' Em Softly... [Limo segment]

I guess I can see ur points... better show was... Chappelle's Show.. over The Chris Rock Show.

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Rock is clearly the better comedian, the socio-political subject matters discussed in Bigger n Blacker is substantially funnier than killin em softly, Chris Rock talks about broader and more indepth topics about afroamerican society, whereas Chappelle relates to more everyday life, stoner jokes. Dont get me wrong they are both standout comedians but Rock takes the cake on this one, the only thing i cant stand is Chris Rocks voice sometimes, when he starts screeching.

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I like both of them, but Rock edges Chappelle with the way he delivers the punchline.

You kind of know what the joke is going to be since the first word in the case of Chappelle. But when its Rock, it's just like: "Bam!".

Both of them have their respective views on politics, but Chappelle makes no effort in trying to sound believable. He makes up must of his jokes and bits, stuff you know that's impossible to have taken place, which I happen to like a lot, but Rock goes way beyond trying to make people laugh. He is actually trying to make a point, rile you up, and send you home thinking.

Case in point, the Affirmative Action bit in "Never Scared".

"A black C student can't run no big company, hell, he can't even be the Manager of Burger King...Meanwhile, the white C student happens to be, the President of the United States of America!"

Compare that to the How Old is Fifteen? bit in "For What is Worth". Both funny, both edgy, both bring up political issues, but you have to admit, Affirmative Action blows Chappelle's How Old is Fifteen? routine out of the water.

Also, take a look at the similarities between both of these Stand-Up acts. They talk about the things that are taking place circa 2004, so they touch almost the same issues, with the exception that Rock went above and beyond just being funny.

I love both of them, like I said at the beginning, but while Chappelle makes me laugh out of silliness, Rock makes me laugh and think at the same time. He may be funny, but there is nothing funny about the subjects that he and only he dares to touch. Can't think of a greater accomplishment. If he would've gone to college, had he wanted to, he could've become a great sociologist.

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I like 'em both but Chris Rock is a far greater comedian (and one Chappelle's influences).

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dave chapelle brings out the funnier laughs.
chris rock brings out the much more serious laughs.

with that said i prefer the funny laughs of dave chappelle as opposed to the political laughs of chris rock so dave chappelle gets my vote.

DC is also alot more relaxed than CR and does better impressions with almost a perfect comedic timing which means he can ALWAYS break character and surprise you out of the blue with a sudden outburst(like with oscar the grouch and his comment: ***** i live in a ******* trashcan).

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Dave Chappelle is naturally funny.

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chap is the better and funnier actor. rock is the better comedian. or to be more specific, rock has the better technical abilities when it comes to standup. chapelle show was written by a bunch of writers, some being the best in the business. for example he had paul mooney, michael rappaport and chris rock on board, to name just three. he was the perfect guy to deliver that material, but it is for the most part not his own material.


now, when it comes to their standup routines, i can only guess that both guys don't write 100% of the material themselves, so they have to pick and mix a routine, test it on the road, reconfigure it and finetune it until they record the DVD. now, looking at the results, meaning rocks and chaps DVDs, chris beats chap hands down. chap's funny, no doubt about that, but rock's DVD routines are finetuned to perfection. he starts rather mild, then amps up the heat, then takes it away a bit, then turns it up higher, then lowers it a bit a again, while slowly, but steadily drifting towards complet bezerk mode, where he just drops his best material punch after punch after punch until shouting one final punchline, which in most cases is also third or fourth callback and the drops the mike.

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