He's Dave Chappelle, bitch

Dave Chappelle is currently the funniest man alive. He's superseded fellow black comedians such as Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock and yes, even Richard Pryor and makes most white folks (excepting Will Ferrell and Ali G a.k.a Sacha Baron Cohen) seem about as funny as "Schindler's List." Color wouldn't be an issue if not for the fact that much of Chappelle's material spurs from our cultural differences. Bravely tackling such subject matter in wake of the FCC's Janet Jackson mammary witch-hunt makes "Chappelle's Show" must-see TV. Likewise, being able to fully enjoy the series in its uncensored form makes "Chappelle's Show Season 2" a must-buy on DVD.\nIn the show's first season Chappelle exploded onto the television landscape with ingenious skits including "Clayton Bigsby: Black, Blind White Supremacist" (arguably my favorite piece of sketch comedy ever), "The Madd Real World" and "Trading Spouses." Season two was an overall improvement on what was already almost perfection. Gut busters such as "Charlie Murphy's True Hollywood Stories" featuring Rick James and Prince, "The Racial Draft," "Samuel Jackson Beer," "The Niggar Family," "When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong," "Knee-high Park," "Making da Band" and anything involving Tyrone Biggums (namely Red Balls and "Fear Factor") or Wayne Brady ("Is Wayne Brady gonna have to choke a bitch?") left me and countless others in stitches.\nThe DVDs don't quite live up to the greatness that is "Chappelle's Show," but they're still quite cool. There are two unaired Murphy stories which truly highlight what a great storyteller the man is, additional standup from Chappelle, more than an hour of deleted scenes and bloopers (with lots of Lil Jon for fans of the "King of Crunk"), a simultaneously saddening and hilarious extended interview with Rick James, Murphy's postmortem memories of James and illuminating audio commentary on four of the 13 episodes featuring Chappelle and series co-creator Neal Brennan.\nWhile I encourage everyone to purchase "Chappelle's Show Season 2" on DVD, please don't see it as an excuse to bring back the catchphrases, i.e. "I'm Rick James, bitch." The next popped collar polo-wearing fratty white boy who exclaims as much will be curbed by me. Instead use it as means to wait for Season 3 -- Chappelle's back from South Africa and hopefully it will be coming soon.