CNN’s Roland S. Martin Livetweets Dave Chappelle’s Strange Comedy Set

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by Alex Alvarez | 3:21 pm, July 25th, 2011

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Last Friday night, TV One and CNN analyst Roland S. Martin took in Dave Chappelle‘s stand-up show in Miami. When Chappelle’s set began to take a nosedive after some hecklers in the audience began to get the best of the elusive comedian, Martin did what reporters do best. He reported on it, using Twitter (where — heads up — he also Livetweets episodes of Entourage).

Have a look:

The next evening, both Chappelle and Martin attended former Heat player Alonzo Mourning‘s “Zo’s Summer Groove” charity event at Seminole Hard Rock casino and hotel. Martin took to his personal blog to explain what had happened the night before while Chappelle took the opportunity to apologize for his bizarre performance, explaining that he’d had a “bad attitude” before going on to perform a successful 10-minute set.

According to Martin, who spoke with Chappelle after the disastrous Friday night set, the comedian had not been on drugs of any sort and was merely upset by people heckling and filming the set. At one during the show, Chappelle apparently even asked Martin if he’d be “putting this on CNN.” While Martin evidently decided against that, RadarOnline does have video from that evening:

Every performer has an off night, year, or decade, but if this has taught us anything, it’s that while, yes, Dave Chappelle is hilarious when not being quoted over and over by college kids, Roland S. Martin is quite possibly the funniest news analyst on Twitter.

h/t RadarOnline

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http://pulse.yahoo.com/_ECYBIXNKAG5E46BC3GCJQPA7CQ well_its_no_cannibal_holocaust

Cocaine is a hell of a drug.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_ECYBIXNKAG5E46BC3GCJQPA7CQ well_its_no_cannibal_holocaust

Cocaine is a hell of a drug.
http://twitter.com/BarneyFranken Barney Frankenstein

If by funny you mean rediculously partisan, then yes Roland is wicked funny.
Anonymous

Roland always loves it when someone talks about their skin color. That’s all Roland can talk about.
http://profiles.google.com/bentleg14 Jerry Jones

Roland gets fatter every time I see him. He’s like the short chubby version of race-baiting Al Mushmouth Sharpton.
Rusty Shackleford

Big Media will never stop hating on Dave Chappelle after he said “F your money” to Viacom. He’s still got his dignity, integrity, and (hopefully) soul in tact and I’m sure he’s chilling on his farm in Ohio right now enjoying his family and thinking “F the haters.”
John

Roland Martin as irrelevant as communist news network. Where journalism gets a bad name.
http://twitter.com/SailRabbits Magister

Not to quibble semantics with Mr. Martin and maybe he’s seen lots of live gigs, but other than his foray into skit comedy, I’ve always thought of Dave Chappelle as a monologist, not someone who told jokes.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_NUT75XKRMJZ2QZJUUWOYH7Y7TA Cincy

You know what’s even stranger than Roland Martin live tweeting a Dave Chappelle set??

Mediate acting like this is a story. Seriously, who gives a crap?
JSmith

He doesn’t want to tell any jokes because he’s only got one subject: race–and he’s said that he doesn’t like it when white people laugh at his race jokes.
Greg

Dave is a genius.
Anonymous

I’ve always thought of Dave Chappelle as a monologist, not as someone who told jokes.”

I rarely see anyone tell jokes, but Dave is truly funny when he is on.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Dronetek-Bulk-Vanderhuge/100000918732763 Dronetek Bulk Vanderhuge

Roland Martian is the guy who claimed white people are “inherently racist” on CNN (to which the white panel all nodded in agreement).
http://www.rolandsmartin.com rolandsmartin

Nice try, Dronetek. WHERE and WHEN did I say whites are “inherently racist”? You guys love to sit here and spread total BS and not back it up with facts. Now, show some facts and stop spreading nonsense
http://www.rolandsmartin.com rolandsmartin

Stonepark 3, your post is idiotic. I’ve written a ton of pieces that don’t even mention race. I’ve been on TV and didn’t say a word about race, but YOU are the one who brings race into the discussion. Seems like YOU have the race problem
Jerry

Had no idea Chappelle was still doing stand up. The guy has fallen off the planet since the quit his Comedy Central show.
Anonymous

Well, race and religion. He isn’t too high on Muslims either. Here are some of his posts in the aftermath of the Norway terrorist attack, before the shooter’s identity was revealed.

Stonepark3
2 days ago in reply to Greg

　
I prefer that Muslim Americans continue to do what they have been doing providing critical assistance and information on the radicals that emerge amongst them.. .”

Translation- “Nothing”

BTW, we must also commend all of our fellow Jews and Christians who have obviously reported and prevented attacks because I have not seen one terrorist attack by either group since 9/11- too bad the same can’t be said about our Muslims friends.

Stonepark3
2 days ago in reply to Greg

　
I’ll do that when Muslims themselves march in protest against this violence. So far their protests against violence are deafeningly silent. 　
I’ll do that when Muslims themselves march in protest against this violence. So far their protests against violence are deafeningly silent.

Stonepark3
2 days ago in reply to ProObamaAgenda

　
I’m sure your lib behind protests Christians in general you unabashed bigot. Muslims are killing and insulting humanity except haters like you and the left who support terrorist, child killers, and those who kill innocent people.

You are truly an American embarrassment, miscreant and unmitigated purveyor of liberal hate, racism and bigotry. 　
I’m sure your lib behind protests Christians in general you unabashed bigot. Muslims are killing and insulting humanity except haters like you and the left who support terrorist, child killers, and those who kill innocent people.

You are truly an American embarrassment, miscreant and unmitigated purveyor of liberal hate, racism and bigotry.

Stonepark3
2 days ago in reply to ProObamaAgenda

　
You forgot to list the examples of Christian led violence, you pathetic miserable POS.
　
You forgot to list the examples of Christian led violence, you pathetic miserable POS.

Stonepark3
2 days ago in reply to TinafromTampa

　
Yes attacks like this mean we need to spend millions on investigating the exiguous

and impotent white groups that no one has ever heard of to see just what threat they pose to liberty. 　
Yes attacks like this mean we need to spend millions on investigating the exiguous

and impotent white groups that no one has ever heard of to see just what threat they pose to liberty.
　

I prefer that Muslim Americans continue to do what they have been doing providing critical assistance and information on the radicals that emerge amongst them.. .”

Translation- “Nothing”
BTW, we must also commend all of our fellow Jews and Christians who have obviously reported and prevented attacks because I have not seen one terrorist attack by either group since 9/11- too bad the same can’t be said about our Muslims friends.

Stonepark3
2 days ago in reply to Greg

　
I’ll do that when Muslims themselves march in protest against this violence. So far their protests against violence are deafeningly silent.
　

I’ll do that when Muslims themselves march in protest against this violence. So far their protests against violence are deafeningly silent.

Stonepark3
2 days ago in reply to ProObamaAgenda

　
I’m sure your lib behind protests Christians in general you unabashed bigot. Muslims are killing and insulting humanity except haters like you and the left who support terrorist, child killers, and those who kill innocent people.

You are truly an American embarrassment, miscreant and unmitigated purveyor of liberal hate, racism and bigotry.
　

I’m sure your lib behind protests Christians in general you unabashed bigot. Muslims are killing and insulting humanity except haters like you and the left who support terrorist, child killers, and those who kill innocent people.

You are truly an American embarrassment, miscreant and unmitigated purveyor of liberal hate, racism and bigotry.

Stonepark3
2 days ago in reply to ProObamaAgenda

　
You forgot to list the examples of Christian led violence, you pathetic miserable POS.

　

You forgot to list the examples of Christian led violence, you pathetic miserable POS.

Stonepark3
2 days ago in reply to TinafromTampa

　
Yes attacks like this mean we need to spend millions on investigating the exiguous

and impotent white groups that no one has ever heard of to see just what threat they pose to liberty.
　

Yes attacks like this mean we need to spend millions on investigating the exiguous
and impotent white groups that no one has ever heard of to see just what threat they pose to liberty.