I didn't especially love the article, actually. But "this article about a complicated situation discusses a lot of things! Why can't it just be about one thing?" isn't exactly an astute example of criticism.

What is "better"? They're two completely different comedians.

I don't know that choosing a different venue would be any different for Chappelle. It's not the venue that's the problem, it's the people buying the tickets. Unless he's going to have people sit down and interview all ticket purchasers before the show…

Oh, I know. I've been doing comedy for ten years, and I can count on one hand the number of times I've been heckled. I can count on one finger the number of times I've been heckled WITH INTENT (i.e. someone deliberately trying to disrupt the show.)

Have you dealt with a lot of hecklers shouting your catchphrases at you?

"There are an awful lot of ideas jumbled up together here…"

You missed the "completely different types of TV shows" bit. A better comparison would be, as above, Steve Martin, who had to quit stand-up because the audiences were different, and the audiences were different because there was so little distinction between what he did in his stand-up and what he did on TV. (Well,…

"He used to be extremely productive, but then one day he just stopped."

They were also doing completely different types of TV shows for completely different audiences. Do you think the type of "I'm Rick James"-spouting meatheads Chappelle has to deal with tend to be big "Seinfeld" fans?

Does that sound easy to you? Most creative/writing efforts require a good bit more concentration than someone struggling with anxiety/doubts/etc. might be expected to muster… even stand-up might, depending on your state of mind. And stand-up requires dozens of live shows to polish it. So here we are.

Well, a lot of venues do. A lot of venues aren't comedy venues and have no clue what they're doing. And a lot of comedy clubs, sadly, figure that they'd rather sell more beers to the idiots than put on a good show. Which is really short-sighted, but that's comedy clubs for you… their business model, as often as not,…

Security is the important part. Well, security and hosting. A good host can defuse a lot of problems and get the crowd focused before the show. And if there ARE a few idiots who can't pay attention, a venue willing to do something about it can solve a lot of those problems too.

I wasn't even convinced a man could bat.

Why not just Captain Beefheart's "Ant Man Bee"?

Marvel gets the rights to Doom, Doom gets to keep releasing albums as Viktor Vaughn, problem solved.

Sure, I remember Iron Man. Does whatever an iron can, right?

In related news, water is wet.

But it's also weirdly Talking Heads-y…

He's called Young Dirty Bastard because there is a father to his style.

I lived in Florida longer than I've lived in California. But you don't see me claiming it as my home, do you?