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CHAPPELLE BREAKS WIND...I MEAN RECORD

Submitted by briian on Wed, 12/05/2007 - 17:30. CHAPPELLE BREAKS WIND...I MEAN RECORD

Is Dave Chappelle shooting for a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records? The 34-year-comedian has broken his own Laugh Factory endurance stat. Previously six hours and seven minutes set in mid-April, Chappelle took the stage Sunday and made audiences chuckle for six hours and 12 minutes.

"Dave was determined to keep his record because he recently heard that Dane Cook was planning on trying to break (his) record," club owner Jamie Masada said Monday.

Masada said Cook held a record of three hours and 50 minutes in early April. The mark had stood at two hours and 41 minutes, set by Richard Pryor in 1980.

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Chappelle told audience members he's been traveling, most recently to Ecuador, Masada said. He joked that he'd been studying Spanish over there so he could return to the U.S. and speak the language properly. Asked by one audience member to cite his most embarrassing moment, Chappelle responded, "Other than being called a crackhead by Newsweek?"
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WHOOPI GETS CANCELLED

Submitted by briian on Fri, 11/30/2007 - 15:10. WHOOPI GETS CANCELLED

Whoopi Goldberg's syndicated radio show "Wake Up with Whoopi" is no more. The comedian's morning program was cancelled by WKTU (103.5 FM) after about 15 months on the air due to modest ratings.

According to the New York Daily News, WKTU staff was informed of the decision late Tuesday in a memo stating the station "will stop carrying Goldberg's nationally syndicated show as of this morning." Launched on July 31, 2006, "Wake Up with Whoopi" was intended to be an alternative to "shock jock" and Morning Zoo radio. But it failed to ever find its footing and never cracked the top 10 in New York.

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JAMIE FOXX GIVIN' IT TO MTV

Submitted by briian on Fri, 11/16/2007 - 15:54. JAMIE FOXX GIVIN' IT TO MTV

Jamie Foxx just inked a two-year first-look production agreement with MTV and VH1, reports Variety.

Foxx and production partners Jaime Rucker King and Marcus King will develop, produce and consult on unscripted projects for both cablers. They'll serve as executive producers on projects, which will be produced via their FoxxKing Entertainment banner.

First project from the deal is "From Gs to Gents," a reality show in which a group of men are given social makeovers in a bid to turn them into gentlemen.

As a producer, Foxx's credits include the 2004 FX pic "Redemption" and his sitcom "The Jamie Foxx Show." He was also attached to the CBS reality project "Pop Dynasty."

Did somebody mention "American Gangster?"
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