Chappelle's Show was an
American comedy television series created by comedian
Dave Chappelle and
Neal Brennan, with Chappelle hosting the show as well as starring in various skits. Chappelle, Brennan and Michele Armour were the show's executive producers. The series premiered on
January 22,
2003 on the
U.S. cable television network
Comedy Central. The show ran for two complete seasons and a third, truncated season (dubbed "The Lost Episodes").
After numerous
delays, production of the third season of the show was abruptly ended when Chappelle left the show. Three episodes were compiled from the completed work and these episodes aired from
July 9 to
July 23,
2006. Re-runs frequently air on Comedy Central and around the world on
Comedy Central in
Germany,
The Comedy Network in Canada,
The Comedy Channel and the
Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) in
Australia and
FX in the
United Kingdom.