Early in his career, before he became a household name, Dave Chappelle attempted to get a series off the ground at Fox. It was 1998, and the network had already welcomed Black comedies such as Living Single , Martin , and In Living Color —shows that implied a vested interest in Black taste. Chappelle might have expected to find a receptive audience when he presented the pilot for Dave Chappelle , a sitcom based on his life as a young Black comedian. What he reportedly got instead was a roomful