Jim Breuer Recalls the Time Dave Chappelle Struggled to Raise a Terrible Dog

His failed attempt came while filming 'Half Baked.'

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In an apparent attempt to steal our jobs, Pete Davidson got his journalist on and interviewed former SNL cast member Jim Breuer for Vulture. We feel thoroughly threatened, as Davidson got Breuer to reveal a gem from his time filming Half Baked with Dave Chappelle. The comedian had a brilliant script on his hand but was still mad irresponsible. Case and point: his attempt to raise a dog. 

Breuer says Chappelle started bringing a dog around because he needed a companion. The dog terrorized their hotel, destroying furniture and pissing off fellow guests. So Dave dropped "like $2,500" on obedience school before this tragic comedy occurred:


He calls me to his room and he’s like, "Jim, come up here, I’m so excited." I go to the room, and he’s like, "Jim, wait ‘til you see this!"


He goes, "Monk, sit." And he sits. He goes, "Monk, roll over." Rolls over. "Good boy, good boy. Gimme a paw!" Gives him it. And then we go out on the balcony. Dave’s like, "Man, you know, it’s like having a kid. I knew he was good, but you just gotta send him to school." And while we’re on the balcony, I turn around and Monk is shitting on his bed. I go, “Dave!”


Dave turns around and he’s furious. He’s chasin' Monk all over the place. Monk ran under his bed. And I’ll never forget this visual. Dave ducks down to go under the bed — I’m howling laughing, I can’t control my laughter — Dave lifts his head up and he looked like a kid who just got punished.


I go, “Dave, what’s the matter?” He goes, “Man, there’s about 40 piles of crap under my bed. I sent this dog to obedience school and spent all this money, six weeks, and all he learned was how to be sneaky!”


To this day, I swear on my life, I don’t think I’ve laughed harder. I had a partial stroke. So that was the best time ever.

Fortunately, we've heard no such stories about Chappelle's kids. So he got it together eventually. 

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