Dave Carlisle (Chappelle) and John Bailey are best friends and partners

 in a struggling video production business named Hi-Intensity.

However, there are a few twists in this setup. Dave is black and John is white.

They live in the same building, so their lives are totally intertwined. John is a newlywed,

struggling to have a successful marriage with Lorraine,

while Dave is struggling to remain a

successful bachelor (despite the attempts of his girlfriend, Phyllis).