Posted on 10/19/2021 3:50:13 PM PDT by Rummyfan
Comedian Dave Chappelle's newest hourlong special, The Closer, pokes fun at people's pieties, sprinkled with a tenderness that Chappelle has long supplied. It's humane and irreverent and, yes, he directly deals with the criticism and cancellation attempts he's gotten from transgender activists; why wouldn't he? He's never been one to shy away from good material.
If you were reading reviews of the special, you wouldn't know that. "Too often in The Closer, it just sounds like Chappelle is using white privilege to excuse his own homophobia and transphobia," sanctimoniously declares an NPR piece, clumsily arguing that he thinks that the plight of the black man in America trumps oppression faced by all other identity groups, intimating that Chappelle is just looking for thinly veiled excuses for his own purported animus. A Daily Beast headline reads "Dave Chappelle, and the Week From Hell For Trans People."
Chappelle's comedy exists in the liminal space between irresponsible and downright dangerous to trans people, or so his critics' argument goes. He's gratuitously edgy, pushing the envelope because he knows he can, allegedly prioritizing little glimmers of comedic payoff over nurturing a culture that's comfortable and welcoming for trans people. But he jokes about almost everyone in a manner that could cause discomfort if you're overly preening and self-serious. This man jokes about hoping "white bitches" get tear-gassed at the Women's March!
No one is safe from Chappelle's jokes—but also, everyone is safe from Chappelle's jokes, given that words don't directly cause harm, and that Chappelle is not uncaring or unfeeling. He seems sincere when he insists he's "not indifferent to the suffering of someone else" (before launching into a joke about taking a shit at Walmart and trans bathroom bills and DaBaby killing a guy, of course).
(Excerpt) Read more at reason.com ...
He's not always my cup of tea but kudos to Chappelle to standing up to the whole mafia.
“...We asked him why after 19 years did he leave his loving wife.
He said ‘Because...’”
Like my grandmother used to say, “F### em if they can’t take a joke.”
LOL, I know the answer.
Best ending to any comedy skit ever...
Dave Chapelle is successful because he’s funny.
He doesn’t discriminate when it comes to the targets of his humor. That’s why I can take his jokes that would otherwise be offensive to me and laugh. He doesn’t have an agenda other than using comedy to tell how he sees the world.
An educated guess suggests he might be retiring from stand-up.
He's following the JK Rowling Theory of 'F Your Workness I'm F-ck-You-Rich', which is, "I'm so rich and powerful you can't touch me, you can only remark on my speed and my wealth, and the speed with which I accrue my wealth, because as a wealth generator, I'm untouchable".
Make NOTE!
It was also an unsubtle shot across-the-bow to his idol Eddie Murphy, who has been on the dow-low with trannies forfreakingever.
Laughter is now an act of sedition. Especially since Biden’s Tranny just became an “admiral” without ever going to sea.
Be true to your self, and never go to sea,
And you can be an Admiral in Biden’s Navy.
Dave is black. These totalitarian, woke, self appointed police are completely unhinged from reality.
When I read the title, I had to check to see if this was a Babylon Bee article.
Blacks can get away with saying things that whites can’t these days.
Jon Gruden, is that you?
Dave Chappelle is moving forward with plans to open a restaurant and comedy club in his hometown of Yellow Springs, Ohio.
Seen the design plans, looks cool. May 2021 show sold out at $200 a pop. (Too price for me).
I’d never seen Chappell perform, so I decided to watch “The Closer” just to see what all the hub-bub was about. I thought he was quite funny, and the way he touched on serious subjects was also done well. I’m glad he’s not backing down.
His latest netflix video wasn’t “great”, but it was anti-PC with a few good jokes.
I’ve never seen him live, but I saw most if not all of his Chappelle Show episodes, and several of his stand up shows on video.
If you haven’t seen him take on the Jussie Smollett event, you’re missing one of the funniest things ever.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZXoErL2124
Peruse later.
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