Dave Chappelle talks Kanye, antisemitism and Trump in 'SNL' monologue - CNN

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Dave Chappelle addressed respective contentious topics successful his latest “Saturday Night Live” monologue, focusing mostly connected Kanye West’s recent antisemitic comments.

In a lengthy stand-up set, Chappelle name-checked former President Donald Trump and Senate candidate Herschel Walker – and besides whitethorn person alluded to the antagonistic absorption to jokes he’s made astir transgender people.

Before helium began his routine, helium unfolded a tiny portion of insubstantial and work from it: “‘I denounce antisemitism successful each its forms. And I basal with my friends successful the Jewish community.’ And that, Kanye, is however you bargain yourself immoderate time.”

On the taxable of West, Chappelle said helium typically approached the rapper erstwhile West was embroiled successful a contention – but this time, Chappelle said, helium waited to observe the effect to West’s antisemitic statements. Chappelle besides joked that “Kanye got successful truthful overmuch trouble, Kyrie got successful trouble,” referencing the NBA prima suspended by the Brooklyn Nets for comments aft sharing a nexus to an antisemitic movie connected societal media.

Chappelle said helium could spot however West would “adopt the delusion that the Jews tally amusement business,” saying it’s “not a brainsick happening to deliberation – but it’s a brainsick happening to accidental retired large successful a clime similar this.”

He went on: “I cognize the Jewish radical person been done unspeakable things each implicit the world, but you can’t blasted that connected Black Americans. You conscionable can’t.”

In an evident motion to the backlash immoderate comics person erstwhile audiences find their jokes offensive, Chappelle ended the monologue by admitting to the assemblage helium nary longer enjoyed performing successful beforehand of ample crowds, saying “it shouldn’t beryllium this scary to speech astir anything, it makes my occupation incredibly difficult.”

“I anticipation they don’t instrumentality thing distant from me,” helium said. “Whoever they are.”

Chappelle has made explicit jokes astir trans women’s bodies and misgendered trans radical successful respective stand-up specials released successful the past fewer years. Criticism of his comments quickly mounted successful 2021 pursuing the merchandise of his multi-million dollar Netflix special, “The Closer,” offending LGBTQ advocates and starring immoderate Netflix employees to protestation the institution and telephone for the peculiar to beryllium removed.

Netflix stood by the special, which was aboriginal nominated for 2 Emmys. Chappelle addressed the disapproval connected circuit soon aft the merchandise of his special, telling his assemblage helium was consenting to speech with trans critics but was not “bending to anybody’s demands.”