SNL Host Dave Chappelle Divides Internet With Jewish Community, Kanye Jokes - Newsweek

Comedian Dave Chappelle's Saturday Night Live monologue has divided societal media.

Chappelle returned to big the amusement for the 3rd clip connected Saturday night, and the archetypal since helium came nether occurrence for his jokes astir the transgender assemblage pursuing the merchandise of his 2021 Netflix special.

The announcement that Chappelle was returning to big SNL sparked a swift backlash, and Page Six reported that immoderate of the show's writers planned to boycott the episode.

Chappell did not notation the contention arsenic helium appeared connected stage, but began his monologue by speechmaking a prepared statement. "I denounce antisemitism successful each its forms and I basal with my friends successful the Jewish community," helium said, earlier adding:"And that, Kanye, is however you bargain yourself immoderate time."

Chappelle spent overmuch of his 15-minute monologue connected Kanye West's caller antisemitic remarks, though helium besides spoke connected Donald Trump and the midterm elections.

He said that aboriginal successful his career, helium had learned determination are "two words successful the English connection that you should ne'er accidental unneurotic successful series and those words are 'the' and 'Jews.'"

Dave Chappelle performs onstage during the Dave Chappelle theatre dedication ceremonial astatine Duke Ellington School of the Arts connected June 20, 2022 successful Washington, DC. Shannon Finney/Getty Images

On the fallout to West's antisemitic remarks, Chappelle continued that "it's a large deal" due to the fact that "he had breached the amusement concern rules."

"You know, the rules of perception," helium said. "If they're Black, past it's a gang. If they're Italian, it's a mob. But if they're Jewish, it's a coincidence and you should ne'er talk astir it."

Chappelle went connected to gag that "Kanye got successful truthful overmuch trouble, Kyrie got successful trouble," referencing Kyrie Irving who was suspended from the Brooklyn Nets for astatine slightest 5 games aft sharing a nexus to an antisemitic movie connected societal media.

"The NBA told him helium should apologize and helium was dilatory to apologize and past the database of demands to get backmost successful their bully graces got longer and longer, and this is wherever I gully the line. 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 to his jokes, Chappelle ended his monologue by saying helium was "getting sick of" talking to crowds. "It shouldn't beryllium this scary to speech astir anything, it's making my occupation incredibly difficult," helium said,

He thanked fans for their support, adding: "I anticipation they don't instrumentality thing distant from me... whoever they are."

Viewers took to societal media with divided opinions, with immoderate blasting Chappelle for echoing the aforesaid antisemitic conspiracy theories that had landed West into trouble.

"The lone happening much disgusting than Chappelle's antisemitism is the assemblage laughing along," tweeted Melissa Weiss, the managing exertion of Jewish Insider.

"That chappelle snl monologue... beauteous antisemitic!" added writer Marlow Stern.

Others questioned wherefore helium was allowed to big astatine all.

"Really unthinkable that Chappelle got different accidental to big SNL aft each his anti-trans comments and saying 'we should springiness Trump a chance' and helium utilized that accidental to effort retired immoderate caller 'maybe it really is the Jews fault' material," tweeted Max Berger, the co-founder of activistic enactment IfNotNow.

However, immoderate came to Chappelle's defense.

"C'mon... what Kyrie and Kanye said was antisemitic," tweeted Jason Bedrick, a probe chap astatine The Heritage Foundation. "This is conscionable funny. We Jews shouldn't hide however to instrumentality a joke."

Music shaper Felix Kay wrote: "Dave Chappelle is simply a comedian. You either similar his jokes oregon you. don't. He doesn't care."

Ice-T, who appeared successful a sketch alongside Chappelle connected Saturday night, tweeted: "Somebody said they're gonna CANCEL maine aft doing SNL with Dave Chappelle.. LOL! These MFs person been trying to Cancel maine for implicit 30yrs!"

Newsweek has contacted SNL and a typical for Chappelle for comment.