Dave Chappelle delivers a message to Trump and riffs on Palestine, Diddy and migrants in SNL monologue
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Dave Chappelle delivers a message to Trump and riffs on Palestine, Diddy and migrants in SNL monologue

Daily Mail  

Dave Chappelle returned to Saturday Night Live with a message for Donald Trump as he joked about everything from the Los Angeles wildfires to conflict in the Middle East. Dave Chappelle returned to Saturday Night Live with a message for Donald Trump as he joked about everything from the Los Angeles wildfires to conflict in the Middle East The comic sent a message to the president ahead of his inauguration on Monday 'Do not forget your humanity and please have empathy for displaced people whether they're in the Palisades or Palestine,' he concluded to heavy applause. pic.twitter.com/qSkjGsfnv1 — Saturday Night Live - SNL January 19, 2025 While sitting on a stool and smoking a cigarette, Chappelle initially joked that the only reason he agreed to host Saturday Night Live again was to burn off old Trump jokes He then joked about one of the area's LGBTQ-friendly communities, saying that God can't have possibly do this 'because West Hollywood was unscathed, because how can you burn what is already flaming.' Sarah Sherman plays Rachel Maddow in a sketch about MSNBC on Saturday Night Live SNL mocked MSNBC's reliance on Trump in their news coverage in a cold opening sketch MSNBC panelists do their best to focus on the news that matters pic.twitter.com/u7xjyz7EnD — Saturday Night Live - SNL January 19, 2025 That led into a bit regarding Sean 'Diddy' Combs, who has pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking charges lodged against him after his September arrest.

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Dave Chappelle tells Bay Area audience that SNL censored him during recent host stint
1 month, 1 week ago

Dave Chappelle tells Bay Area audience that SNL censored him during recent host stint

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. SFGATES’s senior culture editor, Dan Gentile, who was in the audience, said that it marked …

Chappelle says he was barred from touching on Gaza, transgender people on "Saturday Night Live"
1 month, 1 week ago

Chappelle says he was barred from touching on Gaza, transgender people on "Saturday Night Live"

Salon  

Dave Chappelle has never hesitated to touch the third rail, knowing that his unassailable craftsmanship can navigate him through plenty of thorny subjects. With that in mind, it might not be surprising that "Saturday Night Live" gave the button-pushing comedian a list of "no-nos" during his recent appearance on the long-running series. Chappelle has long been a supporter of a …

'SNL': Dave Chappelle Reflects On Jimmy Carter's 'Empathy' Ahead Of Trump Inauguration
2 months ago

'SNL': Dave Chappelle Reflects On Jimmy Carter's 'Empathy' Ahead Of Trump Inauguration

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING “Saturday Night Live” host Dave Chappelle used a lengthy opening monologue to remind Americans of former President Jimmy Carter’s “empathy” just days before Donald Trump takes the oath of office on Monday. “I said, ‘I don’t know if that’s a good president, but that right there, I am sure, is a great man.’ It made me feel …

"The presidency is no place for petty people": Chappelle reaches out to Trump in "SNL" monologue
2 months ago

"The presidency is no place for petty people": Chappelle reaches out to Trump in "SNL" monologue

Salon  

Dave Chappelle kicked off the first Saturday Night Live of the year with a winding 17-minute monologue that touched on the Los Angeles wildfires, Diddy's arrest and the upcoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump. “If you’re a rational thinking person, you have to consider the possibility that God hates these people," Chappelle cracked, before comparing the movie industry's center to …

SNL tries to 'Musk' its way into Trump’s good graces, begging not to be his ‘political enemies’
4 months, 2 weeks ago

SNL tries to 'Musk' its way into Trump’s good graces, begging not to be his ‘political enemies’

Hindustan Times  

SNL's recent cold open started off sounding like a heartfelt apology letter to President-elect Donald Trump, begging not to be listed among his “political enemies.” Kenan Thompson, Bowen Yang, and Colin Jost took a surprisingly supportive turn, claiming they’ve always had Trump’s back—despite their past mockery. Thompson described Trump as a figure who "called for vengeance against his political enemies," …

Bill Burr hosts a post-election ‘SNL’ that he couldn’t quite lift
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bill Burr hosts a post-election ‘SNL’ that he couldn’t quite lift

LA Times  

The last time “Saturday Night Live” aired an episode following a Donald Trump presidential election win was on Nov. 12, 2016, when Dave Chappelle hosted. You might think that “SNL” would come out guns blazing to denounce the Trump win, but instead this week’s cold open joked about the president-elect in a different way: with mock flattery. Cast members faced …

Dave Chappelle accuses Israel of committing genocide in Gaza in blistering stand-up at Abu Dhabi Comedy Week - and reveals the only reason he believes Jewish people support the war
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Dave Chappelle accuses Israel of committing genocide in Gaza in blistering stand-up at Abu Dhabi Comedy Week - and reveals the only reason he believes Jewish people support the war

Daily Mail  

Comedian Dave Chappelle accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza during a stand-up show in the Middle East. Chappelle, who is a Muslim, told the crowd that he believes Jewish people support Israel because of a rise in anti-Semitism. Displaced Palestinians walk along a devastated street in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on May 24, 2024 The wounded …

Opinion: Dave Chappelle Is Too Smart (And Lazy) For His Own Good
1 year, 2 months ago

Opinion: Dave Chappelle Is Too Smart (And Lazy) For His Own Good

Huff Post  

I remember watching Dave Chappelle’s 2021 Netflix special “The Closer” the day it went live and thinking, with a smirk of excitement and intrigue on my face, “Yikes…this is gonna ruffle a few feathers.” What I didn’t expect was no fewer than five straight weeks of tweets, angry think pieces and general division over the special, which courted an unprecedented …

Dave Chappelle tackles the Israel-Hamas war onstage with a mixed reaction that included early exits
1 year, 5 months ago

Dave Chappelle tackles the Israel-Hamas war onstage with a mixed reaction that included early exits

LA Times  

Dave Chappelle, who has been on tour throughout the year, denied being in Boston for his own show. “As a comedian and satirist, he has to navigate the complexities of competing truths, presenting perspectives that can be both thought-provoking and challenging,” a Chappelle spokeswoman told The Times on Monday afternoon. In his set, Chappelle both condemned Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack …

Dave Chappelle's Israel criticism prompts audience walkout at Boston comedy show
1 year, 5 months ago

Dave Chappelle's Israel criticism prompts audience walkout at Boston comedy show

Salon  

During his show at TD Garden on Thursday, Dave Chappelle spoke out about the Israel-Gaza conflict, which spurred a walkout by some of his audience members. According to The Wall Street Journal, the comedian first condemned Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel before slamming Israel’s bombing of Gaza and the United States of “aiding the slaughter of innocent civilians.” Chappelle’s …

Elon Musk booed on stage at Dave Chappelle's show, comedian defends him. Watch
2 years, 3 months ago

Elon Musk booed on stage at Dave Chappelle's show, comedian defends him. Watch

Hindustan Times  

Billionaire and new Twitter owner Elon Musk joined comedian Dave Chappelle on stage at his show in San Francisco on Sunday. As a section of the audience stared booing Elon Musk, he said, “tough road ahead sounds like.” Dave joked, “Sounds like some of those people you fired. That's the sound of pending civil unrest.” As a video from the …

David Letterman shares unexpected message for comedy fans after Dave Chappelle’s attacked on stage
2 years, 10 months ago

David Letterman shares unexpected message for comedy fans after Dave Chappelle’s attacked on stage

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy David Letterman shared an unexpected message in reference to the Dave …

Dave Chappelle’s Netflix special draws criticism
3 years, 5 months ago

Dave Chappelle’s Netflix special draws criticism

Live Mint  

While Dave Chappelle's immensely successful program The Closer ranked No. News, the 48-year-old comedian poked fun at the past accusations about him in the new special and appeared to double down, jokingly dubbing himself "transphobic comedian, Dave Chappelle". He also says he's "team TERF" and agrees that "gender is a fact," and also compares the genitalia of trans women to …

Trump team’s Four Seasons blunder compared to The Thick of It: ‘I can’t get over how funny this is’
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump team’s Four Seasons blunder compared to The Thick of It: ‘I can’t get over how funny this is’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On Saturday, Trump announced that he would be holding a "big press conference" at "Four …

Jim Carrey, as Biden, mocks Trump loss on ‘SNL’
4 years, 4 months ago

Jim Carrey, as Biden, mocks Trump loss on ‘SNL’

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — It didn’t take long for “Saturday Night Live” to come up with its comedic take on the presidential election results — complete with Maya Rudolph donning a white suit like Vice President-elect Kamala Harris wore for her acceptance speech. Host Dave Chappelle opened his monologue by lighting a cigarette and calling it “a pretty incredible day.” He …

SNL host Dave Chappelle calls Trump a ‘racist, hilarious son of a b****’ hours after he loses election
4 years, 4 months ago

SNL host Dave Chappelle calls Trump a ‘racist, hilarious son of a b****’ hours after he loses election

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The comedian last presented the sketch show days after Donald Trump became the president in …

Review: ‘Saturday Night Live’ brings back host Dave Chappelle to bookend four years of Trump
4 years, 4 months ago

Review: ‘Saturday Night Live’ brings back host Dave Chappelle to bookend four years of Trump

LA Times  

To host its first broadcast after the 2020 presidential election, “Saturday Night Live” chose Dave Chappelle, who hosted the first broadcast after the 2016 presidential election. This year, viewers would presumably have turned to NBC’s late night mothership to cap a day of celebration — though Chappelle was no more ready to simply celebrate in 2020 than he was to …

Op-Ed: Stephen Colbert and ‘Saturday Night Live’s’ mockery only makes Trump stronger
6 years, 1 month ago

Op-Ed: Stephen Colbert and ‘Saturday Night Live’s’ mockery only makes Trump stronger

LA Times  

It is widely acknowledged that no American leader has ever done more for the nation’s comedians than Donald Trump. Trump’s entire political ascent, if closely examined, has been an intricate psychic ballet, in which he instinctively pivots between two comedic poles: being the perpetrator of cruel jokes or the butt of them. To his partisans, Trump’s retrograde antics — imitating …

10 best "Saturday Night Live" political sketches of 2018
6 years, 3 months ago

10 best "Saturday Night Live" political sketches of 2018

Salon  

Because President Donald Trump regularly attacks "Saturday Night Live," the venerable comedy franchise can't simply be viewed as another pop culture property right now. Like all good "Saturday Night Live" political sketches, it works for three reasons: the impersonations are spot-on, from Alec Baldwin's award-winning portray of Trump to Chris Redd's wide-eyed West and Kenan Thompson's incredulous Jim Brown; the …

Dave Chappelle to Donald Trump voters in Netflix special: 'You are poor. He's fighting for me'
7 years, 3 months ago

Dave Chappelle to Donald Trump voters in Netflix special: 'You are poor. He's fighting for me'

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy After years away, Dave Chappelle came back with two fantastically funny …

Dave Chappelle opened his Radio City set with 20 minutes of transphobic "jokes"
7 years, 7 months ago

Dave Chappelle opened his Radio City set with 20 minutes of transphobic "jokes"

Salon  

After Dave Chappelle walked away from his hit television show — and $50 million — on Comedy Central in 2005, the comedian stayed out of the public eye and shied away from controversy. He started the night off with 20 minutes of transphobic jokes in which he claimed transgender troops were the "secret weapons" of the U.S. military because ISIS …

WATCH: Dave Chappelle pledges to give Donald Trump a chance in genius "SNL" monologue
8 years, 4 months ago

WATCH: Dave Chappelle pledges to give Donald Trump a chance in genius "SNL" monologue

Salon  

Dave Chappelle returned to TV last night in a triumphant hosting spin on an episode of "Saturday Night Live" that also showcased strong performances by A Tribe Called Quest. After Kate McKinnon's solo cold open paying tribute to Hillary Clinton's campaign with a stirring rendition of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah," Chappelle took the stage for his monologue, reminding viewers just how …

US election: SNL breaks fourth wall in final Trump and Clinton sketch
8 years, 4 months ago

US election: SNL breaks fourth wall in final Trump and Clinton sketch

ABC  

US sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live has poked fun at presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump one last time before the election results are called. Key points: Alec Baldwin and Kate McKinnon reprise their roles as Mr Trump, Mrs Clinton Candidates make amends to convince Americans to vote They run hand-in-hand onto NY streets and embrace their critics …

Larry David yells 'you're a racist' at Donald Trump during Saturday Night Live appearance
9 years, 4 months ago

Larry David yells 'you're a racist' at Donald Trump during Saturday Night Live appearance

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump’s opening monologue on Saturday Night Live …

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