- Dave Chappelle has released a new special on Netflix
- He has once again talked about trans issues
- Chappelle has been heavily criticized in the past
After facing a tidal wave of backlash for his 2021 special 'The Closer,' which ruffled feathers across the LGBTQ+ community, Chappelle is making it crystal clear: "I’m not (expletive) with those people anymore," he declared to his audience. But hold your horses, because he couldn't resist a few cheeky jabs before moving on to his next comedic quarry.
Dave went hard in the paint
You would think he would start off his show nice and slow. But in a bold move, Chappelle compares Jim Carrey's method acting to the trans community, recounting a disappointing encounter with Carrey on the set of 'Man on the Moon.' At the time, Carrey was method acting as Andy Kauffman on and off the set.
"I was very disappointed because I wanted to meet Jim Carrey and I had to pretend he was Andy Kaufman all afternoon. It was clearly Jim Carrey. I could look at him and clearly see it was Jim Carrey," Chappelle said, describing how Carrey stayed in character while off-camera. “I say all that to say … that’s how trans people make me feel."
Chappelle's new punching bag? The disabled community. Ironically and sarcastically he said he had a new group to pick on. "Tonight, I'm doing all handicapped jokes," he announced, aiming his comedic crosshairs at a less organized group, according to him.
Although he later returned to his thoughts on the trans community.
"To be honest with you, I’ve been trying to repair my relationship with the transgender community cause I don’t want them to think that I don’t like them," he said. "You know how I’ve been repairing it? I wrote a play. I did. Cause I know that gays love plays. It’s a very sad play, but it’s moving. It’s about a Black transgender woman whose pronoun is, sadly, n***a. It’s a tear-jerker. At the end of the play she dies of loneliness cause white liberals don’t know how to speak to her. It’s sad."
And just when you thought he was done, Chappelle revisits "The Slap" heard around the world – yes, the Will Smith and Chris Rock Oscar incident. He didn't just stop at expressing his shock; he tied it back to his own brush with danger when he was attacked onstage. "Everything’s funny until it happens to you," he mused, drawing parallels between his experience and Rock's.
Chappelle's 'The Dreamer' is a rollercoaster of roasts, rants, and revelations, proving once again that no one is safe from his razor-sharp wit. Ready to dive into the latest comedic battleground? You can stream 'The Dreamer' and join Chappelle as he dances on the edge of controversy!
Reactions are still coming in, and they're bound to be explosive if his last special is anything to go by. Several Netflix employees had threatened a walkout over his comments on stage. Netflix, however, stood behind Chappelle and his freedom of speech. So much so, that they had him back for the latest special.
The fact is, he has in the past, and continues to produce a lot of content for Netflix.
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At the time the streamer issued a statement ahead of the walkout and after Netflix CEO and chief content manager Ted Sarandos initially defended Chappelle’s remarks, saying he didn’t believe the GLAAD-slammed special crossed "the line on hate."
And then, after even more backlash and hate, he later admitted that the internal reaction to the controversy was botched.
"We value our trans colleagues and allies, and understand the deep hurt that’s been caused," a Netflix spokesperson said. "We respect the decision of any employee who chooses to walk out, and recognize we have much more work to do both within Netflix and in our content."
