Jon Stewart defended his friend Dave Chappelle during an appearance on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” Tuesday night, commenting on his recent comedic monologue on “Saturday Night Live,” which was criticized by the Anti-Defamation League’s leadership for “mainstreaming” anti-Semitic sentiment.
“Everyone calls me like, ‘Do you see Dave on SNL?'” And I say yeah, we’re very good friends. I always watch and send nice messages,” Stewart says. “He normalized anti-Semitism with a monologue.” I don’t know if I’m in the comment sections of most news articles, but it’s very normal. It’s incredibly normal. “But the one thing I will say is that I don’t think censorship and sanctions are the way to end anti-Semitism or gain understanding. I don’t think so. It’s the wrong way for us to deal with it.”
At his November 12 guest gig on SNL, Chappelle kicked off the show with an extended 15-minute stand-up set, cracking jokes about Kanye West’s recent anti-Semitic remarks and his subsequent loss of several business partnerships.
Both comedians, Chappelle and Stewart have been friends for many years. The pair starred in the 1998 comedy “Half Baked” and performed together through the COVID-19 pandemic. Stewart was also present during Chappelle’s May show in Los Angeles where the comedian was attacked on stage.
“Dave said something in his SNL monologue that I thought was constructive, where he said, ‘It shouldn’t be that hard to talk about things,'” Stewart said. I have, but those discussions shut down… Whether it’s comedy or debate or whatever, if we don’t have enough to meet each other with reality then how do we move forward? And it spreads. The whole point of all this is not to let it spread and to get it out in the air and talk about it.”
Stewart’s words also extended to the subject of Brooklyn Nets player Kyrie Irving, who is currently facing a team suspension after sharing a film of antisemitic content on his social media.
“That’s a big ass dude. The idea is you’re going to say to him, ‘We’re going to put you on time out.’ You have to sit in the corner and stare at the wall not to believe that the Jews control the international banking system,” Stewart said. with each other.” “Punishing someone for having an idea — I don’t think it’s a way to change their mind or gain understanding.”
Stewart also brought up disagreements with West during his appearances.
“Something Kanye said on his tour — he was interviewed by five different people because the media model is arson and conflict — said, ‘People are hurting people,’” Stewart said. On it, bury it, put it on the outskirts and don’t deal with it. Look at it from a black perspective. It’s a culture that feels its wealth has been snatched away by different groups… That’s the feeling in this society and if you don’t understand where it’s coming from, you can’t handle it.”
The Tuesday evening episode of “The Late Show” also featured a performance by LCD Soundsystem.
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