It is somewhat common Saturday Night Live episodes to remain watercooler fodder for days after new episodes air, but Dave Chappelle’s latest return to the 30 Rock stage has drawn reactions that are rare in nature. Chappelle’s extended monologue (which was It differs from the dress rehearsal set), which was essentially the comedian’s response to the backlash against Kanye West and Kyrie Irving’s anti-Semitism, it drew negative criticism and calls for change. Not just from fans and viewers, but from within Hollywood itself, like sitcom royalty Jerry Seinfeld, whose Jewishness has always been a staple of comedy.
Seinfeld, which is currently Working on the Netflix movie Pop-Tarthe spoke with THR about Toaster Pastries, Walkthrough, and his new book Comedians in cars getting coffee, and more. But of course, another Chappelle topic SNL The encore made an appearance, and when asked if he found it funny, the Emmy winner replied:
As a comedian who has long been known for avoiding any professional conflict through his comedy and other projects, Jerry Seinfeld often chooses to focus on the positives rather than the negatives, which is very different from every main character – and most side characters – in his classic sitcom life (which is Available for full broadcast with the Netflix subscription). And so it wasn’t so shocking that he initially gave Dave Chappelle the benefit of the doubt and complimented the performance itself, while hinting that he wasn’t thrilled with the actual material.
Understanding that a one-on-one interview wouldn’t solve any general problems, Seinfeld reserved any harsher opinions for potential conversations in the future, ones he hoped would be “productive,” as he put it. But it’s not entirely clear if these conversations will happen in the near future, since the two comedians aren’t exactly friends, which Seinfeld spoke to saying:
Jerry Seinfeld and Dave Chappelle both have lucrative deals with Netflix for their high-profile comedy shows, with the latter sparking backlash over material about transgender people and others within the LGBTQ+ community. But I suspect the streaming giant is where the comics can have a productive conversation in this sense, considering that senior officials have repeatedly defended Chappelle.
To be fair, no Everyone He waves torches and pitchforks in the general direction of Dave Chappelle. for him half baked owner Jon Stewart came to his defensenot by validating the things Chappelle said, but by expressing his belief that trying to censor arguably offensive jokes and punish those who tell them is not the right way to deal with the root of the problem.
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