I thought it was great. My eyes teared up as he started talking about Daphne Dorman...the transgender comedian who was one of Dave's biggest fans and a close friend before she ended her life...most likely because of abuse she faced from the trans 'community' attacking her for her love and support for Dave.
Dave Chappelle Backed by Family of Late Transgender Comic Daphne Dorman
The family of Daphne Dorman, the late transgender comedian who Dave Chappelle highlights in his new Netflix special “The Closer,” say he’s an LGBTQ ally and meant the world to her.www.thedailybeast.com
Geesh. Just horrible. You would think that folks that are historically discriminated against would have some compassion for other people who just want to do what is right by them. Anecdotally, it seems this is often not the case.I thought it was great. My eyes teared up as he started talking about Daphne Dorman...the transgender comedian who was one of Dave's biggest fans and a close friend before she ended her life...most likely because of abuse she faced from the trans 'community' attacking her for her love and support for Dave.
Dave Chappelle Backed by Family of Late Transgender Comic Daphne Dorman
The family of Daphne Dorman, the late transgender comedian who Dave Chappelle highlights in his new Netflix special “The Closer,” say he’s an LGBTQ ally and meant the world to her.www.thedailybeast.com
I thought it was a great special. And he pretty much laid it out that all the bullshit protection status in the oppression olympics the Alphabet mafia has attained over Black People.
critics thought they could tell audiences Dave Chappelle isn't funny and they should not enjoy the work of a world famous comedian.
the same critics would call this wave of negative reviews of a popular black figure a form of racism. the irony being it actually promoted and attracted more attention to the show.
I thought it was great. My eyes teared up as he started talking about Daphne Dorman...the transgender comedian who was one of Dave's biggest fans and a close friend before she ended her life...most likely because of abuse she faced from the trans 'community' attacking her for her love and support for Dave.
Dave Chappelle Backed by Family of Late Transgender Comic Daphne Dorman
The family of Daphne Dorman, the late transgender comedian who Dave Chappelle highlights in his new Netflix special “The Closer,” say he’s an LGBTQ ally and meant the world to her.www.thedailybeast.com
The idiot even used the “I have a black friend” defense. That’s how bad this was.
Sounds like dave chappelle should leave comedy and get a segment with fox news instead
That’s the perfect gif to represent that last set. He did that for an hour and fifteen minutes.
That’s the perfect gif to represent that last set. He did that for an hour and fifteen minutes.
They only count black people as black if they act how they're supposed to act (rhyme not intended but I like it).
What a moronic observation. I had plenty of fun during his first four specials. This one sucked.You truly are the epitome of REEE, mate.
Get the stick out of your ass and learn to have fun.
The Closer made me smile a couple of times, nothing more.
I'm a huge Chappelle fan but he spent too much time justifying/explaining/trying to reach out to the LGBTQ community.
He's still a Legend.
I think it was pretty funny. Dave Chappelle makes fun of all identity groups and that way alleviates tension between individuals.
It's obviously not on the same level but I was reminded of Lenny Bruce just ranting onstage about his court battles near the end of his career.
He made fun of all different kinds of identity groups though: whites, blacks, men, women, straights, gays, jews, trans, feminists... was there also a chinese joke there? Not sure, am bit drunk.It feels a bit weird tho when like 1+ hours is spent on one group.
If he did a comedy show where it was just him making '' white people jokes '' then I'd think it'd be pretty weird too.
And it kinda just gets old after a while, jokes revolving around the same thing for over an hour kinda stops being funny at some point.
Dave shits on white people probably more than any other group. We’re not complaining
I tend to find the groans have more to do with the audience not being able to deal with something they know is true but don’t like it. People have brought up Bill Hicks in here, one of the GOATs, because he got the same reactions sometimes. But he was amazing.I am not complaining nor am I offended, I am just saying that I personally thought the show was awkward and felt like it revolved too much around it.
I honestly can't even remember a joke that didn't have to do with it or wasn't connected to it in some way.
Even the jokes he made about black and white people were still connected to it.
I think the amount of awkward silences kinda speaks volumes too there really wasn't that much great laughter from the crowd and there was a ton of long periods of silence.
It's not about being offended it's just about it feeling like the show was more about him venting about people giving him shit because of some social issue.
Fuck era. And this was the perfect take-away from this special. This whole ordeal reminds me of this Norm MacDonald Weekend Update bit:clearly a lot of them are just too fucked up and precious to read between the lines, or realise empathy is a two way street. If anyone is punching down, it's them.
Dave shits on white people probably more than any other group. We’re not complaining
The question people need to ask is: do you think for one second Dave wouldn’t befriend someone for being white? LGBTQ? Any of the people he’s supposedly hating on? I think the answer is obviously no. He makes jokes and points out the absurdity of our condition, and that’s a good thing and brings people together (if they’re not idiots )I think that's because he isn't meaning it in a hurtful way. Playful and everyone knows it is playful... Using stereotypes and turning them on their heads so everyone is in on the joke.
Several jokes had me laughing out loud. It had a touching ending. It was also nice to see another celebrity defend J.K. Rowling, who's comments on trans people is really tame, rational, and understandable, even if one happens to disagree with her. And yet many people on the internet talk about her as if she had committed actual physical violence against every trans person on the planet.
Anyways, maybe Dave will finally return to television in some way now. Even if only as a producer making an occasional guest appearance.
100% agreed. I can often be an emotional brick, but that part was sincere and heartfelt. I need to watch it again because I couldn't quite tell if Chappelle himself was holding back tears/getting choked up.I thought it was great. My eyes teared up as he started talking about Daphne Dorman...the transgender comedian who was one of Dave's biggest fans and a close friend before she ended her life...most likely because of abuse she faced from the trans 'community' attacking her for her love and support for Dave.
Dave Chappelle Backed by Family of Late Transgender Comic Daphne Dorman
The family of Daphne Dorman, the late transgender comedian who Dave Chappelle highlights in his new Netflix special “The Closer,” say he’s an LGBTQ ally and meant the world to her.www.thedailybeast.com
My eyes were starting to tear up in that part too, until he changed gears and told a joke.I thought it was great. My eyes teared up as he started talking about Daphne Dorman...the transgender comedian who was one of Dave's biggest fans and a close friend before she ended her life...most likely because of abuse she faced from the trans 'community' attacking her for her love and support for Dave.
Dave Chappelle Backed by Family of Late Transgender Comic Daphne Dorman
The family of Daphne Dorman, the late transgender comedian who Dave Chappelle highlights in his new Netflix special “The Closer,” say he’s an LGBTQ ally and meant the world to her.www.thedailybeast.com
My eyes were starting to tear up in that part too, until he changed gears and told a joke.
He really is a master story teller.
What I got out of this, is he is supposed to be transphobic but he actually is helping the daughter of a trans suicide victim.
And gave visibility to the suicide problem in the trans community, and made probably millions of people tear up thinking about Daphne Dorman.
Meanwhile all of those people who pretend to be trans rights sjws have probably never done shit for trans people, and just use them to bully others and feel morally superior. Heck, they even bullied Daphne to death.
So who is the actual transphobe here?
Watched it yesterday. I'm a massive Chapelle fan but the through lines in his storytelling felt like the weakest of any of his sets I can remember. I was also a little put off by the inferred proclamation that he is the GOAT. While that is certainly an argument to be had, that argument shouldn't be from him. The last third of the set was great and while it made the set worth watching, it just shows how weak the first two-thirds were.
Bill Hicks is the GOAT.
p.s. His suit was terrible as were those kicks.
Not usually. This was just a terrible set by a bitter old man who can’t stand being admonished for being hateful. There’s much more evidence though that he’s actually an incredibly talented comic, orator, and storyteller. This set was just a lone turd in a pool of Baby Ruth’s.This transgender talk in the show pretty much dominated the comedy routine and made the show somewhat boring. I still got about 20 minutes left of the show but this has been nowhere near as good as the other netflix stand ups.
That Daphne portion was the best part of the show.
Is the super serious almost angry talk now a regular portion of his show?