Dave Chappelle Goes At Kanye West and Kyrie Irving During ‘SNL’ Monologue
Written by SOURCE on November 13, 2022
Dave Chappelle is hosting SNL tonight, regardless of the news cycle.
After the announcement that Chappelle would be hosting SNL for the third time with Black Star as his musical guest, a report circulated that SNL writers were staging a boycott ahead of the live episode.
However, a rep for Chappelle told CNN in a statement that it wasn’t true. “We’ve seen nothing to support media reports of a writer’s boycott. In fact, the writers delivered over 40 sketches for Dave’s consideration and collaboration. Just as during Dave’s past SNL appearances, you won’t want to miss it!”
News of Chappelle hosting was met with intense emotion given his history of comments about the transgender community. This was supported by the fact that SNL added its first non-binary cast member, comedian, and actor Molly Kearney, and has a trans non-binary writer, Celeste Yim.
During Chappelle’s promos, he poked fun at the news cycle.
“Wait, we’re doing it live?” asked Ego Nwodim. “Of course,” said Chappelle.“With you?” said Nwodim. “Obviously,” said Chappelle. “In this news cycle?” Nwodim replied. “Yup,” he said, in which Nwodim sounded skeptical: “Interesting.”
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In his 10-minute plus monologue, Chappelle went straight at Kanye West and his anti-Semitic remarks. He also went at Kyrie Irving, the midterm elections, and more.
