{"id":509975,"date":"2022-11-14T23:25:21","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T20:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/why-dave-chappelles-snl-monologue-just-wasnt-funny\/"},"modified":"2022-11-14T23:25:21","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T20:25:21","slug":"why-dave-chappelles-snl-monologue-just-wasnt-funny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-dave-chappelles-snl-monologue-just-wasnt-funny\/","title":{"rendered":"#Why Dave Chappelle\u2019s \u2018SNL\u2019 monologue just wasn\u2019t funny"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a243c1a71cf5\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a243c1a71cf5\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-dave-chappelles-snl-monologue-just-wasnt-funny\/#%E2%80%9CWhy_Dave_Chappelles_%E2%80%98SNL_monologue_just_wasnt_funny%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Why Dave Chappelle\u2019s \u2018SNL\u2019 monologue just wasn\u2019t funny&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWhy_Dave_Chappelles_%E2%80%98SNL_monologue_just_wasnt_funny%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Why Dave Chappelle\u2019s \u2018SNL\u2019 monologue just wasn\u2019t funny&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Dave Ch<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>elle had the \u201cSNL\u201d audience \u2014 mostly \u2014 eating out of the palm of his hand Saturday night with <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_m-gO0HSCYk\">his opening monologue<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But in a bid to skewer our preconceptions on anti-Semitism, all he did was feed into the most common, most boring, ill-educated tropes and give them a platform on network TV. Watching it, I did a Tina Fey-style eye roll.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, Dave, everyone knows the Jews run Hollywood, oh ha bloody ha. Let me just reach for my Depends, you made me laugh so hard.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, Dave, everyone knows the Jews take off multiple holidays that you can\u2019t even pronounce \u2014\u00a0\u201csha-na-na,\u201d\u00a0anyone?<\/p>\n<p>Yes, Dave, everyone knows the Jews run the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> and, let\u2019s face it, the entire economy. While we\u2019re at it, I\u2019ll let you in on a secret: We run the White House, too! And let me just introduce you to my\u00a0cousin,\u00a0Mr. Rothschild.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_m-gO0HSCYk\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_m-gO0HSCYk<\/a><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Chappelle went on to say: \u201cI\u2019ve been to Hollywood and \u2014 no one get mad at me \u2014 I\u2019m just telling you what I saw \u2026 It\u2019s a lot of Jews. Like a lot.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Amid slight titters from the crowd, he added: \u201cBut that doesn\u2019t mean anything! You know what I mean? Because there are a lot of black people in Ferguson, Missouri, it doesn\u2019t mean we run the place.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/kanye-west-03.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"In his opening monologue, Chappelle focused on Kanye West\u2019s recent antisemitic comments, which cost him his deal with Adidas.\" class=\"wp-image-24648113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/kanye-west-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/kanye-west-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/kanye-west-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>In his opening monologue, Chappelle focused on Kanye West\u2019s recent anti-Semitic comments, which cost him his deal with Adidas.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Corbis via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The most troubling part of his monologue came when he brought up Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving: \u201cKanye got in so much trouble that Kyrie got in trouble. This is where I draw the line. I know the Jewish people have been through terrible things all over the world, but you can\u2019t blame that on black Americans.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The line was met with crickets, until a single audience member whooped. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThanks, the one person that said \u2018woo,\u2019\u201d Chappelle said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/kyrie-irving-02.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Chappelle also made light of the fact that Kyrie Irving posted a link to an antisemitic film.\" class=\"wp-image-24648166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/kyrie-irving-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/kyrie-irving-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/kyrie-irving-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Chappelle also made light of the fact that Kyrie Irving posted a link to an anti-Semitic film.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Can we all just remember that Irving was not blasted because he\u2019s a black American? He was called out because he posted a link to an anti-Semitic film. For which <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Ckhj8iIu0HN\/?hl=en\">he apologized<\/a> somewhat late in the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And this is where we get to the point \u2014 artfully and often raised by British writer David Baddiel in his book \u201cJews Don\u2019t Count.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/dave-chappelle-snl-nov-2022-04.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Chapelle said it\u2019s not crazy to think \u201cThe Jews\u201d run Hollywood, it\u2019s only crazy to say it out loud. It\u2019s also totally wrong \u2014\u00a0and offensive.\" class=\"wp-image-24648193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/dave-chappelle-snl-nov-2022-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/dave-chappelle-snl-nov-2022-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/dave-chappelle-snl-nov-2022-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Chapelle said it\u2019s not crazy to think \u201cthe Jews\u201d run Hollywood, it\u2019s only crazy to say it out loud. It\u2019s also totally wrong \u2014\u00a0and offensive.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Will Heath\/NBC via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Because people think we have power, money and entitlement, it\u2019s fine to mock \u201cThe Jews,\u201d even under the guise of making fun of the tropes of anti-Semitism. But there are just 7.6 million Jews in America \u2014 out of a total population of 330 million \u2014 and we can\u2019t all have millions in the bank or monopolize an entire industry. <\/p>\n<p>Still, Chappelle said, the \u201cdelusion that Jews run show business\u201d is \u201cnot a crazy thing to think,\u201d but \u201cit\u2019s a crazy thing to say out loud.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>He also said of Kanye, \u201cIt\u2019s a big deal, he had broken the show business rules. You know, the rules of perception. If they\u2019re black, then it\u2019s a gang. If they\u2019re Italian, it\u2019s a mob. If they\u2019re Jewish, it\u2019s a coincidence and you should never speak about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/dave-chappelle-snl-nov-2022-03.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Chappelle, who hosted \u201cSNL\u201d with musical guest Black Star, was praised for his monologue \u2014 but his jokes will help fuel the flames of antisemitism.\" class=\"wp-image-24648259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/dave-chappelle-snl-nov-2022-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/dave-chappelle-snl-nov-2022-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/dave-chappelle-snl-nov-2022-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Chappelle, who hosted \u201cSNL\u201d with musical guest Black Star, was praised for his monologue \u2014 but his jokes will help fuel the flames of anti-Semitism.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Rosalind O&#8217;Connor\/NBC via Getty Imgages<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Chappelle has made millions from his cutting barbs on being black, he\u2019s renowned for being one of our sharpest comics.\u00a0Following Saturday night\u2019s show, helmed by longtime executive producer Lorne Michaels \u2014 who is Jewish \u2014 Chappelle\u2019s fans were quick to praise him for his biting commentary.<\/p>\n<p>But it takes one cursory Google search to find the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/antisemitic-incidents-hit-a-record-high-in-2021-whats-behind-the-rise-in-hate\">recent uptick in anti-Semitic attacks<\/a> across the world, and jokes like Chappelle\u2019s only help fuel the fire. <\/p>\n<p>Yes, comedy is supposed to be provocative. And this is by no means a call to banish Chappelle into the hinterlands of social media purgatory. Please spare us the cancellation police.<\/p>\n<p>All I\u2019m saying is, as a Jew, I can safely tell you, Dave \u2014 you just weren\u2019t funny.\u00a0\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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