# Dave Chappell, a very funny bigot? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 17, 2022, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-chappell-a-very-funny-bigot/975060 "2022-11-17T02:52:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-chappell-a-very-funny-bigot/975060/3 "2022-11-17T03:10:19Z")
> [@MyFootsZZZ](#): > > Ok, I searched and I couldn’t find a thread on this Possibly because you misspelled his name. There was fair bit of discussion in this thread: > [@Dave Chappelle is hilarious](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-chappelle-is-hilarious/952896): > > Ever since the nonsense of recent weeks concerning Dave Chappelle, I have watched a lot of clips of his comedy act on YouTube. I was vaguely familiar with him because he had a TV show about 15 or so years ago and some friends I used to party with were huge fans of his. From the clips, Chappelle is absolutely hilarious and so true to life. He is somewhat crude, but crude can be great if done correctly. He doesn’t shy away especially from race, and he makes fun of all races, including his own and… I have no strong feelings either way, other than agreeing that Chappelle can be very funny. Until about a week ago, I only vaguely knew who he was, and I don’t think I’d seen any of his performances. I was intrigued by the controversy over his latest hosting of Saturday Night Live, so had a look at his latest special, _The Closer_. Then I watched several of the previous ones. I was impressed. No question about two things. He’s very funny, and he’s definitely very edgy and constantly pushing the envelope. But honestly, I think those that find him to be bigoted against trans people or others have either not seen his act, are taking isolated comments out of context, or are just misunderstanding or hypersensitive. I just don’t see true bigotry, and I do see a lot of compassion and empathy under the edgy humour. The one thing I’ll acknowledge is that he’s much too prone to immediately compare the grievances of other minorities with the grievances of Black people, which isn’t really relevant when said minorities do have real grievances. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-chappell-a-very-funny-bigot/975060)._