Dave Chappelle addresses George Floyd killing in Netflix special - Makes jokes about the media, celebrities, Candace Owens and more while talking about George Floyd

[albert chan]

Dave Chappelle addresses George Floyd killing in Netflix special

Chappelle performs a surprise new set, entitled 8:46, before a socially distanced audience

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Comedian Dave Chappelle has released a blistering Netflix special in which he addresses the killing of George Floyd, police brutality and the horrific legacy of slavery. The 25-minute set is entitled 8:46, referencing the period of time (eight minutes and 46 seconds) that police officer Derek Chauvin held his knee on Floyd’s neck in Minneapolis last month.

Chappelle says he did not feel able to watch the footage of Floyd’s death until a week later, and he imagines the terror that the 46-year-old would have felt. “Anyone who sees this,” he says, reflecting on the pain of watching the footage, “they’re going to be furious.”

In a set that includes commentary on the deaths of Eric Garner and Trayvon Martin, Chappelle considers the role of celebrities during the protests. “This is the streets talking for themselves,” he says. “They don’t need me right now.” He also applauds those who have supported the Black Lives Matter movement. “I want to shout out to all the young people who have had the courage to go out and do all this amazing work protesting – I am very proud of you.”

The impassioned show, which Chappelle acknowledges as being “not funny at all”, was released online on Thursday. It was filmed live on 6 June, is Chappelle’s first stage performance in almost three months, and took place before a socially distanced audience who can be seen wearing face masks and undergoing temperature screenings. Chappelle says it is the first concert of its type in the US since the Covid-19 lockdown began. There have been other drive-in comedy shows, where audiences “honk the horn” if they like a joke, which Chappelle says “didn’t sound like any fun”.

The show is available for free on YouTube with an accompanying link to find out more about the Equal Justice Initiative, which was founded in 1989 and is committed to “ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to challenging racial and economic injustice, and to protecting basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society”.

At George Floyd’s memorial service in Minneapolis earlier this week, Rev Al Sharpton called for eight minutes and 46 seconds of silence.

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Also, it seems he mocked CNN’s Don Lemon for questioning why celebrities need to step up and speak up, while calling FOX News’ Laura Ingraham a hypocrite for claiming Drew Brees has a right to an opinion, but LeBron James needs to be told to shut up and dribble.

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[Maskull]

Not very funny, is it.

 

[Jigglyjogglers]

No, sounds like he decided he was afraid of being Cancelled after all and this is his attempt to get back into good graces after his last special.

 

[MasterDisaster]

I like how Chappelle took up Carlsons 'no topic is taboo' attitude. His last show was great.

 

[January Cyst]

Looks like they finally got him.
They wanted him to be more PC- HE quit Chapelle's show.
He then came back with a Netflix special that was surprisingly good, not holding back and becoming even more unbothered by PC culture in some aspects(minus LGBTQBBQ maybe).
Now this, cookie cutter media stuff, too bad.

 

[MrJokerRager]

I like how Chappelle took up Carlsons 'no topic is taboo' attitude. His last show was great.

I haven't seen it yet, so he was talking about Tucker as well in this? Only reading off what /pol/ and /tv/ is saying and it looks like standard dull shit and not the edgyiness he is known for not toeing the democratic party line.

 

[blackmarketbaby]

I watched it. It's not funny, maybe a chuckle. I didn't get the vibe he was toeing any line like others have said, more or less a black man saying his piece.

 

[Biden's Chosen]

Fuck yeah. Dave Chapelle. Very funny man. I love jokes. He should make some.

 

[Weppers]

Standup emotional monologue.

I have been wondering what a non-stupid perspective that arrives at support of BLM would look like. This is it. He makes that one big assumption popular with Democrats that all people are members of a group first and individuals second, if at all, and everything he says follows rationally from that.

I do wonder what he'd say about the people who defaced the monument to the 54th Massachusetts regiment, though.

 

[MasterDisaster]

They wanted him to be more PC- HE quit Chapelle's show.

It wasn't about being PC. Chappelle walked away from his show because the sheer amount of pressure on him to continue to create it got overwhelming for him. He walked away from a 50$ million dollar contract to spend more time with his family.

Chappelle is one of the few comedians I like because he lacks a PC filter. He doesn't care if a joke offends you or rustles your jimmies; either everything is fair game or nothing is fair game.

 

[Zero Day Defense]

At George Floyd’s memorial service in Minneapolis earlier this week, Rev Al Sharpton called for eight minutes and 46 seconds of silence.

Is Sharpton actually an ordained minister? Even by himself?

 

[albert chan]

Is Sharpton actually an ordained minister? Even by himself?

He’s just a Reverend in name only.
If you look at him now, he looks like he could be a member of the Muppets.

 

[Slimy Time]

Is Sharpton actually an ordained minister? Even by himself?

Wait, that charlatan of a nigger is stick kicking? *Checks wikipedia*...how the fuck is he only 65 years old? Thought he would be in his 80's by now.
To answer, yes he was ordained as a Pentecostal minister...at the age of 9 or 10. Then became a Baptist, re-baptised and that title of minister carried with him to his new branch".

 

[Super-Chevy454]

He’s just a Reverend in name only.
If you look at him now, he looks like he could be a member of the Muppets.

And beside cheating taxes, I won't be surprised to learn about his others hidden skeletons in his closet. Maybe he had visited Epstein's island.

 

[Imperial Citizen]

I watched it. It's not funny, maybe a chuckle. I didn't get the vibe he was toeing any line like others have said, more or less a black man saying his piece.

I haven’t watched it yet, but I’m guessing he is using this to vent his frustrations. He said that it took him a week to be able to watch Floyd’s death. There’s some emotions that he has attached to this whole event and like everyone else he wants to tell others his feelings.

Edit: I just finished watching it and one thing kept coming to mind. Both Gadsby and Chapelle have Netflix specials that are essentially monologues. I’d still consider Chapelle’s to be comedy because he repeatedly asked the audience if they would like him to continue monologuing. He respected his audience which helps him bring across his emotions without sounding preachy. It’s comedy because he expresses the ridiculousness he feels about the police brutality.

He brings across that fear and lack of trust of police that BLM activists blather about in way that makes the audience understand that position.

I’d recommend this if you have the free time to watch it. Not a lot of humor, but it’s going to be an interesting time capsule.

 

[Slimy Time]

And beside cheating taxes, I won't be surprised to learn about his others hidden skeletons in his closet. Maybe he had visited Epstein's island.

Him and Jesse Jackson have tonnes of skeletons and spooks in the closet. JJ's whole "I was holding MLK in my arms as he died and his blood was on my shirt and jacket, and I knew him personally and he wanted me to be the next leader of the movement" is such garbage. Numerous people at the time and place have cited the man as being some dipping his hands into King's blood and wiping his lapel to make it seem like him and King were close, when in fact they had a mutual dislike of each other.

There is a reason people call them Messy Jackson and Al Charlatan. When Booker T Washington talked about "another class of coloured people", he's talking about people just like Jackson and Sharpton, who fit that description to a tee. They never want blacks to improve or become better because it's them out of a job and out of the spotlight.

 

[Harlay de Champvallon]

Sharpton and Jackson are peerless examples of race grifters. These times are perfect for these charlatans. BLM is a endless source of impossible to satisfy rancor.

 

[Super-Chevy454]

Him and Jesse Jackson have tonnes of skeletons and spooks in the closet. JJ's whole "I was holding MLK in my arms as he died and his blood was on my shirt and jacket, and I knew him personally and he wanted me to be the next leader of the movement" is such garbage. Numerous people at the time and place have cited the man as being some dipping his hands into King's blood and wiping his lapel to make it seem like him and King were close, when in fact they had a mutual dislike of each other.

I won't be surprised then the late Steve Cokely might be right when he said then Jesse Jackson is involved in MLK's assassination.

 

[Dom Cruise]

Man, he was pissed.

And he also raised some good points.

The main thing it made me realize is just how genuinely close we are to an out and out war over this. which is very frightening.

 

[Splendid]

He was pretty fast.