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Dave Chappelle fills Netflix special with jokes about trans and disabled people (www.independent.co.uk)

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Dave Chappelle has released a new Netflix special, The Dreamer, which is full of jokes about the trans community and disabled people.

“I love punching down!” he tells the audience, in a one-hour show that landed on the streaming service today (31 December).

It’s his seventh special for Netflix and comes two years after his last one, the highly controversial release The Closer.

That programme was criticised for its relentless jokes about the trans community, and Chappelle revisits the topic in his new show.

He tells jokes about trans women in prison, and about trans people “pretending” to be somebody they are not.

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[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 73 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I remember in "The Closer" he said "now Key & Peele are on Comedy Central, doing my show."

Like dude, you did not invent the sketch comedy show. SNL had been going on for decades before he even thought of doing his own spin on it. I used to like his comedy, but not so much after that special, and definitely not after this.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 48 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I grew up with (and loved) the Chappelle Show but Key & Peele is sooo much better. I rewatched some of his show a few years ago and most of the skits don't hold up well at all. It's mostly just black stereotype caricatures that are only "not racist" because a black guy wrote them

[–] Evilcoleslaw@lemmy.world 42 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The fucked part is one of the reasons he stopped doing Chapelle Show was (according to him sometimes) because he recognized a good chunk of his audience was laughing at the black stereotype shit instead of with him about how ridiculous it was. And now he's cashing in on punching down at other groups and cares not a bit about it.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah. I like some edgy humor but the show was an invitation for racists to be more public with their opinions...which they did

[–] 4am@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago

Yeah, seems Dave’s always had a problem with misreading the room. Still does, just is bitter about it now

[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

And misogyny. I can’t remember a woman on that show that wasn’t eye candy or the butt of a joke.