SNL: Is Dave Chappell in a comedy club trying out a new standup routine?

[Stinky The Clown]

He's a funny man. This is not very funny.

[FreeState]

1. Hard pass for me - transphobia and homophobia not on my tv

His past comedy sketches have been homophobic and transphobic and he’s never apologize for it. As a gay man who is seeing people suffer from this type of rhetoric I refuse to watch him.

[leftieNanner]

4. I have never seen him before

But I didn't like him. Made a joke about Darling Freddie Mercury and AIDS. That was terrible.

Now I know.

[carburyme]

2. What was that all about..

He’s falling flat...epic fail..

[nolabear]

3. I thought it was outstanding.

It did seem like a 60s routine, edgy, a little scary, and yet poignant. The setup with the suit and cigarette was the same. The language was similar.

It made me uncomfortable in a remarkable way.

[GumboYaYa]

5. Like Lenny Bruce

that is what my wife said and I agreed.

[nolabear]

10. They're pushing it too. The Aunt Jemima sketch...oh my!

People are afraid of truth in a comedy suit. So far I’m enjoying the riskiness, and they seem to be too.

[GumboYaYa]

15. Agreed

I am loving Chapelle. This is what SNL was when I was a kid.

[sweetloukillbot]

19. It cratered after that sketch though.

Chappelle fell flat on a few jokes, but I liked his monologue a lot better than Bill Burrs, or John Mulaney's (and I love Mulaney). The Aunt Jemima sketch was great. After that, not so much.

[Glamrock]

6. Couldn't have set it better, sister!

[Missn-Hitch]

8. Hear, hear!!

[BannonsLiver]

11. I thought exactly the same thing.

It was very interesting. Reminded me a little bit of Bill Hicks, which I’m sure a lot of people complaining about Chappelle would also not have liked.

[nolabear]

13. Whoee...Hicks was scary and funny and so challenging!

[BannonsLiver]

16. He had a huge influence on my worldview when I discovered him in my early 20s.

Such a sad loss. I can’t even begin to imagine what he would have said about Trump.

[EllieBC]

18. I thought so too. Watched the early showing because I will

be asleep by 11:30 my time.

He was excellent as always. He makes people uncomfortable and we need to feel that.

[Johnny2X2X]

7. That was truly epic

He is honest and raw and disturbing. He’s a comic genius and I loved the whole thing.

[Cracklin Charlie]

9. I love Chapelle.

He has a great talent for humor that makes you think. Sometimes I don’t get some of his jokes for a year. He can ask you to look inside...sometimes deep inside, where it’s not always so comfortably funny.

I think he’s a legend.

[nolabear]

12. It's remarkable to see him mature. I like it.

[BannonsLiver]

14. I think that's why he makes some people uncomfortable

I like that listening to him often leads to thought. It’s more interesting than dick jokes.

[vercetti2021]

17. Lot better than Bill Burr

I love Dave Chappelle. He is brutally honest with his stand up

[Arthur_Frain]

20. That was about as plain spoken as truth to power can get.

Comedians are rarely as socially relevant as Chapelle. He does not mince words, and I absolutely love him for it, latent homophobia excepted.

[Rhiannon12866]

21. Here's the video for those who missed it:

SNL: Dave Chappelle Stand-Up Monologue
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017618175