Looks like Dave Chappelle isn’t too keen on the Golden State nowadays.
While doing a surprise performance in San Francisco on Thursday evening on the Masonic Auditorium, the controversial comedian expressed his contempt for the town, asking the group a vital query.
“What the f—k happened to this place?” he asked during his set, based on SFGATE’s review of the show.
In the course of the performance, Chappelle, 49, spoke concerning the homelessness problem in San Francisco, and allegedly told a story about seeing someone poop right in front of the restaurant he was about to dine at.
In keeping with a February 2023 report by the Public Policy Institute of California, as of 2022, 30% of all individuals who experienced homelessness in the US resided in California.
Chappelle also said that The Bay Area had turn out to be “half ‘Glee,’ half zombie movie,” and joked that they needed “a Batman,” the outlet reported.
Nevertheless, his tackle San Fran wasn’t all bad – before he got into all of the explanation why he didn’t appear to like being there at first of the show, he referred to the town as his second home.
He explained that early on in his comedy profession he would perform there quite a bit – a whole bunch of times, the truth is.
The outlet also noted that there have been no special guests to affix him this time around – not even Twitter scion Elon Musk, whom he brought out on stage the last time he was in San Francisco.
In June, Chappelle will probably be making his approach to Pennsylvania for 2 shows, nevertheless it’s unclear if he’ll be touching down in Latest York City anytime soon.
Over the past few years, the comedian has been marked by some controversies – including one this past November, which took place while he hosted “Saturday Night Live.”
Chappelle’s appearance led some staff writers on the late-night show to boycott the episode before he even showed up.
During his opening monologue on SNL, he spoke concerning the antisemitism coming from Kanye West and Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving on the time, and made some unsavory “jokes” about all of it.
“I’ve been to Hollywood — don’t want you to get mad at me, I’m just telling you I’ve been to Hollywood, that is just what I saw,” he said at one point through the monologue, while also stating that he denounced antisemitism in “all forms.” “It’s a whole lot of Jews.”
The looks drew backlash from many, including the pinnacle of the Anti-Defamation League, Jonathan Greenblatt.
“We shouldn’t expect @DaveChappelle to function society’s moral compass, but disturbing to see @nbcsnl not only normalize but popularize #antisemitism,” Greenblatt tweeted after the very fact.
In 2021, Chappelle was also embroiled in controversy after the discharge of his Netflix standup special called, “The Closer,” where he made jokes concerning the transgender community.
In it, he declared himself to be a “trans-exclusionary radical feminist” while talking about “Harry Potter” creator J.K. Rowling.
Last May, he was attacked by an audience member who was armed with a fake gun that had an actual knife inside while acting at The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.
He was performing there as a part of the “Netflix Is a Joke” festival.
