Comedian Dave Chappelle has sparked a wave of outrage over a disturbing joke he apparently made about the horrific assassination of Charlie Kirk.
During his performance at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Saturday night, Chappelle said that Kirk’s murder makes him
“feel better.”
The whole event was supposed to be phone-free, so few recordings of the actual bit exist.
But, one clip is going viral online:
Now, to give Dave the benefit of the doubt, this is a tight edit, and we don’t know the full context of the quote.
But, it certainly seems to mark a drastic shift in Dave Chappelle’s tone about Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
The New York Post noted:
Eleven months ago, Chappelle reacted to the subject differently.
In his December Netflix special “The Unstoppable…,” he said the shooting had rattled him.
“If you talk for a living and see Charlie Kirk get murdered that way, I’m gonna be honest, I was shook,” Chappelle said at the time.
Early reports that the bullets bore pro-transgender messages, he told that audience, left him thinking, “Oh no! I’m dead as fried chicken!”
He also rejected comparisons between Kirk and Martin Luther King Jr. as “a reach.”
Frankly, it’s extremely sad to see Chappelle apparently giving in to the propaganda being pushed by the left.
It’s especially shocking because Charlie Kirk once defended Dave Chappelle after he was attacked on stage.
Benny Johnson shared an old X post from Charlie standing up for Dave:
When Dave Chappelle was attacked on stage, Charlie stood up for him.
After Charlie was murdered in an act of political violence himself, Chappelle is joking about it.
https://t.co/4U80RjS8Pc pic.twitter.com/6NcLT2t6h8
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson)
November 8, 2026
In 2024 (back when Dave Chappelle actually used to be funny), Charlie Kirk also shared his viral bit about transgenders:
Dave Chappelle exposes the truth about trans as only he can. This is brilliant. WATCH:
pic.twitter.com/bV71LaM6E1
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11)
January 1, 2024
Watching that, you’ve got to admit, Chappelle used to be hilarious!
He used to use humor to shed light on harder truths about our society — which is what good comedy actually does.
But now, it seems like he’s given all that up to bow to the violent, and frankly disturbed, left.
What a shame.
Chappelle is losing tons of fans over this one.
Take a look at some of the backlash he is receiving online over his so-called ‘joke’:
@FreeThinkerFit To be fair, Dave Chappelle hasnt written a joke in ten years. This is just who he is. Stop supporting people who are happy to see you dead.
— The Lectern Guy
(@lecternleader)
November 8, 2026
@FreeThinkerFit Damn. Just lost a fan.
— Lang (@SunflowerEvryDy)
November 8, 2026
@FreeThinkerFit Ridiculous! Let Charlie Kirk rest in peace & let his wife & kids grieve. This is pure evil!
These attacks are ONLY because he was a Christ follower doing what Christ followers are called to do.
— Sarah Lee (@SSXXOO77)
November 8, 2026
@FreeThinkerFit Disappointing considering he has also been attacked on stage. Even worse is that Charlie came to his defense.
— Faceofboe (@Faceofboe5)
November 8, 2026
@FreeThinkerFit Talk about exposing himself. The guy chose the wrong side. Evil gives comfort to its evil acts. Sick but good to know the truth. Thx for sharing
— Duglett (@Duglett)
November 8, 2026
Fox News shared some additional responses:
“Shame, shame, shame on Chappelle,” Elon Musk posted.
Benny Johnson, host of “The Benny Show” podcast, called Chappelle’s remarks “sick,” while political commentator Meghan McCain asked, “What the h— is wrong with Dave Chappelle?!”
Former communications director to former Vice President Mike Pence Katie Miller tagged Live Nation, the entertainment behemoth that sold tickets for Chapelle’s tour, on X and asked, “Is this something we agree with?”
Journalist Piers Morgan wrote that Chappelle’s comments were “especially egregious given that Chappelle himself survived an attack on stage in 2022.”
Many on X pointed out that Charlie Kirk himself posted in support of Chappelle after the comedian was attacked. Kirk wrote that refusing to charge the comedian’s assailant sent “a clear message that public acts of political violence are justifiable.” The man who attacked Chappelle was ultimately charged with four misdemeanors.
Charlie Kirk’s widow Erika released a statement addressing Chappelle’s remarks, along with some other recent ‘jokes’ made about her husband’s assassination by podcasters:
To see leftist podcasters, comedians, and commentators laugh about political assassination as though it’s entertainment and the destruction of a human life is a punchline, is beyond disgusting.
My husband, Charlie Kirk, was killed in an act of political violence, something our…
— Erika Kirk (@MrsErikaKirk)
November 8, 2026
Full text of Erika Kirk’s statement:
To see leftist podcasters, comedians, and commentators laugh about political assassination as though it’s entertainment and the destruction of a human life is a punchline, is beyond disgusting.
My husband, Charlie Kirk, was killed in an act of political violence, something our two children and I will live with every day for the rest of our lives.
A culture that laughs at assassination is one of profound moral decay. It threatens the very foundation of our country and the principles that hold our democracy together.
You do not have to agree with someone’s politics to recognize the value of their life. This should not be so hard.
Political violence must never be something this country tolerates, excuses, or celebrates.
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