We recently talked about Dave Chapelle and SNL recently on Loud News Net. So when we heard Dave Chapelle was hosting SNL this weekend we were no doubt going to tune in.
Chappelle was classic. Provocative, thought-provoking, intelligent, and ultimately funny as fuck. However, I felt like SNL and the cast was just in over there head for the rest of the show.
After seeing how a professional comedian does it, the Saturday Night Live cast looked liked pure amateurs compared to the legend, Dave Chappelle.
It used to be funny when an SNL actor would break character and laugh during a skit. Now? It happens practically every joke. Pete Davidson basically laughing his ass off at Dave Chappelle making B- joke about his lips. Bush league.
Chappelle is a National Treasure
Despite his surroundings, Dave Chappelle brought it as expected. It wasn’t his greatest work. However, if you’ve been following Chappelle over the past few years you realize he has started using his platform for more straightforward social activism and awareness. He always finds the laugh and joke, but there is always a message.
Now Trump is gone.
A lot of people don’t like him, but I thought the guy was at least an optimist. I am not as optimistic as he was. I look at it like, there were bad people on both sides. [Light laughter] All right, just trying now. [Laughter] Call the coronavirus the kung flu. I said, you racist — hilarious son of a bitch. I’m supposed to say that, not you! [Laughter] It’s wrong when you say it.
Dave Chappelle on SNL
Dave Chappelle’s great grandfather
Chappelle started the monologue by talking about his great grandfather who was. born a slave. Some really thoughtful work to start the show.
You know, you know what I was thinking about all day today? This is really weird. First of all, I’m nervous. I should tell you that. You can’t tell. All inside. I was thinking about a person I never actually met. But I heard about all my life. I was thinking about my great grandfather, who apparently, by all accounts, was a very great man. He was born a slave in South Carolina. Was a slave for ten years of his life. And when the northerners came down, they started educating some of the newly freed black children, and he learned how to read. Become a man of education and dedicated his life to three things. Education, freedom of black people, Jesus Christ. AME Church. Pretty amazing story of my great grandfather. I thought about him all day today because I wish I could see him now. I wish he could see me. Because I wonder what he would say. This week I flew to New York on a private jet to host the Night Live. Netflix started streaming a show that bears his name, The Chappelle Show. HBO Max is streaming it. And I didn’t get paid for any of it. Yeah, if he could see me now he’d probably be like, “this nigga got bought and sold more than I have.”
Dave also had a few thoughts on the pandemic and living in Ohio. Chappelle in deep red country just makes me laugh. I would love to hang on his farm one day.
They had a whole Zoom meeting about me. I didn’t talk on the meeting, I was just listening, managed to hear them talk about me. They’re saying, “man, I’m trying to put my children to bed. And I keep hearing this guy screaming all night. My kids are trying to sleep, and all they hear is the “n” word.” I said, “was I saying it, or you?” [Laughter] Hear that twang in his voice. You know you hear that accent, “oh, I know he doesn’t wear his mask.” I don’t know why poor white people don’t like wearing masks. What is the problem? Wear masks at the Klan rally, wear it at the Walmart too. [Moans and applause] Wear your Klan hood at Walmart so we can all feel safe.
Dave Chappelle is a comedic legend and easily one of the most influential entertainers in the world. Having been a fan for over 20 years it’s wonderful to see use his influence to comment on important social issues. Especially since he makes you laugh while doing it.
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