Dave Chappelle

While attempts to cancel Dave Chappelle were largely unsuccessful, the controversy has highlighted the larger issue of freedom of expression and who exactly ...

In his 40-minute acceptance speech, chronicled in “What’s in a Name?,” Chappelle responded to the controversy and defended his right to free speech. And that’s why I think Dave Chappelle’s stance on comedy is such a good thing for the business because it lets you know some people will stand on what they believe for the sake of art. “You say anything, ‘Oh, you’re gonna be canceled.’ Is it fair for one joke that rubs you the wrong way to just destroy or [ruin a career] in comedy? “He has shown previously in his work, in his life, that there is no amount of money that will make him [compromise his beliefs],” agreed comedian Earthquake. “You don’t have too many people that have had a Muhammad Ali moment in their life,” said Rawlings. It takes a strong person to stand out in the cold like that.” “Especially with stand-up, if you have a loyal fan base, it’s hard for anyone to stop you from putting your name on a marquee,” said Rawlings. He has also gone on to perform multiple sold-out stand-up shows (including the infamous Hollywood Bowl show where he was [tackled onstage](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-05-04/dave-chappelle-tackled-what-happened-hollywood-bowl)) and is co-headlining a West Coast stand-up tour with Chris Rock this month. Even in a stadium full of jeers, the comedian was able to make the crowd’s audible rage break long enough to turn the tide to laughter. [staged a walkout](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2021-10-13/netflix-dave-chappelle-special-transgender-employee-walkout) in protest. When social media outrage — typically referred to as “cancel culture” — is easy to spark, jokes told onstage can spur calls for consequences similar to those for celebrities accused of a crime. The big difference today is that the threat of arrest doesn’t exist.”

Musk was met with a chorus of boos, and some cheers, after being invited onstage by Chappelle at the end of his stand-up show.

Chappelle has dismissed his critics, [accusing them](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59046022) of trying to “cancel” him. Musk has been at the center of several major controversies, with the biggest ones revolving around his actions after taking over ownership of the social media platform Twitter. . . The segment then ended with a callback to a segment from Chappelle’s Show as the comedian made Musk shout, “I’m rich, bitch!” The boos got louder as Musk waved at the audience and raised both his hands, prompting Chappelle to quip that some of the people recently fired from Twitter by Musk may be in the audience. According to clips of the event shared by attendees on social media, Chappelle invited Musk onstage as he asked the crowd to “make some noise for the richest man in the world,” a request that was first met with a mixed reaction.

He will play Auckland's Spark Arena on February 18 before heading to Christchurch on February 21. Tickets for the shows will go on sale on Friday, December 16.

He invited Musk onstage. The billionaire obliged, wearing an “I Love Twitter” T-shirt. Loud boos filled the arena – along with some cheers, too. Chappelle joked ...

Chappelle asked Musk to repeat Rawlings’ catchphrase from their classic show - “I’m rich b----” Rawlings went first, and then Musk complied. He stayed onstage and shook hands with many of the performers. He also asked Musk if he could help Black Star’s Talib Kweli, who Chappelle said had been banned from Twitter. The billionaire obliged, wearing an “I Love Twitter” T-shirt. Loud boos filled the arena – along with some cheers, too. It was a rather uncomfortable appearance for Elon Musk, Twitter’s new owner, at Chappelle’s show with Chris Rock on Sunday night in San Francisco.

Provocative US comedian Dave Chapelle will be bringing his stand-up comedy show to Aotearoa for the first time in 2023, where phones will be taken off ...

In a statement, Spark Arena said that phones and smart watches will be taken off guests upon arrival and secured in pouches for the entire show - they’ll get them back at the end. For patrons, this show will be different from other stand-up performances, as cellphones, smartwatches, and cameras will be banned from the venue. Provocative US comedian Dave Chapelle will be bringing his stand-up comedy show to Aotearoa for the first time in 2023, where phones will be taken off everyone looking for a laugh.

The comedian will play Auckland's Spark Arena on February 18 before heading to Christchurch's Christchurch Arena on February 21.

[Activist groups called on the streaming service to remove the special](https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/stuff-to-watch/300426120/us-national-black-justice-coalition-urge-netflix-to-remove-dave-chappelles-the-closer-special?rm=a&cx_rmv3=true), however Netflix doubled-down on their support of Chappelle. * [mocking trans people](https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/bravo/news/126651217/dave-chappelles-netflix-special-slammed-by-gigi-gorgeous-and-more-stars?rm=a) and the [#MeToo movement](https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/celebrities/100296712/dave-chappelle-mocks-hollywood-sexual-harassment-victims-in-new-netflix-comedy-special?rm=a). [Dave Chappelle mocks Hollywood sexual harassment victims in new Netflix comedy special](https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/celebrities/100296712/dave-chappelle-mocks-hollywood-sexual-harassment-victims-in-new-netflix-comedy-special?rm=a) [Dave Chappelle's Netflix special slammed by Gigi Gorgeous and more stars](https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/bravo/news/126651217/dave-chappelles-netflix-special-slammed-by-gigi-gorgeous-and-more-stars?rm=a) [Dave Chappelle attacked onstage during performance at Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles](https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/bravo/news/128547372/dave-chappelle-attacked-onstage-during-performance-at-hollywood-bowl-in-los-angeles?rm=a)

Chappelle told Musk it "sounds like some of those people you fired are in the audience."

Musk took the stage to mixed reactions from the audience. "Cheers and boos, I see," said Chappelle, who is on tour with Chris Rock.

[videos of the moment](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUkulqjTNpk) (which contain vulgar language) were shared on YouTube by Matt Novak, a senior writer at Gizmodo. [acquired Twitter](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-twitter-sale-official-44-billion/) for $44 billion this fall and immediately started firing top executives and thousands of employees. Chappelle is on tour with [Chris Rock](https://www.cbsnews.com/tag/chris-rock/), who co-headlined the show. "I am your ally," he said. "People who are booing — and I'm just pointing out the obvious — you have terrible seats." "It sounds like some of the people you fired are in the audience," Chappelle joked as the audience continued to erupt. [Netflix special](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/netflix-keeping-dave-chappelle-the-closer-controversy-trans-community/), which [protesters criticized](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dave-chappelle-transgender-closer-controversy/) as transphobic. [Chappelle said](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzkreBMHUFY) as the crowd both applauded and jeered. He has draw criticism for his overhaul of the social media platform, leading some [celebrity users to quit](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elton-john-announced-he-is-leaving-twitter-over-misinformation-and-elon-musk-has-responded/) amid concerns that his reversals on [content moderation](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-twitter-layoffs-outsourced-content-moderators/), [misinformation](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/twitter-covid-misinformation-policy-ends/), [verified accounts](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/twitter-official-label-elon-musk-impersonation/) and [banned users](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-amnesty-suspended-twitter-accounts/) would allow an explosion of deception and [hate speech](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-twitter-caused-measurable-spike-hate-speech-study/). He then bid the audience goodnight. [investors reacted](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-net-worth-decreased-100-million-tesla-stock-sold-twitter-acquisition-richest-man-in-the-world/) to Musks' recent business decisions at Tesla and Twitter, [according to Forbes.](https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattdurot/2022/12/09/elon-musk-is-the-richest-person-in-the-world-again/?sh=1dc899e71ab1) [billionaire owner](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-and-twitter-is-he-in-over-his-head/) of Tesla, SpaceX and Twitter drew mixed reactions from the audience at the Chase Center, which holds about 19,500 people.

Chappelle will play two shows in Aotearoa, at Spark Arena in Auckland on February 18 and then in Christchurch on February 21. Tickets go on sale on Friday ...

Loud boos filled the arena – along with some cheers, too. Fans’ phones will be locked in pouches during the shows, and ticket-holders will be “ejected” if they’re caught using them at any time. The billionaire obliged, wearing an “I Love Twitter” T-shirt.

Dave Chappelle show attendees react to the comedian bringing special guest Elon Musk out to a wave of boos at the Chase Center in San Francisco.

During the few minutes that he was on stage, Musk deferred to Chappelle for instruction on how to handle the negative reactions, asking: “What should I say?” His friend’s advice? “Understandably, because of who Musk is as a person and me being from the Bay Area, who has family that work at Tesla in Fremont, where the racial discrimination suit is taking place, his appearance made me dissatisfied,” Douglas explained. But Musk’s awkward attempt at making the best out of an undeniably embarrassing situation apparently didn’t do much to win much of the rest of the crowd over. It was like the Chase Center turned into the Apollo.” Online, descriptions of the crowd reaction heavily veered toward a brutal evisceration by way of booing, but some fans who were present found it a little more difficult to get a clear read on the atmosphere of the arena. “As for the boos, let’s just say it outweighed the cheers.