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New Chappelle special searing hourlong takedown of trans cashier who forgot to smile at him (www.thebeaverton.com)

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[–] detalferous@lemm.ee 88 points 8 months ago (61 children)

This is too good: I couldn't tell if it was satire until I looked at the comments.

Dave Chappelle isn't funny anymore

[–] BolexForSoup@kbin.social 43 points 8 months ago

Chappelle’s quickly-released followup special, titled So Brave,

Lost it lol

[–] fosforus@sopuli.xyz 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

anymore

I mean, it's not like he was a lot funnier in the past. I think his performance is pretty much the same. How people perceive comedy is subjective of course, but I don't think I never really laughed at his stuff. Smiled perhaps.

His delivery is some sort of interesting though and he's fun to listen to.

[–] adrian783@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I disagree with this point, I thought he was fucking hilarious before. but he is so goddamn preachy now even not counting the trans stuff.

[–] fosforus@sopuli.xyz 1 points 8 months ago

he is so goddamn preachy now

Yeah, that's true for sure. And it is tiring.

[–] detalferous@lemm.ee 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I disagree. His old material was hilarious. And still is, IMO.

[–] fosforus@sopuli.xyz 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

So you agree that how people perceive comedy is subjective, I guess. Could it be that he ridiculed people you don't care about before?

[–] detalferous@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago

I don't care about trans people though.

As humans, yes, sure. But their group identity carries no special valence for me.

So I think you raise a reasonable point, but I don't think it's an influence here.

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