“I denounce anti-Semitism in all its forms and stand with my friends in the Jewish community.”
Comedian Dave Chappelle didn’t mention the controversy swirling around his hosting “Saturday Night Live” this week during the show’s monologue — but he did poke fun at the backlash rapper Kanye West is facing.stemming from jokes he made about trans people in a 2021 Netflix special.“I denounce anti-Semitism in all its forms and stand with my friends in the Jewish community,” Chappelle said.
“It shouldn’t be this scary to talk. It’s making my job incredibly difficult,” Chappelle said, saying speaking in front of crowds like SNL scares him now.Rosalind O'Connor/NBC via Getty The show also tackled former President Donald Trump’s eroding support within the Republican Party in its cold opening, with faux “Fox and Friends” hosts dumping Trump in a skit.
“We’re finally free,” Mickey Day as Peter Doocey said after pushing Donald Trump off the screen. “Change is finally on the horizon.” Doocey, Ainsley Earhardt and Brian Kilmeade broke the news to the former president that he was no longer welcome on the show because he “lost.”
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