The Sketch that Drove Dave Chappelle Out.
Filed Under Sketch Comedy
Like it or not, the sketch Chappelle was concerned about - where a white crew member laughed while he performed in blackface as a black pixie - will be in one of the three “Lost Episodes” of Chappelle’s Show.
And it’s already on YouTube. Is it socially irresponsible? Judge for yourself.
I don’t get this reasoning at all. First, Chapelle says the white crew member was laughing “in such a way” that it made him uncomfortable. How do you discern a bigoted laugh from a non-bigoted laugh?
Second, he was telling JOKES written by a COMEDIAN for a SKETCH. And the gall of bystanders to laugh! Oh wait, it was a racist laugh. You know the ones.