Throughout a Friday efficiency on his “From Scratch” tour, comic John Mulaney stunned his viewers — and drew criticism from some followers — when Dave Chappelle appeared because the opener and informed transphobic jokes.
Chappelle’s opening set occurred throughout a present at Ohio State College’s Worth Metropolis Area in Columbus, Ohio. Though there isn’t any footage from the occasion, as attendees had been required to lock their telephones up beforehand, a number of viewers members took to social media afterwards to criticize the present. In response to attendees, Chappelle appeared as a shock opener, and informed jokes focusing on the transgender neighborhood. Mulaney reportedly got here onstage and hugged Chappelle at the conclusion of the opening set. Some followers within the crowd expressed their disappointment after the present on Twitter:
my favourite a part of tonight was when dave chappelle ambushed us at the john mulaney present, informed a bunch of transphobic jokes, a large stadium of individuals laughed, after which john mulaney hugged him at the tip
— rylan ☻ (@testosteronejew) May 21, 2022
y’all ever hear ~12,000 individuals giggle at a transphobic joke, whilst you’re a trans individual within the viewers who didn’t know the transphobic comic would make a shock look at the John Mulaney present? yeah. wasn’t enjoyable. fuck you D.C.
— rae (spookiest model) (@raegan_givant) May 21, 2022
okay so inform me why I simply went to the John Mulaney present and Dave Chappelle was a shock opener and made not solely a transphobic joke however a homophobic one
— maddie (@boobeoisie) May 21, 2022
Jokes concerning the transgender neighborhood have been a latest cornerstone of Chappelle’s stand-up. The comic first drew controversy for anti-trans jokes in Netflix specials equivalent to 2019’s “Sticks and Stones” and the 2021 particular “The Nearer.” “The Nearer,” specifically, confronted blowback from teams equivalent to GLAAD and the Nationwide Black Justice Coalition for derogatory jokes Chappelle made about trans girls, in addition to prolonged bits the place he defended earlier anti-trans statements from rapper DaBaby and “Harry Potter” writer J.Ok. Rowling. Earlier this month, after being tackled whereas performing at a Netflix is a Joke occasion, Chappelle drew additional controversy when he joked that the assailant was a trans man.
Chappelle’s controversial and derogatory statements stand in distinction to Mulaney’s largely uncontroversial materials. In his standup, Mulaney tends to steer clear of political or social points, focusing his consideration on self-deprecating humor, anecdotes about his private life and his struggles with alcoholism and dependancy.
After Mulaney started trending on Twitter the following day because of the shock Chappelle set, comedians began to react in flip.
I pledge no anti trans weirdo shock friends on my summer time tour.
— Tim Heidecker (@timheidecker) May 21, 2022
dave chappelle wont be dropping in on my exhibits, if that’s what was stopping you from shopping for tickets.
— Kyle Kinane (Charlotte NC 6/2-4) (@kylekinane) May 21, 2022
Representatives of Mulaney and Chapelle didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark.
