Dave Chappelle on ‘SNL’ Attracts Criticism From Anti-Defamation League

Dave Chappelle has drawn new criticism, this time for his monologue on this week’s episode of “Saturday Evening Dwell,” as Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt argues that the comic’s efficiency did “not simply normalize however popularize antisemitism.”

In his stint as this week’s “Saturday Evening Dwell” host, Chappelle took the stage for a prolonged 15-minute monologue, cracking jokes about Kanye West’s latest antisemitic remarks and the rapper’s new wave of controversy and deserted enterprise partnerships.

“We shouldn’t count on Dave Chappelle to function society’s ethical compass, however disturbing to see [‘Saturday Night Live’] not simply normalize however popularize antisemitism,” Greenblatt wrote Sunday afternoon. “Why are Jewish sensitivities denied or diminished at nearly each flip? Why does our trauma set off applause?”

Notably, the Anti-Defamation League itself has not launched a press release concerning Chappelle’s “SNL” look. The group had beforehand printed statements concerning West’s antisemitic remarks, in addition to Brooklyn Nets participant Kyrie Irving’s choice to share an antisemitic movie to his social media followers.

“I’ve been to Hollywood and that is simply what I noticed: It’s a number of Jews, like a lot,” Chappelle joked at one level in his “SNL” monologue. “However that doesn’t imply something. There’s a number of Black folks in Ferguson, Mo., however that doesn’t imply we run the place.”

Saturday marked Chappelle’s third time internet hosting “Saturday Evening Dwell;” every flip has come throughout the identical week as a contentious nationwide election, starting in 2016 within the days after Donald Trump was elected President.

Chappelle has remained a topic of controversy for statements which were interpreted as being dangerous to the transgender neighborhood. His Netflix particular, “The Nearer,” prompted walkouts amongst LGBTQ+ people and allies employed on the streamer after chief content material officer Ted Sarandos defended the comic’s phrases as creative expression, supporting his “artistic freedom.” Chappelle didn’t contact on that scenario throughout his “SNL” monologue.