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Jerry Seinfeld is talking out about Dave Chappelle’s opening monologue on Saturday Night Live.
The 68-year-old comic — who’s Jewish — addressed Chappelle’s comedy routine which centered round Kanye West’s latest antisemitic feedback.
“I did think the comedy was well-executed,” he advised The Hollywood Reporter. “But I think the subject matter calls for a conversation that I don’t think I’d want to have in this venue.”
The Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee star reiterated his level when requested if the monologue made him “uncomfortable.”
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“It provokes a conversation which hopefully is productive,” he added.
Seinfeld additionally famous that he does not think about Chapelle, 49, to be a expensive pal, saying, “I don’t have a close relationship with him. We’re friends and it’s not a close relationship.”
On Saturday, Chappelle opened SNL by unfolding a paper notice and declaring, “I denounce antisemitism in all its forms. And I stand with my friends in the Jewish community. And that, Kanye, is how you buy yourself some time.”
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Chappelle then famous that he’ll usually contact West, 45, when the rapper finds himself surrounded by controversy, although this time he opted to not. Last month, West shared in now-deleted social media posts that he wished to go “death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE,” earlier than occurring a string of podcast and tv appearances the place he continued to share antisemitic rhetoric.
Chappelle stated that there are “two words in the English language that you should never say together in sequence: ‘The’ and ‘Jews.'”
“I’ve been to Hollywood and — no one get mad at me — I’m just telling you what I saw,” he stated. “It’s a lot of Jews. Like a lot. But that doesn’t mean anything! You know what I mean? Because there are a lot of Black people in Ferguson, Missouri, it doesn’t mean we run the place.”
Chappelle additionally stated that a “delusion that Jews run show business” is “not a crazy thing to think,” however “it’s a crazy thing to say out loud.”
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“It shouldn’t be this scary to talk about anything,” Chappelle stated. “It’s making my job incredibly difficult. And to be honest with you, I’m sick of talking to a crowd like this. I love you to death and I thank you for your support. And I hope they don’t take anything away from me… whoever they are.”
The monologue has since been criticized for perpetuating antisemitism by the nationwide director of the Anti-Defamation League.
Jonathan Greenblatt, the pinnacle of the Jewish civil rights group, shared his ideas concerning the monologue through social media on Sunday.
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“We should not anticipate @DaveChappelle to function society’s ethical compass, however disturbing to see @nbcsnl not simply normalize however popularize #antisemitism,” he wrote. “Why are Jewish sensitivities denied or diminished at almost every turn? Why does our trauma trigger applause?”
Others joined in to specific concern and share their evaluation of Chappelle’s monologue. Influencer Rabbi Josh Yuter wrote that “the key point” of the monologue was that “there are double standards regarding who can say what about whom.”
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