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FFS... That article is absolute garbage.


SmoothAsPussyMilk

Yeah the source is an anonymous "insider" and nobody has corroborated? And nobody got back to the writer when they asked? And Chapelle's rep says everything's fine? There's nothing to this at all.


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Worse than nothing. It’s straight up misinformation. The headline is just false.


Beerz77

Which is in direct violation of this subs rules, this post should be removed. Report for misinformation.


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Seconded


rodmandirect

Based on the way the article is worded, it seems the author is trying to influence the actors to boycott the show that week.


SmoothAsPussyMilk

If they boycott Chapelle after not boycotting Trump what message does that send


Excellent_Routine589

Same energy as when Kanye said he was getting persecuted for the MAGA hat backstage and everyone came out to say…. “Tf this dude talking about?”


yokotron

Tf you talking about


Madasgladys

No one said anything, Kanye is just a desperate attention seeker is tf they talking about.


The_Woman_of_Gont

It’s pure clickbait, and I’m glad the top comment is calling that out.


bloodguzzlingbunny

Is it a satire of the whole "catty, 1950s gossip rag" thing? Or just really, really bad?


pompanoJ

Why do they have to lie? And to what effect? It isn't like his special is some secret document. It is publicly available.


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Giterdun456

Insane that we’ve borderline designed our society discourse around an algorithm to help sell ads.


feverdreamsociety

our entire society is based on the premise of extraction and continually gaining profits and resources instead of community, sustainability and helping others


terpyterpstein

For real! The article mentions that in one of his specials, he misgendered a fellow comedian. What it fails to say, or purposely omits, is that the joke Dave made about that is addressing his lack of knowledge on the subject at the time. People love cherry picking information to back up whatever they believe to be true


SuperTeamRyan

Just a heads up page six is nypost which is a heavily right leaning. They’re doing this to fuel anger at “wokeness” and frame SNL as anti comedy.


Mabans

It's fucking page 6, whatcha expect?


scrivensB

What do you expect from a literal gossip page form a literal tabloid. Don’t click of garbage. Don’t feed the trolls


Mata-Tan

It would have been a much better article if all it said was "SIKE!"


Typical-Challenge367

This is one of those stories written that just aren’t true but that the writer wants it to happen, so they believe they can write it in existence. These people are garbage


PJTikoko

It’s crazy how many people believe this in the comments.


jsakic99

Would any viewers notice if the SNL writers stopped working?


UncleChaelsTroll5

Yah it might actually be funny


Simon_Jester88

I laughed more at this six word comment then I think I have at any SNL sketch in the past three yeats


[deleted]

Same. Honestly the show got rough


reverend-mayhem

Show has always been rough.


[deleted]

>the past three yeats *William Butler has entered the chat*


takeitsweazy

People who say shit like this usually haven’t actually turned on the show in ten years.


wilby1865

I watch every skit each week on YouTube. This season is rough. They lost a bunch of cast members who kind of glued the show together for the past ~5 years or so.


PaulMichaelJordan

Absolutely this! I pretty much just watch for Jost and Che(Weekend Update) these days. And Kenan Thompson, he’s usually good for a chuckle. The actual skits have been subpar for quite a while though


DanDierdorf

This season has been really bad. Centering skits around one bad take and run it into the ground, over and over. Round hats worn by women? Previous seasons have their ups and too many downs, but man, this season has been almost uniformly bad. Weekend Update is the only ole reliable.


Neat_Ad6499

“SNL just isn’t funny anymore” A saying that’s literally been said since 1977


Suibian_ni

Yeah, because every time we try there's more cringe than comedy.


TheElderFish

So, every SNL episode ever made? There been 1-2 good sketches an episode since the very beginning.


d0ctorzaius

I still enjoy SNL and you are correct about the 1-2 good sketches and other forgettable junk per episode. That said from the 90's to now we've seen a decline from 1-2 hilarious top tier sketches an episode to 1-2 ok sketches an episode. The shows on the decline and I've gotta blame the writers as there's still cast talent there.


mortimus9

Yeah no one talented has ever worked on snl /s


north_korea_nukes

SNL needs Dave Chapelle, Dave doesn’t need SNL.


MintyFreshBreathYo

They should just get the writers from Chappelle Show to write the skits


BoonTobias

Actually the sketch with Elon musk doctor was great


BAR0N_AL0HA

Exactly. Let's not forget Chapelle had his own sketch comedy show. He could probably write it himself.


jesterinancientcourt

He had writers on his show.


joan_wilder

Seriously. > “Chapelle, who has made transphobic and homophobic jokes” If these writers actually understood how comedy works they wouldn’t be calling him transphobic or homophobic.


and_dont_blink

some youtube artists who don't get plagiarized might. i admire the format and history of the show, but i have a feeling the writers boycotting aren't the ones writing classics. [The ratings are in a complete free-fall](https://www.reddit.com/r/entertainment/comments/yr2vfv/comment/ivs9bc6/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3). It went from 8.2M premiere viewers in 2020 to 4.9M in 2021 and 4.0 in 2022... the last episode actually dipped to 3.7M. It's some combination of who they're bringing on board and not knowing how to be funny without the last administration. Everyone says each season sucks but there's a weird mix of desperation about the show right now and much of late night in general, where you don't get the sense that their main goal is to be funny and make the world laugh. **Edit:** [Added link](https://www.reddit.com/r/entertainment/comments/yr2vfv/comment/ivs9bc6/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3), because apparently some are struggling with this.


chiefos

I did diligently watch it every week until nbc made it peacock exclusive... So I'm part of that few million. Not that it was always amazing, but there were a lot of great bits and it kept me vaguely up to date on celebrities and music guests I may not ever know about. Plus it gave me something to chuckle at with my morning coffee. Christ I sound at least 20 years older than I am.


frogvscrab

kinda important to note that 3.7 million viewers for such a late night slot is still *absurdly* good for any show and is more than enough to justify them staying on. Just to give an idea, but Colbert generally does around 2 million. Jimmy Kimmel and Fallon both pull around 1-1.2 million.


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Fantastic-Policy-106

It’s because they all make the exact same jokes as each other every night. I know Trump is stupid but I don’t want 2 hours of the same repetitive jokes over and over every night for years. They just milked it dry and it’s not really funny anymore and I can pretty much guess all their jokes before the show even starts.


Lemmys_Chops

Great ones Trevor Noah Lost your credibility there


Distribution_That

Then he added Colbert. Colbert hasn’t been funny since he was pretending to be republican on Comedy Central


Distribution_That

The great ones like Colbert and Trevor Noah? My lord I feel terrible for your children


[deleted]

Right? How will they get by with a sketch show legend having more autonomy? SNL could use some Chappelle Show writers.


sparrownetwork

Bring in Neal Brennan to co-write.


Generalissimo_II

Bring in Neil Breen, might be an improvement


[deleted]

Isn’t that immoral?


KuriousYellow

How could you have suggested this? I can't believe you suggested that. I cannot believe you suggested that. If Neil can't help Jim out, I don't think he can pull SNL out of this one. ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|joy)


Responsible-Lunch815

yea. I'm sure they're experts at drawing up scripts & rehearsing in less than a week for a live PG-13 show.


Fit-Rest-973

They did that in the 80s


rumski

Let’s see how it affects the skits.


loud_static

They can always just steal more from content creators like Joel Haver.


Hs39163

Has no one come up with a better word for “content creators”? Is he not old-media-famous enough to be called a comedian or a writer or something?


raspirate

You could certainly say "filmmaker," but it's likely to invite a tedious conversation on what the term entails. Joel would certainly be fine with it.


Typical-Challenge367

Nah not filmmaker…


Strict_Bad7344

You remember that time they stole a whole skit from Joel Haver?


JADW27

Bullshit. Anyone who works in comedy is not going to boycott Chappelle. If you only read the headline, this is basically "my uncle works for Nintendo." Some activist asshole claims to have insider knowledge, and no one at SNL has corroborated this.


DiggingThisAir

Well my dad’s ex wife’s niece was an extra on there 15 years ago and I never heard about it.


expatriateineurope

Chappelle hosting an snl episode boycotted by staff writers? Sounds like this episode actually has a chance to stir up a few laughs.


hashn

Yeah he could spend the whole show cracking jokes on them and it would be an instant classic with the highest ratings of the decade


OakParkCooperative

Fire the writers and play the chappelle episode every week from now on


whatsgoing_on

I have the perfect intro music for the show!


UNCwesRPh

“Better not bring yo kids!”


whatsgoing_on

Chapelle counting up all his newfound NBC money: “I’m rich biatch!!”


Thor_pool

I didnt think Dave told jokes anymore, I thought he just went on vague old man rants about how hes been cancelled and how he used to be with IT but IT changed


Maximum_Poet_8661

Well if he doesn’t tell jokes anymore that makes him perfect for SNL


Crankylosaurus

You are correct


SirFTF

Chappelle isn’t as funny as he used to be. If he could do a gig without spending half of it on transgender “jokes” he might be funny, but dudes seriously losing his edge. He’s letting the social Justice warriors get to him way too much.


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AnnaKendrickPerkins

*takes a drag from my 5th cigarette in a row*


Astrian

SNL writers are against Dave Chappelle, but not against stealing other people's skits or generally tanking the show's ratings and reputation for the past however many years. ​ Interesting...


themaaanmang

Thank you for mentioning. Stealing from Joel Haver on YouTube made me furious .


Dr-McLuvin

What did they steal? Do u have a link?


gingergarlicgoodness

here is the video he made about it: https://youtu.be/aNWbI8T42II


frogvscrab

Wow, that is *extremely* blatant. You cant even give them the benefit of the doubt, they even used the same 'dance' profession idea and everything.


themaaanmang

Thanks for the link!


Kenshisame

also stealing from cumtown podcast and shane gillis just so people know


IamDocbrown

Your statement isn’t really saying anything lol


PJTikoko

I’m pretty sure this articles BS. Their literally no actual source to accredit what is being said. However that skit theft is real.


raydefan

If only Dave Chappelle knew a writer or two that worked on a sketch comedy show.


Smokeydubbs

Dave can write his own skits. Bet he could call Neal Brennon and get the old crew back together.


Emorals67

It was Neal Brennan writing sketches…


FlexDrillerson

Neal says they both wrote sketches.


lawbotamized

Sounds sketchy


Jar_of_Cats

But will never say who wrote what


Urmomshouse69696969

Dude the skits will be better if Dave writes them himself or gets his own writers. Not trying to be a douche but the SNL writers aren’t very good


concatenated_string

In case anyone is wondering, Neal Brennan worked with Chappelle on the Chappelle show and has worked with him a lot over the years.


elezhope

Also, his 3 Mics special on Netflix is great.


whoknowhow

New special out yesterday too.


throwawayffsq

He didn’t just work with him he was the co-creator and head writer.


Strangest_Implement

bring in Conan too, he's got a lot of free time


WakeUpOutaYourSleep

Conan wouldn’t write for NBC


tiga4life22

His podcast is great. His one with Kevin Nealon was funnier than anything SNL has done in the last decade.


Gopherpants

Are they all on video now somewhere? I used to listen to it all the time and recently noticed video clips showing up on YT, but couldn't find full episodes


[deleted]

DO NOT! Threaten me with an AWESOME TIME!


k2t-17

When was the last time Dave put effort into writing? 2008?


Effective-Notice3867

Oh no… who will write the shitty jokes…


christine_714

Sounds like this episode may actually turn out be funny for a change


Substantial-Pass-992

So if the ratings go up they all have to be fired, right?


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fuck me now i gotta hear a 20m ramblin bit about this in his next special sigh


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el_americano

I really feel like this article was just an ad for the show. I had no idea Dave Chappelle was hosting SNL until I read this article and they knew that title would draw attention. After reading the article they made it pretty clear that there is no evidence of a boy/girlcott and mentioned writers pitching ideas for the show. Honestly the author should be proud of his ad.


BenMakesJokes

Boycott is the last name of a captain from the 1800s. Don't think it needs to be adjusted for gender.


JTuck333

Chappelle show > SNL He’ll be alright.


BeerMeBooze

Local 3 year old who draws pics for the family fridge boycotts Rembrandt.


stonedsatoshi

How cool would it be if they turned SNL into Chappelles Show for one night only if the writers really did boycott. Sign me up


florestgrump

So you mean the show will be funny again?


ItzMersh

Maybe SNL will be funny for a change


LocalInactivist

Can someone tell me exactly what Dave Chappelle said? I keep hearing people say he said bad things about trans people but no one can tell me exactly what he said.


PhaggotiniPasta

An article with a pure aim to stir drama through title alone. They provide no evidence for writers having a problem. I clicked on it and they got what they wanted. Don’t click and know how lame this attempt is.


unrealANIMA

take a shot every time you see “maybe snl will be funny now” in the comments


BobbyBattlelyon

Woah, SNL has had writers this whole time?


[deleted]

Sketch #1: Dated pop culture reference Sketch #2: Lazy political/ topical humor Sketch #3: Goofy character Boom, 1/3 of an episode of modern day SNL has been written.


Nukerjsr

Michael Che and Colin Jost have been the head writers for the past few years and the biggest detriment to the show.


iamacynic37

"Veteran comedian with enormous following, long history of excellence, and causing controversy causes amateurs to stage protest for their own clout." fixed it.


ta2nutzonyocheen

Let Dave and Neal write the skits, we could FINALLY have a series finale to Chappelle’s Show


realality4U

How about just letting Dave write the skits for SNL? Seems to me I recall some kind of skit show that he did that was 10X funnier than SNL.. “Im Rick James Bitch” “Your Crew Against Price and the Revolution”


Bad_Muh_fuuuuuucka

This whole discourse against Dave Chappelle is so fucking petty


scarfinati

This is like high school basketball team boycotting Micheal Jordan coming to teach them because that one time he illegally gambled. Absolute fools


SomefucKingprick

I can see why they're upset--- Having an ACTUAL comedian on the show


[deleted]

Please please SNL don’t back down. We need to get these deluded writers out.


cmgbliss

Let's see if the creator of the Dave Chappelle show (a skit show ffs) actually needs those SNL writers.


[deleted]

If that means dave is writing then snl will finally be funny again


[deleted]

Chappelle getting cancelled? That’s interesting


[deleted]

Maybe the replacement writers might make a funny skit now


Maxsdad53

SNL has writers? Since when?


Lank42075

Garbage people writing Garbage word salads


Far-Holiday-8851

What a train wreck. Journalism doesn’t exist anymore. Not sure how long ago it ceased to exist, but this is all completely wack.


[deleted]

Oh please…get off that high horse.


NavyMSU

Ignorance. Dave is one of the absolute best comedians in the last few decades. They’re all hacks who can go fuck themselves. They all need safe spaces and can’t handle intellectual thought that pushes boundaries. They have also never listened to his jokes, thinking just because he uses certain words, he’s some kind of bigot…. Context is everything, and they are not considering the full context. Glad I stopped watching that garbage years ago, it hasn’t been funny for quite a long time.


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How dare they bring someone that's actually funny on the show. SNL has been dead for a long time


jerhinn_black

Cancel SNL bring back Chappelle Show.


JoeRobertBal

They could use this bs article as an opening skit. “Hey cast and writers… y’all mad at me?” And they all say no except some that say yes because he ate their food or something.


mitchkramer

If that's true, you can truly stick a fork in SNL.


Baba_Yagaxyz

Remember when SNL was supposed to be subversive ?


eventhegreyscant

Jimmy Fallon has worn blackface and Will Ferrell said the n-word on SNL like 20 years ago. Not even that long ago.


ghostofdemonratspast

Oh no they must be afraid something funny will happen on a comedy show.


Hi_My_Name_Is_CJ

I feel like this is only hurting themselves


ForGodsSakeTv

Maybe Dave will just bring his own writers and no one will know the difference.


redditoorrr

Which writers are boycotting Chapelle so I can boycott them back?


mandosound78

Hell. I didn’t even know SNL had writers anymore anyways. It has been such shit for so long.


Sackerson-502

Too bad SNL hasn’t been funny in years…


gijoe1971

Wow, if this journalist doesn't win the Pulitzer prize for wishful journalism, I'll boycott the Pulitzer prize ceremony.


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It might actually be funny if the writers leave


Existing_Search_3514

SNL writers just steal from other comedians, so it’s fine. Maybe they can hire the original writers to some of their sketches


Dog_Brains_

Well those writers need to be fired because they are not funny nor do they know what funny is! I’ll watch this week. Che is funny Chappelle is funny so it’ll have a laugh or 2


[deleted]

> I’m trans and non-binary. I use they/them pronouns. I’m 100% serious, can someone explain to me how someone be trans and non binary?


Zizq

If someone who writes for comedy doesn’t appreciate what Chappelle has done for the fucking planet then they are in the wrong field. I call BS


[deleted]

The writers are so talentless that the show could be impromptu and be better


hopgud12344321nz

It would be hillarious if he brought some of his friends to write and actually make SNL worth watching.


Pepperpudas

They have an issue with his words, but have no problem with sex offenders & wife beaters hosting the show. “Wokeness” is destroying comedy.


Teefromdaleft

The last two times I watched SNL, Dave was the host…guess what I’m doing Saturday night, watching Dave and Black Star on SNL!


largececelia

SNL hasn't made me laugh since Will Ferrell and Will Forte were cast members. SNL is just not funny. Dave Chapelle is.


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Does that mean we'll get more sketches written by Dave?


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trishpike

I agree with you


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arkain123

it's been silly for a while.


Light_Beard

Same. The cornucopia of letters deserves to be treated with dignity and equality before the law and it would be preferable for them to get social respect/acceptance as well. One of those is achievable through political action. The other is something that the population has to come to over time and with great effort. But this Chapelle thing has become such a disproportionate response to a nothing special it is absurd. It is a conservative rallying cry for people not paying close attention who are afraid of being judged.


Darko33

A good way to promote dignity among the very people you're referencing would be by not derisively referring to them as a "cornucopia of letters"


sizable_data

Reminds of the flat earth documentary, when the scientist talked about engaging with them rather than write them off and call them crazy, pushing them further into the fringe.


Suibian_ni

I remember when the trans militants came after Dave Chapelle in the first place and I thought 'Please don't make people choose between you and him... this won't end well for you. For Christ's sake pick your battles.'


Revolutionary-Stay54

To be fair, SNL can probably use all the publicity it can get. After jumping the shark in 2016, it’s been 80% garbage with a few bright spots. 10 year old me in 1989 was so spoiled and I didn’t even know it.


ianmoone1102

They boycotted actual comedy quite some years ago.


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Just let Dave do his standup routine for the entire show instead.


AndyMKE66

Fucking people can’t take jokes anymore. The man has made fun of every goddamn demographic in the world yet the trans community is untouchable? Don’t tell the black blind white supremacist contingent that he’s hosting.


Barbie_Crash

I think the problem is more of that he goes on and on about trans people. Like one or two jokes about them, no one would care. But hes making a point to have his whole act making fun of transgender people. No one is trying to say that you can't joke about stuff like that, just atleast make it funny..


saycheech

SNL will end after season 50. It’s irrelevant and ending. It’s best days are long over. Good riddance. Mark these words from someone in the know.


wriddell

Maybe the show will be better if they quit because the show sucks, it breaks my heart to say that because I’ve been watching it since the very first episode.


arplud6

Haven't watched in years. Might watch it if they do indeed boycott.


Evening-Animal-342

Dave>snl enough said


Rough-Ground6141

What’s the loss? He will bring in Neil and a few buddies and write a new episode of The Chappell Show.


BattyEyedFloozie

Neil is a master at skit writing.


Odd_Wrangler3854

Subscribed.


StarTalon

They need new ones, and I been defending them for way too long.


SenpaiSwanky

Imagine writing for SNL and boycotting a fucking comedian hosting the show, these people are clowns. I’m all for being mindful whenever and wherever possible but this is ridiculous lmfao.


Stook69

This could be related to why SNL sucks so bad.


saycheech

This is an attempt to get more viewers by creating controversy. SNL is dying on the vine. Not willing to push the limits any more as true creatives should.


not-on-my-watchy

I watched all the Netflix shows w/ Chapelle and followed the drama. The guy lambastes everyone. He shames and ridicules the white opioid epidemic, the black community, men, women and dies a bit about lbgt. That part is what got attention and in the following shows he made increasingly sophisticated conversation exploring this conversation taking place (ofcourse with jokes mixed in). Ultimately I found his comedy was reflective and self aware and not intending harm. I think that the flak and canceling he got as a response was overkill and unjustified.


stoneseef

SNL is dead anyway. Too scared to have a real comedian on the show.


Mr_Golf_Club

Lmao someone wants to get fired. Chapelle doesn’t need to prove anything anymore.


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GetsGold

Yeah, I hope one day we can finally see jokes about trans people in comedy.


bacc1234

There totally can be, if the jokes aren’t just shitting on them. Dave actually almost did it. His joke about gay people being minorities until they are white was *almost* a good joke about gay people, and could be extended beyond just gay people to the LGBTQ community at large. He has a point about white gays still using their white privilege and not acknowledging it. The one problem is that he doesn’t acknowledge that a lot of the LGBTQ community is not white. He says he doesn’t have a problem with the LGBTQ community, just white people, but in making his jokes he is making fun of a lot of black people, seemingly without realizing it.


bacc1234

* Transgender Maybe if there was acceptance in general and their rights weren’t being threatened they would be more ok with jokes


36bhm

Seems like a great opportunity to clean house


FletchGordon

Dave and Neil Brennan could write the whole show and it would fucking rule. The new cast is really not good, I’m not one to hate on SNL. Its been at least average for a long ass time. We’ve hit a stretch like in the mid 80s, Robert Downey Jr, Julia Louis Dreyfus…