Charlamagne Tha God has officially weighed in on Dave Chappelle's joke about Charlie Kirk, which began making the rounds on Monday. Chappelle was performing at Madison Square Garden, when he had some choice words for the late political commentator.
“Ever since that guy Charlie Kirk got murdered, and I shouldn’t say this publicly but…. I feel better," Chappelle said before adding, “I’m sure Charlie Kirk is looking up at us right now laughing so hard he can’t breathe.”
The joke was a reference to what Tony Hinchcliffe had to say about George Floyd during the Kevin Hart roast. Regardless, Chappelle has been receiving criticism from Conservative corners of the internet.
Over on The Breakfast Club, Charlamagne expressed how the jokes made him uncomfortable, and that sometimes, you just need to leave these kinds of things alone.
Charlamagne Tha God Responds to Dave Chappelle
“I don’t find the humor in people getting clapped," Charlamagne said. "Any of us can be shot, and I don’t want anybody getting shot because somebody disagrees with their opinion. So yeah, you have the freedom to joke and talk about whatever you want to joke and talk about; but personally, I don’t want to deal with the energy of that. Like, I don’t wish stuff like that on my worst enemy.”
It was certainly a hard stance from Charlamagne, who otherwise is a huge fan of Dave Chappelle. In the same segment, the radio host revealed how he wishes he had attended the show.
There was also a conversation between Charlamagne, Jess Hilarious, and Loren LoRosa about how the fan was able to film the joke. Upon entry, fans were told to put away their phones. Clearly, some were able to get around this.
