“I feel better.”
That’s what Dave Chappelle told a sold-out Madison Square Garden crowd about Charlie Kirk’s murder, in a fan-shot clip from his “Karmageddon” tour that spread on X this weekend. On the clip he says: “Ever since that guy Charlie Kirk got murdered, and I shouldn’t say this publicly, but I feel better.” He added: “I didn’t ask to feel this way.”
The backlash was fast. Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, posted on X, without naming Chappelle: “Political violence must never be something this country tolerates, excuses, or celebrates.” Elon Musk wrote: “Shame, shame, shame on Chappelle.” Piers Morgan, Benny Johnson and Meghan McCain also condemned it, and critics noted Kirk publicly backed Chappelle after he was attacked on stage in 2022. Others online cast it as a free-speech test for comedy. Chappelle’s reps have not responded to requests for comment, and the clip may not show his full routine.
Dark comedy, or over the line? Where should a comedian stop?
#Shorts #Metravuno #DaveChappelle #CharlieKirk #FreeSpeech #ErikaKirk
Sources:
https://www.tmz.com/2026/11/08/dave-chappelle-says-he-feels-better-after-charlie-kirk-death/
https://www.foxnews.com/media/social-media-horrified-dave-chappelles-sick-joke-about-charlie-kirks-murder
https://www.newsweek.com/entertainment/dave-chappelles-biggest-controversies-amid-charlie-kirk-backlash-12685577
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/dave-chappelle-charlie-kirk-joke-090341989.html
https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/markelibert/dave-chappelle-charlie-kirk-msg-joke-backlash
Photos: Dave Chappelle by John Bauld (CC BY 2.0); Erika Kirk by Gage Skidmore (CC BY-SA 4.0); Elon Musk by U.S. Air Force/Trevor Cokley (public domain); Charlie Kirk by Shoot for the Stars (CC BY-SA 4.0); Madison Square Garden by Ilovechoclate (CC BY-SA 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons. Original graphics and score.