Current Events > Dave Chappelle show moved from Minneapolis First Avenue venue after backlash

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TaylorHeinicke
07/20/22 7:01:27 PM
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https://www.fox9.com/news/dave-chappelle-show-moved-from-first-avenue-after-backlash

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (FOX 9) - First Avenue announced they were canceling the Dave Chappelle show and moving it to the Varsity Theater after facing backlash for booking the comedian.

Chappelle was scheduled to perform at First Avenue Wednesday at 8 p.m., but the venue released a statement just four hours before the show they canceled the event and changed venues.

The comedian previously faced scrutiny over jokes he made about the trans community in a Netflix special that critics say are transphobic.

First Avenues statement reads: "To staff, artists, and our community, we hear you, and we are sorry. We know we must hold ourselves to the highest standards, and we know we let you down. We are not just a black box with people in it, and we understand that First Ave is not just a room, but meaningful beyond our walls."

"The First Avenue team and you have worked hard to make our venues the safest spaces in the country, and we will continue with that mission."

"We believe in diverse voices and the freedom of artistic expression, but in honoring that, we lost sight of the impact this would have. We know there are some who would not agree with this decision; you are welcome to send feedback."

Chappelle had already booked four other shows at the Varsity Theater on Thursday and Friday.
https://twitter.com/FirstAvenue/status/1549866287572160512

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refmon
07/20/22 7:02:59 PM
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He's become a transphobic Icon

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gunplagirl
07/20/22 7:04:37 PM
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Fuck Dave Chappelle

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DespondentDeity
07/20/22 7:05:41 PM
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voldothegr8
07/20/22 7:08:08 PM
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I'm sure the Varsity Theater loved taking the money

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TheGoldenEel
07/20/22 7:09:59 PM
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gunplagirl posted...
Fuck Dave Chappelle
This and also cool of First Avenue to listen to their community

shame its just being moved somewhere else tho

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Priere
07/20/22 7:10:52 PM
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Sounds like everyone wins.

He still gets a venue and the tickets got sold.

The first place gets to look like they care.

The complainers got their wish to get the show taken from that venue


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TheGoldenEel
07/20/22 7:13:14 PM
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I will say tho its pretty dope that Chappelles not welcome to perform there. Its not the type of venue he would normally perform at and he likely only wanted to because of its history (being featured in Purple Rain, etc)

its like a personal slap in the face to him

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DipDipDiver
07/20/22 7:18:09 PM
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Oh well
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BoogerKing
07/20/22 7:19:49 PM
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Yep
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gunplagirl
07/20/22 7:21:53 PM
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TheGoldenEel posted...
I will say tho its pretty dope that Chappelles not welcome to perform there. Its not the type of venue he would normally perform at and he likely only wanted to because of its history (being featured in Purple Rain, etc)

its like a personal slap in the face to him
Oh heck yeah, that's true. And as we all know, his ego is way overinflated.

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Stewman_Magoo
07/20/22 7:36:09 PM
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Dave Chappelle CANCELLED

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CasualGuy
07/20/22 7:40:45 PM
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Why the hate?

Is he really going in on the trans jokes any harder than he did women jokes in the 2000s?

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TeaMilk
07/20/22 7:43:22 PM
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Oh yeah I actually saw tim heidecker tweet about protests for this (he's doing a show nearby the same night I think). Cool they listened to protesters

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Sayoria
07/20/22 7:51:49 PM
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He likely don't care. The money rednecks are giving him instead of using on their moonshine is gonna pay for him to get an even bigger place.

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TheGoldenEel
07/20/22 7:56:41 PM
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Sayoria posted...
He likely don't care. The money rednecks are giving him instead of using on their moonshine is gonna pay for him to get an even bigger place.
To be clear: this is a way, way, smaller venue than Chappelle usually plays, with a capacity for seated shows of less than 1000

if he was performing there, it was because he wanted to perform there. Its one of the most famous venues in the country and them canceling his show definitely sends a message

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Background_Guy
07/20/22 7:59:19 PM
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Cool
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ShineboxPhil
07/20/22 7:59:30 PM
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Dave Chappelle did nothing wrong.

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Intro2Logic
07/20/22 8:04:45 PM
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Background_Guy posted...
Cool


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Sayoria
07/20/22 8:11:38 PM
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ShineboxPhil posted...
Dave Chappelle did nothing wrong.

Hey, I'll say that he can keep on sucking the money out of the Republicans all he wants. But blood will be on his hands.

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s0nicfan
07/20/22 8:15:29 PM
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I'm sure he'll make a joke about it while he's accepting his Emmy nomination.

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Background_Guy
07/20/22 8:16:50 PM
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s0nicfan posted...
I'm sure he'll make a joke about it while he's accepting his Emmy nomination.
That ain't how the Emmys work
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s0nicfan
07/20/22 8:18:01 PM
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Background_Guy posted...
That ain't how the Emmys work

The unwritten part of that sentence is if he wins. I didn't think I had to type that out.

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rideshort
07/20/22 8:19:47 PM
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In this day and age taking comedians too seriously.

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TheGoldenEel
07/20/22 10:24:13 PM
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TeaMilk posted...
Oh yeah I actually saw tim heidecker tweet about protests for this (he's doing a show nearby the same night I think). Cool they listened to protesters
What did he say, btw? I cant find the tweet

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Savoots
07/21/22 4:26:23 PM
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Sayoria posted...
Hey, I'll say that he can keep on sucking the money out of the Republicans all he wants. But blood will be on his hands.

This is the most out of touch shit I have see in days.

Get out of your own head.

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Hop103
07/21/22 4:29:26 PM
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First Avenue lost a lot of money, sucks to be them.

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TaylorHeinicke
07/21/22 6:33:00 PM
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https://markwalston.com/2012/03/18/george-carlin-utters-seven-words-and-is-arrested-for-public-obsenity/

50 years ago today.

Can't make this shit up

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Intro2Logic
07/23/22 10:25:00 AM
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https://twitter.com/RottenInDenmark/status/1550845037751189508

Ha ha ha

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FelineCyborg
07/23/22 10:28:36 AM
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The last time I enjoyed anything from Chapelle was when he was talking about working with norm mcdonald on that Netflix special. Even then something about him seemed super off compared to young Chapelle. His tone and speaking style, the pauses he made, maybe those clone conspiracys are true. Something about him now is just off and bad vibes

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GrandConjuraton
07/23/22 10:30:04 AM
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Intro2Logic posted...
https://twitter.com/RottenInDenmark/status/1550845037751189508

Ha ha ha
He really doesn't know when to stop, huh?

Despicable.

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gunplagirl
07/23/22 10:32:27 AM
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Intro2Logic posted...
https://twitter.com/RottenInDenmark/status/1550845037751189508

Ha ha ha
And bigots will continue to defend him precisely because Dave IS a transphobe. And homophobe in general, it seems.

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gunplagirl
07/23/22 10:37:05 AM
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FelineCyborg posted...
The last time I enjoyed anything from Chapelle was when he was talking about working with norm mcdonald on that Netflix special. Even then something about him seemed super off compared to young Chapelle. His tone and speaking style, the pauses he made, maybe those clone conspiracys are true. Something about him now is just off and bad vibes
Guy becomes rich and turns into a conservative douchebag. Nothing surprising about that.

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FelineCyborg
07/23/22 10:38:53 AM
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gunplagirl posted...
And bigots will continue to defend him precisely because Dave IS a transphobe. And homophobe in general, it seems.

He thinks he's the victim , that's how he justifies it. He lays down his entire thought process in his specials it's basically "I'm black and were the only ones in town who have been victimized so fuck all trans people because some trans people are white and they have it good enough"

Same thought process the "poor whites" go through that he loves to rip into as well

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GrandConjuraton
07/23/22 10:41:43 AM
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gunplagirl posted...
And bigots will continue to defend him precisely because Dave IS a transphobe. And homophobe in general, it seems.
"It's just a joke, guys! You hate comedy!"

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gunplagirl
07/23/22 10:43:14 AM
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GrandConjuraton posted...
"It's just a joke, guys! You hate comedy!"
Oh, you forgot this gem: "You clearly never listened to his jokes which I also can't name any of because I never watched it either, I just want to hear the sound of my own voice!"

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FelineCyborg
07/23/22 10:44:37 AM
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gunplagirl posted...
Oh, you forgot this gem: "You clearly never listened to his jokes which I also can't name any of because I never watched it either, I just want to hear the sound of my own voice!"

Also don't forget "you laughed at his jokes about black people so that makes YOU the bigot!"

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sevihaimerej
07/23/22 12:28:47 PM
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[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

Yes, thing is cancelling people with gargantuan followings only makes them more powerful (as well as creating/strengthening resistance to the perspective from which the cancellation originates). Cancellation only works on regular people, not celebrities

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Jagr_68
07/23/22 12:41:49 PM
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Hop103 posted...
First Avenue lost a lot of money, sucks to be them.

Standing up for your principles is far more valuable than money. They lost nothing.

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voldothegr8
07/23/22 1:05:04 PM
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Jagr_68 posted...


Standing up for your principles is far more valuable than money. They lost nothing.

If they were standing up for principles they wouldn't have booked him in the first place. They were forced to cancel because the staff staged a walkout then put out a save face message. They wanted that money.

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Southernfatman
07/23/22 1:06:38 PM
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TaylorHeinicke posted...
https://markwalston.com/2012/03/18/george-carlin-utters-seven-words-and-is-arrested-for-public-obsenity/

50 years ago today.

Can't make this shit up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8yV8xUorQ8

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sevihaimerej
07/23/22 1:17:42 PM
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Southernfatman posted...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8yV8xUorQ8
https://youtu.be/7EMiSsxpP0E

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HovaRex
07/23/22 1:23:05 PM
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Jagr_68 posted...
Standing up for your principles is far more valuable than money. They lost nothing.

Nah they definitely took the L. Comics tend to have a tight knit community. Others will refuse to perform at this club because of this stance.

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Jagr_68
07/23/22 1:50:46 PM
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HovaRex posted...
Nah they definitely took the L. Comics tend to have a tight knit community. Others will refuse to perform at this club because of this stance.

There goes the Rogan and well....uhhh...the Rogan money.

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The_Wheelman1
07/23/22 1:53:51 PM
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[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

Nah. The show isn't canceled just relocated.

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runewalshPSiv
07/23/22 2:36:06 PM
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CasualGuy posted...
Why the hate?

Is he really going in on the trans jokes any harder than he did women jokes in the 2000s?

Because people today have skin so thin that a strong breeze would rip them apart.

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