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superman_2000
07/25/23 12:54:25 PM
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I've always found him overrated (even during The Chappelle Show), but he has some good stuff.

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VeggetaX
07/25/23 12:54:53 PM
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This is lazy trolling

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superman_2000
07/25/23 12:56:13 PM
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VeggetaX posted...
This is lazy trolling

Uh, no it isn't? I just had an argument with a friend who swears DC is the greatest comedian of all time. I vehemently disagreed, and he said I'd be hard-pressed to find people who felt the same way. I'm genuinely curious. Also, why would this be a controversial question anyway?

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ironman2009
07/25/23 12:56:43 PM
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He's pretty funny

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Karovorak
07/25/23 12:57:06 PM
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superman_2000 posted...
why would this be a controversial question anyway?

VeggetaX posted...
This is lazy trolling

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AshyLarry
07/25/23 12:57:13 PM
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I thought he was really funny at one point in my life, but he's lost it. I have been disappointed in a lot of people since the pandemic.
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superman_2000
07/25/23 12:57:39 PM
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ironman2009 posted...
He's pretty funny

Do you have any personal recommendations? I know a lot of his stuff from the early 2000s is on YouTube

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ironman2009
07/25/23 12:58:19 PM
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No. Seen him live 4 times and enjoyed them all though.

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Lairen
07/25/23 12:58:49 PM
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Hes still very funny but hes way more story telling than jokes. Its not far from how he was but id rather silly skits like his show or funny stuff thats not making a political statement.

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KlRBEH
07/25/23 12:58:54 PM
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For What It's Worth and Killin Them Softly are 2 of the best stand up specials of all time
And Chappelle's Show is probably the best skit TV show by a comedian ever

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Kaldrenthebold
07/25/23 12:59:10 PM
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Hilarious

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GATTJT
07/25/23 1:00:09 PM
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I find him hilarious, but he's gone way past any reasonable doubt that he is bigoted against the transgender community so unfortunately, I can no longer support him.

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superman_2000
07/25/23 1:00:18 PM
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ironman2009 posted...
No. Seen him live 4 times and enjoyed them all though.

I feel like he's one of those comedians I'd have to find specific sets of to truly enjoy. I tried re-watching The Chappelle Show about a month ago, and found that the meh moments outweighed the stuff that made me bust a gut

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itcheyness
07/25/23 1:01:23 PM
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He was okay back in the day, but he's now gone full rich-old-man-yells-at-cloud and has become an unfunny asshole.

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superman_2000
07/25/23 1:01:27 PM
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KlRBEH posted...
For What It's Worth and Killin Them Softly are 2 of the best stand up specials of all time

I'll give a looksie to those


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cjsdowg
07/25/23 1:03:23 PM
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He was the GOAT, but he needs to give it a rest on the Trans stuff. It is more forced than funny.

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VeggetaX
07/25/23 1:04:09 PM
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Being purposely obtuse is also lazy trolling.

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Prestoff
07/25/23 1:04:10 PM
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https://youtu.be/xSLlZh9yelk

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superman_2000
07/25/23 1:04:32 PM
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itcheyness posted...
He was okay back in the day, but he's now gone full rich-old-man-yells-at-cloud and has become an unfunny asshole.

My friend sent me a video of one of his more recent sets, and I was just like...are deep, thoughtful monologues all he does now? lol I mean I did laugh a few times, but idk -- his style just feels sort of pretentious now

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superman_2000
07/25/23 1:04:59 PM
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VeggetaX posted...
Being purposely obtuse is also lazy trolling.

Either back up what you're saying or just admit you're making baseless assumptions.

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Lairen
07/25/23 1:05:55 PM
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superman_2000 posted...
deep, thoughtful monologues

#Currentdavechappelle

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Dakimakura
07/25/23 1:06:52 PM
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He is funny and incredibly out of touch.

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GATTJT
07/25/23 1:10:30 PM
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Dakimakura posted...
He is funny and incredibly out of touch.
That is probably the perfect way to put it. He brought Elon Musk onstage earlier this year, the old Dave wouldn't have done that shit. Old Dave would make current Dave a laughing stock.

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RchHomieQuanChi
07/25/23 1:10:59 PM
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Dave was one of my GOATs, but I don't like his face-heel turn

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superman_2000
07/25/23 1:12:52 PM
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GATTJT posted...
He brought Elon Musk onstage earlier this year

Yeah, that was odd and incredibly awkward. What were either of them expecting? From what I saw, Dave couldn't even joke his way out of the cringe

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CRON
07/25/23 1:13:14 PM
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Chappelle's Show is still one of the funniest sketch comedy shows I've ever seen and most of his standup is funny but I don't like how he rested on his laurels and relied too heavily on the whole "Am I transphobic or not? I might be! But I might not be!" gimmick.

I don't think his low-effort trans jokes are "violence" but I think they're tacky and unnecessary, and it disappoints me that he'd resort to them.

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VeggetaX
07/25/23 1:13:36 PM
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superman_2000 posted...
Either back up what you're saying or just admit you're making baseless assumptions.
Huh? I have no idea what you're saying.

lmao see I can do it too

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bigblu89
07/25/23 1:14:19 PM
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He was funnier when he pretended to be a poor, black man so he can make fun of poor black people and white folk could laugh along and make him rich.

But now that he's just a rich cis man making fun of trans people, I don't like him.

Did I do that right?

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invertedlegdrop
07/25/23 1:14:38 PM
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Probably the king of stand up comedy today...

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Funkydog
07/25/23 1:16:35 PM
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He has some fantastic comedy but is massively let down by his bigotry that he doubles down on.

Doubly insulting as he saw the harm some of the things he did was to black people, but refuses to see it for another minority group.

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superman_2000
07/25/23 1:18:03 PM
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VeggetaX posted...
Huh? I have no idea what you're saying.

lmao see I can do it too

Difference is, Im not the one making baseless assumptions. If just asking people what they think of a famous comedian is enough to ruffle your feathers, it might be time to take a break.

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Sheiky-Baby
07/25/23 1:18:22 PM
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Became a legend due to the Chappelle Show. Prior to that, I only knew him from Blue Streak, and he was great there.

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saspa
07/25/23 1:18:53 PM
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Found him annoying in my teens when everyone was quoting his stuff and I didn't quite get it/find it funny.

But now I think he's hilarious to ok.

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VeggetaX
07/25/23 1:20:15 PM
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superman_2000 posted...
Im not the one making baseless assumptions

superman_2000 posted...
If just asking people what they think of a famous comedian is enough to ruffle your feathers, it might be time to take a break.
*thinkingemoji*

Look man I'm just speculating.

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NoxObscuras
07/25/23 1:20:30 PM
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I loved him during the Chappelle Show era. That was one of the funniest shows ever to me. But I've stopped supporting him ever since he started with the TERF rhetoric. Haven't watched any of his shows since

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Suolevram
07/25/23 1:21:20 PM
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saspa posted...
Found him annoying in my teens when everyone was quoting his stuff and I didn't quite get it/find it funny.

But now I think he's hilarious to ok.
Hey, you came around

I can't say I dislike Chappelle

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modena
07/25/23 1:22:54 PM
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I still look forward to his stand ups but,Bill Burr has been my favorite for years now.

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superman_2000
07/25/23 1:24:21 PM
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modena posted...
I still look forward to his stand ups but,Bill Burr has been my favorite for years now.

Oh yeah, I fuckin' love Bill Burr lol

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OzNarcissus
07/25/23 1:24:53 PM
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He is living proof that you either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.

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Prestoff
07/25/23 1:27:44 PM
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Dave is heads above most stand up comedians in that he's a master story teller. He knows how to reel you in and it's great because eventually there's a punchline that hits hard. I am, however, not a fan of his trans jokes but not because they're offensive or "punching down" (a comedians job is to find the funny in everything, even stuff that is taboo) but it's for the same reason I'm not a fan of Steven Colbert making Trump jokes... the punchline is always the fucking same. When a punchline is the same for the subject every single fucking time, it gets predictable and boring. When Steven Colbert makes a Trump joke, I'm like, "Let me guess, he's a dumbass." and what do you know I'm basically a prophet. For Dave's trans joke, it's always either "They have a penis!" or "The penis isn't real!".

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KitKats
07/25/23 1:31:49 PM
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He was a legend who ruined his legacy

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Number090684
07/25/23 1:33:21 PM
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Love him. He is a KING, and fuck all of his haters. The man is a comedic legend first and foremost and puts the impact of his material over the sensitivities of people.
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Funkydog
07/25/23 1:35:08 PM
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Prestoff posted...
the punchline is always the fucking same
Honestly, that's an issue I have with many 'trans jokes' and really vegan jokes.

You can absolutely tell jokes about both but so often the joke is just fucking shit or just they're trans!!!' and like these are often fantastic story/joke tellers and they are falling back on things I'd expect my 6 year old nephew to think is a joke.

Often just wish they'd do better. Also not just disguise bigotry as 'humour'

I want someone to tell a good joke about me as a vegan dammit.

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boomgetchopped3
07/25/23 1:36:46 PM
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Im afraid his next special will be him tripling down. Thats what he and JK dont get, just let it the fuck go. Otherwise hes hilarious.
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Number090684
07/25/23 1:38:06 PM
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boomgetchopped3 posted...
Im afraid his next special will be him tripling down. Thats what he and JK dont get, just let it the fuck go. Otherwise hes hilarious.
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RchHomieQuanChi
07/25/23 1:39:34 PM
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bigblu89 posted...
He was funnier when he pretended to be a poor, black man so he can make fun of poor black people and white folk could laugh along and make him rich.

But now that he's just a rich cis man making fun of trans people, I don't like him.

Did I do that right?

As a black man, I feel like there's a complete difference between his older material and his newer material.

In his older material, the stereotypes themselves were the butt of the joke, with some social commentary sprinkled in. It's just that many actually racist white folks missed the point.

His newer material is literally just "transwomen aren't real women" said in multiple ways over and over again, and besides the transphobic aspect of it, the material just isn't fresh or all that funny anymore.

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boomgetchopped3
07/25/23 1:41:33 PM
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Number090684 posted...
Why are you afraid of a comedian telling jokes and doing his job?

because a big part of his last special wasnt jokes. And it wasnt as profound as he thought it was. I like when the funny man is funny.
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KitKats
07/25/23 1:41:44 PM
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Number090684 posted...
Love him. He is a KING, and fuck all of his haters. The man is a comedic legend first and foremost and puts the impact of his material over the sensitivities of people.
Most of his newer material isnt telling jokes or even doing comedy anymore, just going on bigoted, hateful, and offensive rants, pitting minorities against each other, pining over how he is the greatest, taking advantage of a girls death as a stage prop, etc

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