Dave chapelle

Saturday

Ben Domenech

The joke’s on Dave Chappelle

From our US edition

The problem with Dave Chappelle taking his comedy to Saudi Arabia isn't the money they paid him. It's what they bought.We're all familiar with the reputation laundering that the Middle East has engaged in on a grand scale in recent years, spending big to get into sports, entertainment and now hosting more than fifty of the biggest names in standup comedy for a Riyadh Comedy Festival. Chappelle's performance was notable for its direct attack on the quality of free speech rights in America – and a claim that Saudi Arabia of all places is actually more free. "Right now in America, they say that if you talk about Charlie Kirk, that you’ll get canceled," he said according to the New York Times. "It’s easier to talk here than it is in America.

Dave Chappelle

Wednesday

Sam Holmes

Dave Chappelle and the high stakes of modern stand-up

‘Was that Will Smith?’  This was Chris Rock’s characteristically quick and hilarious reaction when his friend, comedian Dave Chappelle, was tackled by an audience member on Tuesday night at the Hollywood Bowl. Comedy venues need to be a sacred space, free from the threat of violence We don’t yet know the motive, we don’t yet know the man’s name, but this is the second high-profile attack on a comedian in two months. Luckily for Dave, he has great security, including Django himself, Jamie Foxx, who helped subdue the attacker, who some reported as being armed with a gun and a knife.  Video footage of the man being loaded into an ambulance has already started circulating on social media.