It’s the comedian’s first special for the streamer since 2021’s highly controversial ‘The Closer’

Dave Chappelle has released a new Netflix special, The Dreamer, which is full of jokes about the trans community and disabled people.

“I love punching down!” he tells the audience, in a one-hour show that landed on the streaming service today (31 December).

It’s his seventh special for Netflix and comes two years after his last one, the highly controversial release The Closer.

That programme was criticised for its relentless jokes about the trans community, and Chappelle revisits the topic in his new show.

He tells jokes about trans women in prison, and about trans people “pretending” to be somebody they are not.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
    547·
    11 months ago

    He does photo ops with people like Lauren Boebert.

    Wow. You weren’t joking. Not just photo ops, but photo ops specifically to pass on a bigoted message.

    But sure, he’s an equal-opportunity offender and besides it’s just a joke, bro.

    • jimbo@lemmy.world
      117·
      11 months ago

      What evidence do you have that he knew how this photo would be used? He doesn’t exactly look like he’s excited to be in the photo.

    • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1115·
      11 months ago

      Pretty sure she stopped them in a hallway for a pic. And after they saw the caption they asked her to take it down.

      Dave might legitimately not know who she was

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
        218·
        11 months ago

        Doesn’t sound like just a stop in the hallway, but it does look like he objected to the messaging.

        He said during his standup act at Capital One Arena in Washington that he granted the photo request by Boebert for a human moment to bridge the political divide but felt “blindsided” by her, according to a progressive influencers’ blog.

        https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/dave-chappelle-poses-lauren-boebert-164759657.html

        Firstly, it’s not his job to “bridge the political divide,” nor does anyone expect him to be the one to do it, so he needs to turn his ego down about a thousand notches.

        Secondly, you do not “bridge the political divide” by posing with one of the craziest and stupidest people in congress. You tell her to fuck off and find a Republican who has a tiny shred of credibility (hard, I know, but you can do better the Boebert).

        • speff@disc.0x-ia.moe
          1011·
          11 months ago

          I’m not sure why you’re being hostile towards Chapelle after finding that context. He was trying to make some sort of peace and got slighted.

          And it’s everyone’s job to try to bridge divides in this climate. Would you also tell Swift to stay in her lane? How about Schwarzenegger?

          Also despite her being trashy and stupid, Beobert is a representative of her district. If she’s shut out, then her constituents are shut out. And that snubbing is exactly how the maga virus started and keeps perpetuating.

          • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
            104·
            11 months ago

            Because you don’t try to make peace with someone who wants to destroy the fucking country and turn it into a fascist theocracy. To tell them to fuck right off out of congress and take her recently-acquired GED with her.

            Sorry, I don’t praise Neville Chamberlain either.

            • phillaholic
              2·
              11 months ago

              What’s he making piece about? They have identical views on this subject. Maybe he should take a step back and re-learn that lesson he learned back on Comedy Central.