Michelle Buteau isn’t laughing.
The comic blasted Dave Chappelle for incessantly making jokes concerning the transgender neighborhood throughout a set in her new Netflix comedy particular “Michelle Buteau: A Buteau-ful Mind at Radio City Music Hall,” which was launched on Tuesday.
Buteau, 47, introduced up Chappelle after sharing an anecdote a couple of “black lesbian friend” of hers.
Some within the viewers laughed on the story, whereas others appeared uncomfortable. Buteau drew consideration to the variety of these reactions, saying that comedians ought to find a way “to tell jokes and stories and not disparage a whole community.”
“We can do that. We can make it funny,” Buteau informed the gang. “We just have to work at it, right?”
Turning to Chappelle, she stated, “So, if you happen to ever run into Dave Chappelle are you able to let him know that s–t?
“I don’t think he knows that s–t.”
Jokingly referring to Chappelle as “the GOAT,” which usually abbreviates the moniker “greatest of all time,” Buteau stated that the place he’s involved, “GOAT” truly stands for “going off on trans people.”
“Dave, it’s not funny. It’s dangerous,” she stated to applause. “Make it humorous.
“I can’t consider any person would make thousands and thousands and thousands and thousands of {dollars} for making individuals really feel unsafe. That’s so wild to me, really.
“I’m manifesting this s–t tonight,” she went on. “This is a Radio City Music Hall takeover, and I’m gonna tell everybody I wanna make millions and millions of dollars for making people feel safe, seen, secure, heard and entertained.”
Buteau elaborated on her emotions towards Chappelle in an interview with USA Right this moment, revealed on Tuesday.
“I’m not saying you can’t say things — I’m just saying, ‘Can you make it funny?’ Because it doesn’t feel funny,” she informed the outlet. “You’re hurting individuals and you’re making it harmful.
“And it’s not just Chappelle — it’s part of the culture that I don’t understand,” Buteau continued. “When people say, ‘We can’t do what we used to do.’ Yeah! Slavery used to be legal, you guys. Sometimes we’ve got to move forward, and I’m sorry if it’s different, but wrap your little mind around it.”
Chappelle got here below hearth after he made jokes concerning the transgender neighborhood in his 2021 Netflix comedy particular “The Closer,” which was seen by many as being transphobic.
Undeterred, the comic refused to apologize and even doubled down on his feedback in “The Dreamer,” his 2023 particular for the streaming big.
