Stand-up comedian and actor Dave Chappelle known as the ‘comic genius of America’ has found himself in the middle of the controversies with his comments and jokes. His Netflix special The Closer, which premiered in 2021 garnered a lot of attention due to his jokes on gay and transgender people, particularly trans women.

As a result, Netflix employees decided to walk out as a sign to protest and in support of the trans community demanding Netflix authorities take down the special from the streaming platform. 

Netflix authorities did not take down the special citing reasons that the comedy special did not cross any line of hate or violence. Dave Chappelle’s recent appearance on Saturday Night Live episode alongside the cast and crew has once again resurfaced his controversial remarks with fans siding with Bowen Yang. 

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Dakota Johnson, Justin Timberlake with cast and crew of SNL during goodnight segment

Dave Chappelle’s surprise Saturday Night Live appearance did not impress Bowen Yang

Stand-up comedian Dave Chappelle recently appeared during the goodnight segment of Saturday Night Live episode with host Dakota Johnson and musical guest Justin Timberlake. His sudden appearance during the goodnight segment despite having no on-screen time in the episode left the viewers and the SNL cast members surprised.

Shark Tank’s Mark Cuban and Barbara Corcoran who had taken part in a sketch were invited during the goodnight segment along with Jimmy Fallon who joined his dear friend Justin Timberlake for Bee Gees impersonations. Viewers and members were surprised to see Dave Chappelle standing on stage for reasons unknown.

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Dave Chappelle in The Closer

SNL star Bowen Yang, who identifies as gay appeared unimpressed with Dave Chappelle’s sudden appearance on stage. He stood on the opposite side of the stage with his hands crossed. Sarah Sherman and Bowen Yang were seen engaged in a brief conversation before Sherman cranes her neck to see Dave Chappelle standing on the other side of the stage and then was seen comforting Yang by rubbing his arm.

According to reports from Deadline, Dave Chappelle’s 2022 SNL gig had angered some of the SNL writers who had threatened to boycott the episode. As a result, Bowen Yang, Sarah Sherman, and SNL’s first non-binary cast member Molly Kearney were not involved in the 2022 taping of the episode.

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Fans comes in support of Bowen Yang for sharing the stage with Dave Chappelle

Bowen Yang who joined SNL in 2018 is one of the favorite cast members and after the episode aired and the fans watched Dave Chappelle appearing during the good night segment, they took to their social media to share their views. Fans went ahead to appreciate Bowen Yang by stating that he is so real for distancing himself from Chappelle whose appearance is quite a mystery.

Fans also came in support of Bowen Yang after it was announced that Shane Gills would be hosting SNL for the first time on February 24th via their official Instagram.

Dave Chappelle's SNL appearance irked fans
Bowen Yang during a skit on SNL

A user tweeted, ‘Bowen Yang clearly seemed uncomfortable when Dave Chappelle guest starred last episode. Imagine how he feels now’ while another tweeted, ‘Dave Chappelle on week, Shane Gills the next, it’s like they want Bowen Yang to quit.’ A lot of users commented that did they miss Dave Chappelle in the episode or he just popped up for credits.

Shane Gills was fired from SNL in 2019 after it was reported via Variety that he used racial and homophobic slurs on Matt and Shane’s Secret Podcast calling Chinese people ‘Ch*nks’. A user pointed out how problematic it is to have Shane Gills on the show by sharing a screenshot of why he was fired from SNL and wrote, ‘like how dare you ask Bowen Yang- one of the best comedians in your cast, btw-to share a stage with a due who said this sh*t.’

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Another X user commented by saying that SNL clearly does not care for queer people adding that they had completely forgotten about Shane Gills until they saw the tweet. They lastly added that it clearly has been a terrible work week for Bowen Yang. Dave Chappelle, Bowen Yang or SNL have not commented on the situation as of now.

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