Dave Chappelle opened up about the shocking incident surrounding activist Charlie Kirk in his new Netflix special. the unstoppable, which was released on December 20.
The 52-year-old comedian described Kirk as “an internet personality” and “a wholesome white man” and said his death was deeply disturbing.
Chappelle said it is difficult to speak freely in the United States and explained that seeing Kirk shot to death at a Utah university on Sept. 10 left him shaken.
The suspect, Tyler Robinson, 22, was charged with several crimes, including aggravated murder.
In the special, the comedy star also mentioned early reports that the bullets used in the shooting had transgender messages on them, but those reports were later corrected.
He joked about his own anti-transgender comments in the past and said he was briefly worried he might be a target, too.
However, Chappelle compared Kirk to Martin Luther King Jr. and said the comparison wasn’t fair.
He explained that the only similarity is that both were shot to death.
He described the late activist as someone who went online to provoke reactions and used humor to show how different he was from Dr. King.
This was not the first time Chappelle spoke about Kirk’s death, as he had previously done so at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in October.
Dave’s special humor mixed with serious reflection, showing how shocked and affected he was by the events.
