Gay comedian Jerrod Carmichael has no plans to cut ties with Dave Chappelle.
recently interview and esquireJerrod Carmichael accused Chappelle of insulting his 2022 coming-out-themed comedy special once. Rosaniel as “The Bravest Special of 1996”.
“And I’m like, that’s a funny enough line, but the fact that you’re mocking it makes me wonder if he understands the irony.” even then That’s why it was so difficult. ”
The comedian has previously expressed his displeasure with Chappelle’s transgender jokes, writing two years ago that Chappelle’s legacy was nothing more than a “collection of opinions on transgender shit” and calling it “too weird to die for.” “It’s a hill.”
Carmichael claims Chappelle reacted badly to the comments.
“He took that as ‘fuck Dave Chappelle,’ because he’s an egomaniac,” the comedian said. esquire. “He wanted me to publicly apologize or something.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Carmichael claimed that the comedy world still treats gay people unfairly.
“I still think that saying I’m gay means saying there’s something wrong with me,” he said. “And a lot of comedy is just gay jokes. As long as people keep laughing at it and mocking it, and as long as that’s the punchline, it’s going to be scary to someone. That’s scary to me.”
As Breitbart News reported, Jerrod Carmichael’s hosting of last year’s Golden Globe Awards was a ratings disaster. According to final numbers, just 6.3 million people watched the NBC telecast, a record low for the once must-see awards show.
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