I’ll be watching a second time soon. There were some instances were it seemed like he was arguing a position, but the punchline was a reversal of his argument, such as regarding abortion. Not that I’m seeking to find he agrees with me, but that there are some subtle points made I might have missed.
August 28, 2019, 08:12 AM
parabellum
Well, in the midst of your deep analysis, did you laugh? He's a comedian, you know. Shall your findings be published here, or do the results of his apparent inconsistencies go directly to Dave so that he may make his comedy consistent and scientifically accurate?
August 28, 2019, 08:27 AM
Jimbo Jones
Totally agree.
And the "Racial Draft" skit as well.
Sometimes good comedy should make you really uncomfortable in order to make a point that might not get through if presented by way of some other medium.
These "letter people" as Dave calls them seem to think they have the right not to be offended. Too bad! Suck it up. Step outside the echo chamber, letter people.
And if you read the Twitter posts on some of the sites reporting on this you'll see "Bella Goth" state "Straight people have no right to speak on LGBTQ issues."
Actually you couldn't be more wrong, madam (or sir, whatever). Ever heard of the First Amendment?
Wife and I will make sure we watch this new Dave show ASAP.
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August 28, 2019, 09:21 AM
rusbro
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Originally posted by parabellum: Well, in the midst of your deep analysis, did you laugh? He's a comedian, you know. Shall your findings be published here, or do the results of his apparent inconsistencies go directly to Dave so that he may make his comedy consistent and scientifically accurate?
Yes, of course. I found it hilarious, as I stated in my first post.
August 28, 2019, 10:31 AM
matthew03
Watched the first half last night, the letter people skit was excellent.
"You in the backseat, whatever pronoun makes you comfortable."
He is triggering the SHIT of those perpetually offended SJW snowflakes with this stuff!
August 28, 2019, 12:24 PM
FenderBender
That act was tight, Dave is a modern master of his craft.
August 28, 2019, 01:35 PM
dewhorse
Good show but I expected it to be....he pulls no punches and is an equal opportunity asshole, the way a good comedian should be
August 28, 2019, 02:31 PM
ElToro
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Originally posted by dewhorse: Good show but I expected it to be....he pulls no punches and is an equal opportunity asshole, the way a good comedian should be
Exactly. Glad he cracked jokes on everybody. And everybody in the audience was howling. My wife and watched last night and laughed good and hard. And special thanks
August 28, 2019, 02:42 PM
PASig
I'm seeing articles from all the usual leftist sources who are VERY, VERY APPALLED at this special and urging people not to watch it.
You know what people do when you tell them what NOT to do, right?
August 28, 2019, 03:33 PM
Balzé Halzé
Yup. And stuff like this from Vox and Vice confirms exactly Para's sentiment.
Oh, I didn't realize that when he did his impression of the audience and then asked the audience who they thought he was imitating, some people yelled out "Trump", before he said no, I'm doing an impression of you guys. Yes, of course, because OMB, right, people? The epicenter of all that is wrong in this world is Donald Trump.
August 28, 2019, 09:44 PM
Revolution37
Just watched it with my wife. We both found it hilarious.
I think Chappelle is an all-time great in the comedy game. I miss his show.
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August 28, 2019, 10:06 PM
ChasinTails
Good comedy has always had a shock factor to it. This generation is softer than cotton.
I watched an improv by Don Rickles today. That guy would be hung in today’s world. The show I watched was a benefit of some sort. Don was on stage with Whoopi Goldberg, Robin Williams and Billy Crystal if I recall correctly. He called Whoopi an ape, called Billy a derogatory name for a Jew and literally slapped Robin Williams across the face while calling him Peter Pan.
Then he proceeded to make fun of an Asian, a fat guy, an ugly woman and another black guy in the audience. Nothing but laughter from everyone who he roasted. The show was probably in the mid to late 80’s, I’m guessing. It would never fly nowadays, sadly.
August 28, 2019, 10:52 PM
Skins2881
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Originally posted by ElToro:
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Originally posted by dewhorse: Good show but I expected it to be....he pulls no punches and is an equal opportunity asshole, the way a good comedian should be
Exactly. Glad he cracked jokes on everybody. And everybody in the audience was howling. My wife and watched last night and laughed good and hard. And special thanks
Wife and I laughed our asses off. Especially me at the after show part at the end.
Jesse
Sic Semper Tyrannis
August 29, 2019, 05:02 AM
Bytes
Thanks for posting Para. The wife and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It's been a while since I've watched Chappelle.
August 29, 2019, 05:28 AM
RNshooter
The epilogue where he was taking questions from the Broadway audiences was great. I was expecting him to get blasted (especially when he doubled down on some jokes) but the audience seemed to get it. Anderson Cooper was even in the audience, laughing. We'll see if he gets cancelled for it
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