Netflix has exclusive comedy specials with big stars like Dave Chappelle and Ricky Gervais, but the streaming service has faced backlash for working with them due to transphobic jokes included in the specials.
21.05.2022 - 23:29 / justjared.com
John Mulaney is facing backlash online after welcoming Dave Chappelle to the stage at his show this weekend.
The comedian was the headliner at a show in Columbus, Ohio on Friday (May 20) and Dave popped on stage to be the surprise opener.
Fans were required to lock their phones up before the show, so there is no footage of the set, but attendees say that Dave made transphobic jokes. After his opening set, John came on stage and gave Dave a hug.
Trans fans in attendance and allies of the community are speaking out against John for welcoming Dave to the show.
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“y’all ever hear ~12,000 people laugh at a transphobic joke, while you’re a trans person in the audience who didn’t know the transphobic comedian would make a surprise appearance at the John Mulaney show? yeah. wasn’t fun. f–k you D.C.,” one fan tweeted.
Another said, “my favorite part of tonight was when dave chappelle ambushed us at the john mulaney show, told a bunch of transphobic jokes, a massive stadium of people laughed, and then john mulaney hugged him at the end. anyway i was such a big john mulaney fan and i think i still am, but they also had our phones in little locked wallets so we couldn’t film, so i just had to sit there joke after joke about trans people and hear 18k people laughing along.”
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Fans are reacting online after John Mulaney surprised fans in Ohio by hosting Dave Chappelle on stage for a set at his stand-up comedy show there on Friday night.
John Mulaney’s show in Columbus, Ohio had a surprise warm-up for the main star – Dave Chappelle, who came for a visit from his nearby Yellow Springs home to lend a hand. Audience phones were locked in a pouch, so no video of the moment exists.
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Wilson Chapman editorDuring a Friday performance on his “From Scratch” tour, comedian John Mulaney surprised his audience — and drew criticism from fans — when Dave Chappelle appeared as the surprise opener and told transphobic jokes.Chappelle’s opening set occurred during a show at Ohio State University’s Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Although there is no footage from the event, as attendees were required to lock their phones beforehand, several audience members took to social media afterwards to criticize the show.
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