In the opening moments of his new talk show “Good Talk,” comedian Anthony Jeselnik jokes that he’s “pretty much pure evil, straight from hell.”
His last stand-up special, “Fire in the Maternity Ward,” included jokes about dropping babies, a neighbor with Alzheimer’s and the idea that “any trimester is good” for an abortion. It drew far more positive press than the mixed reaction to Dave Chappelle’s recent “Sticks and Stones.”
Why? Jeselnik explained.
“Chappelle is perceived as a moral center in this country. He has a very nuanced take on race. He has a very nuanced take on a lot of things. So when he attacks the trans community or talks about ‘I don’t believe the victims who say they got molested,’ I think people truly get upset,” Jeselnik told TheWrap.
He’s referring to Chappelle jokes in which Chappelle said he didn’t believe Michael Jackson’s accusers,...
His last stand-up special, “Fire in the Maternity Ward,” included jokes about dropping babies, a neighbor with Alzheimer’s and the idea that “any trimester is good” for an abortion. It drew far more positive press than the mixed reaction to Dave Chappelle’s recent “Sticks and Stones.”
Why? Jeselnik explained.
“Chappelle is perceived as a moral center in this country. He has a very nuanced take on race. He has a very nuanced take on a lot of things. So when he attacks the trans community or talks about ‘I don’t believe the victims who say they got molested,’ I think people truly get upset,” Jeselnik told TheWrap.
He’s referring to Chappelle jokes in which Chappelle said he didn’t believe Michael Jackson’s accusers,...
- 9/6/2019
- by Omar Sanchez
- The Wrap
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