The Chappelle Showdown
Rich and Weekly
Wondery
4.0 • 962 Ratings
🗓️ 6 May 2022
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
It’s not safe out in these streets…or on these stages! Dave Chappelle proved yet again why comedy is a risky business. Just as the star comedian was winding down his performance, an audience member stormed the stage and tackled Dave to the ground. Luckily Dave wasn't hurt, and he bounced back with one of his polarizing trans jokes. But between this and the recent Slapgate fiasco at the Oscars, we're wondering -- Why all these comedians are getting punched up?
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| 0:00.0 | Brooke, we've both performed on stage, truly countless times at this point. |
| 0:13.0 | Yeah, and unless someone stops us, we're gonna do it again. |
| 0:17.0 | Uh, damn straight we are. |
| 0:19.0 | So what's the craziest thing that's ever happened to you on stage. |
| 0:23.0 | Oh God, so this is more something that happened to the audience. |
| 0:27.4 | I flashed them once. |
| 0:29.6 | So that's maybe more crazy for them but also you're welcome. I love that that's how |
| 0:36.2 | you answer this question. I feel like it's safe to say neither of us has been |
| 0:41.9 | attacked on stage, fortunately. |
| 0:45.0 | The same can't be said for Dave Chappelle, |
| 0:48.2 | who was finishing a stand-up set at the Hollywood Bowl |
| 0:50.6 | this week when a man rushed the stage with a weapon. |
| 0:54.0 | Yeah, so Dave was unharmed, but I gotta say that's gotta be scary, like to just have someone |
| 1:00.6 | charging at you? |
| 1:01.6 | Yeah, well as Liam reminded us today, |
| 1:04.8 | comedy is not a contact sport. |
| 1:07.4 | Well, it could have fooled me. |
| 1:11.0 | From Wundere, I'm Ereisha Skidmer Williams. |
| 1:13.2 | And I'm Brooke Sifran. It's Friday, May 6. |
| 1:15.6 | And you're listening to Rich and Daily. rumors fly on top of the world on a diamond high. |
| 1:25.0 | I see that hair toss, give me that floss, |
| 1:29.0 | we got the hot toss. Hello, I'm Hannah. And I'm Sorooti. And we are the hosts of Red-handed, a weekly |
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