Daily Wire host Candace Owens said Monday comedian Dave Chapelle flourished in his “Saturday Night Live” guest appearance despite the threat from writers to walk out because of his past comments about the LGBTQ+ community.
Owens discussed Chapelle’s SNL performance during her “Candace Owens” podcast.
“Dave Chapelle was absolutely wondrous on Saturday Night Live,” stated Owens. “If the writers did boycott it was in his favor because that means that he was actually allowed to be funny.”
According to Page Six, Chappelle made a joke during the dress rehearsal about a writer who refused to work with him on the show.
“Really the monologue was making fun of [Donald] Trump in a lighthearted way, also supporting Trump in a lighthearted way and talking about the voters of Ohio, and he was making fun of Kayne West and in a weird way supporting him.”
“I denounce anti-Semitism in all its forms and stand with my friends in the Jewish community,” Chappelle said. “And that, Kanye, is how you buy yourself some time.”
“Again, really funny, super lighthearted,” added Owens. “What I loved about it was that we kind of seem to be in this moment where everybody is walking on eggshells. He (Chapelle) acknowledges that at the end.”
Owens publicly acknowledged her support for Chapelle despite what she said were “disgusting comments” directed at her by him during the summer of 2020.
“My response publicly was not to condemn him but to say that comedian should be protected, and it was an honor that he mentioned my name on stage,” she added.
