It’s the comedian’s first special for the streamer since 2021’s highly controversial ‘The Closer’

Dave Chappelle has released a new Netflix special, The Dreamer, which is full of jokes about the trans community and disabled people.

“I love punching down!” he tells the audience, in a one-hour show that landed on the streaming service today (31 December).

It’s his seventh special for Netflix and comes two years after his last one, the highly controversial release The Closer.

That programme was criticised for its relentless jokes about the trans community, and Chappelle revisits the topic in his new show.

He tells jokes about trans women in prison, and about trans people “pretending” to be somebody they are not.

  • JigglySackles@lemmy.world
    3312·
    6 months ago

    If you don’t like it, don’t watch it. I’ve kinda given up on Chappelle. I’m not offended, he’s just not really funny to me anymore. I’m sure I’ll catch the few funny bits in a YT short soon and that’ll be enough for me.

    • VentraSqwal@links.dartboard.socialEnglish
      91·
      6 months ago

      I think that’s the biggest crime for a comedian - not being funny. He’s just doing the same jokes over and over now, and it’s being done by other comedians, too, so it’s even more derivative.