{"id":1733861,"date":"2022-11-10T14:17:46","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T19:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1733861"},"modified":"2022-11-10T14:17:50","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T19:17:50","slug":"snl-writers-could-boycott-show-over-dave-chappelle-hosting-gig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/snl-writers-could-boycott-show-over-dave-chappelle-hosting-gig\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018SNL\u2019 Writers Could Boycott Show Over Dave Chappelle Hosting Gig"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsnl-writers-could-boycott-show-over-dave-chappelle-hosting-gig%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1733861&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Some of the writers behind NBC\u2019s long-running sketch comedy show \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/got-that-sizzle-even-snl-mocked-biden-democrats-ahead-of-midterms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saturday Night Live<\/a>\u201d may be planning to boycott the next show because comedian Dave Chappelle has been tapped to host.<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/11\/09\/snl-writers-boycott-over-dave-chappelle-hosting-the-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from Page Six, some of the writers were angry that producers had asked Chappelle \u2014 who has been accused of telling \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/epic-night-just-days-after-one-venue-cancels-dave-chappelle-he-surprises-delighted-audience-in-nyc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transphobic<\/a>\u201d and \u201chomophobic\u201d jokes in a number of his stand-up comedy specials \u2014 to host the November 12th broadcast, and they opted to bow out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re not going to do the show,\u201d an insider reportedly informed Page Six of the writers. \u201cBut none of the actors are boycotting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSNL\u201d prompted some backlash on Twitter when Chappelle\u2019s appearance was first announced last week.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">next week\u2019s show! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yyWCsszXDw\">pic.twitter.com\/yyWCsszXDw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Saturday Night Live \u2013 SNL (@nbcsnl) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nbcsnl\/status\/1589104491206361088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>One critic pointed out the fact that people were so incensed by Chappelle\u2019s appearance that no one was reacting to the fact that hip-hop group Black Star was going to perform for the first time in more than a decade.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cchappelle reputation is so godawful that nobody even CARES that Black Star is reuniting lmfao one of the most beloved supergroups in hip hop performing after an 11 yr long hiatus &#038; ppl not even noticing cuz the other guy on stage just been talking so much shit abt trans ppl LOL,\u201d one Twitter user said.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">chappelle reputation is so godawful that nobody even CARES that Black Star is reuniting lmfao one of the most beloved supergroups in hip hop performing after an 11 yr long hiatus &#038; ppl not even noticing cuz the other guy on stage just been talking so much shit abt trans ppl LOL <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/88jtXsUuZM\">https:\/\/t.co\/88jtXsUuZM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u2318 left at london \u2318 (@LeftAtLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeftAtLondon\/status\/1589323841125634048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSNL\u2019s latest putrid attempt to pander to edgelords amidst flailing ratings and a beyond vile reputation. can\u2019t keep your cast members or write a single funny punchline so you resort to platforming stale transphobes. the rot run deep. what a bunch of losers,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/colemanjspilde\/status\/1589110570002702336\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">complained<\/a> The Daily Beast film critic Coleman Spilde.<\/p>\n<p>Once news broke that some of the writers might boycott the show, however, The Hill\u2019s media and politics columnist \u2014 and Fox News contributor \u2014 Joe Concha argued that their loss could potentially be the audience\u2019s gain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the great Dave Chappelle is hosting, methinks any assistance from some of the worst writers in comedy won\u2019t be needed. Just hand the keys to Dave and get out of the way,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If the great Dave Chappelle is hosting, methinks any assistance from some of the worst writers in comedy won\u2019t be needed. Just hand the keys to Dave and get out of the way. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Jng0CoaIUo\">https:\/\/t.co\/Jng0CoaIUo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeConchaTV\/status\/1590687585004752896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 10, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton appeared to agree with Concha, saying, \u201cSNL more likely to be funny as SNL staff writers stage boycott over appearance of black comedian.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;SNL more likely to be funny as SNL staff writers stage boycott over appearance of black comedian.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZeIcaYRdhv\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZeIcaYRdhv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomFitton\/status\/1590733962044788737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 10, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFire the writers. Have Chappelle do an hour of stand up. Problem solved,\u201d The First producer Nick Rizzuto added.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fire the writers. Have Chappelle do an hour of stand up. Problem solved. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0jfx06wmbD\">https:\/\/t.co\/0jfx06wmbD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nick Rizzuto (@Nick_Rizzuto) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Nick_Rizzuto\/status\/1590698900515536896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 10, 2022<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some of the writers behind NBC\u2019s long-running sketch comedy show \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d may be planning to boycott the next show because comedian Dave Chappelle has been tapped to host. 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