Let me start by saying that I think in comedy everything is game. Comedy is supposed to be absurd, over the top and comedians should make fun of us. Even if on occasion that doesn't sit well with us.
With that said, I found this special to be profoundly uninspired. I wasn't particularly invested in the controversy from the last special, but him bringing up that LGBTQ rift seemed tired, self-serving and like an episode that should have come to a close already to give way for new topics, new stories and new jokes. But opening with more of the same felt rather lazy.
Then there's the material, which I just found to not be very funny. There's no other way to put it. I loved the Chappelle Show and I found some of his past specials to be positively hilarious, but aside from a few giggles here and there, this one just wasn't funny. As simple as that. The stories, the jokes and even the delivery felt like we were all just going through the motions with him.
It's clear that Chappelle isn't everyone's cup of tea. I personally like him, but this was not a particularly fun hour.
With that said, I found this special to be profoundly uninspired. I wasn't particularly invested in the controversy from the last special, but him bringing up that LGBTQ rift seemed tired, self-serving and like an episode that should have come to a close already to give way for new topics, new stories and new jokes. But opening with more of the same felt rather lazy.
Then there's the material, which I just found to not be very funny. There's no other way to put it. I loved the Chappelle Show and I found some of his past specials to be positively hilarious, but aside from a few giggles here and there, this one just wasn't funny. As simple as that. The stories, the jokes and even the delivery felt like we were all just going through the motions with him.
It's clear that Chappelle isn't everyone's cup of tea. I personally like him, but this was not a particularly fun hour.