Comedian Michel Buteau Dave Chappelle criticized To make money from “unfunny” and “dangerous” jokes about the transgender community in his hit Netflix specials.
Buteau hosted her own comedy show, “Michel Buteau: The Mind of Buteau at Radio City Music Hall,” which premiered on Netflix on Tuesday. During her work, she made an explicit joke about her “beautiful black gay friend,” which she claimed was an example of a respectful way to refer to the LGBTQ community.
“What I'm saying is that it can be done. It can be done. We can tell jokes and stories without belittling the entire community,” Bhutto said. “We can do it, we can make it funny. You just have to work at it, right?”
“So, if you guys meet Dave Chappelle, can you tell him to b—? I don't think he knows that b—.”
Michelle Buteau invited Dave Chappelle on her latest special, “Michelle Buteau: The Mind of Buteau at Radio City Music Hall.” (© 2020 Netflix, Inc.)
“I don't think we'll ever meet Dave because he's the GOAT. And he's the GOAT, if that means 'talking about trans people.'
She continued: “Dave, this is not funny. This is dangerous.” “I can't believe someone could make millions and millions of dollars making people feel unsafe. This is very strange to me, really.”
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Buteau announced, “I'm going to show this— tonight. This is a takeover of Radio City Music Hall, and I'm going to tell everyone I want to make millions and millions of dollars making people feel safe, seen, secure, and heard.” And entertainment.”
Speaking to USA Today In the special, Buteau also referenced Chappelle's comments and stressed the importance of community support.
Michelle Buteau called Chappelle's jokes “not funny” and “dangerous.” (Photo by Gilbert Flores/Penske Media via Getty Images | Photo by Shannon Finney/Getty Images)
“I'm not saying you can't say things — I'm just saying, can you make it funny?” “Because it doesn't seem funny,” Bhutto added. “You're hurting people and making it dangerous. And it's not just Chappelle, it's part of the culture that I don't understand.”
“When people say, 'We can't do what we used to do.' Yes, slavery was legal, guys, sometimes we have to move on, and I'm sorry if it's different, but take care of it.”
In 2021, Chappelle got into hot water with leaving transgender jokes in his Netflix special, “The Closer.” Trans activists urged Netflix to drop the show and a small group of Netflix employees as well Organize a picnic In protest.
In 2023, he continued making it Jokes about transgender people In his special film “The Dreamer” when he recounted his visit to Jim Carrey during the filming of his film “The Man on the Moon” in 1999.
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Comedian Dave Chappelle has been attacked by liberals for years for his jokes against the transgender community. (Photo by Jeremy Saffer)
Carrey used a “style” approach to portray real-life comedian Andy Kaufman by staying in character at all times, and the crew asked Chappelle to address Carrey as “Andy” when he met him.
He said: “I wanted to meet Jim Carrey and I had to pretend this was Andy Kaufman all afternoon. And obviously it was Jim Carrey. I could look at him and I could see it was Jim Carrey.” “Anyway, I say all of that to say that this is how trans people make me feel.”
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Fox News' Kristin Parks contributed to this report.
