Dave Chappelle’s SNL Monologue

I was in the Middle East years ago after I quit my show. I was trying to find out what I wanted to do with my life. And while I was there, Jimmy Carter flew to Israel. So everybody in the region was talking about a former American president it being in the Middle East? And while he was in Israel, a book of his was released, and his title was very controversial in Israel. And the title of the book was Palestine Peace, Not Apartheid. And people were very mad. In Israel there was a lot of mean stories that came out in the paper, but some people were supportive.

And while he was there, Jimmy Carter said, I want to go to the Palestinian territory. And the Israeli government said it’s too dangerous. And if you go, we cannot protect you. And man, Jimmy Carter went anyway. I will never forget the images of a former American president walking with little to no security while thousands of Palestinians were cheering him on. And when I saw that picture, it brought tears to my eyes. I said, I don’t know if that’s a good president, but that right there, I am sure is a great man. It made me feel very Every time.

The presidency is no place for petty people. So Donald Trump, I know you watched the show. Man, remember whether people voted for you or not. They’re all counting on you, whether they like you or not. They’re all counting on you. The whole world is counting on you. And I mean this when I say this. Good luck. Please do better next time. Please. All of us do better next time. Do not forget your humanity. And please have empathy for displaced people, whether they’re in the Palisades or Palestine.

Thank you very much. And good night.

Comment: There is a reason people listen to Dave Chappelle. He says what he thinks and what a lot of other people think. He reminds me of a stand up comedian from my younger days, George Carlin. I saw him in the early 1970s with my now SWMBO in the auditorium of Siena College, a pretty small venue for someone of his stature.

The video is his entire 17 minute monologue. The quote is a transcript of the last two and a half minutes. I think it one of the finest commentaries on the past and future of America I have recently heard. Dave Chappelle is a brilliant comedian and a class act. And like George Carlin, he is an insightful observer of American life.

TTG

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3 Responses to Dave Chappelle’s SNL Monologue

  1. Laura Wilson says:

    Thanks for posting…this was fabulous! He is indeed a national and very honest treasure.

  2. elkern says:

    Yes, a fantastic segment, probably the best SNL Monologue I have ever seen (and I’ve seen a lot of them across the last 50 years!). I suspect it was also the longest ever (by far?), which is all the more surprising because I was kinda shocked to see that he even got invited back at all, after he went off the rails the last time he was there (something about Jews running Hollywood maybe?).

    Chappelle did a pretty good job of balancing his usual super-edgy schtick with a new Grown-Up kinder-gentler thing, perhaps telegraphing it upfront by wearing a Fancy New Suit… and sneakers.

    Chapelle was great in two other skits I saw, as the “Black Neighbor” on the “Immigrant Dad” show, and as a Family Man whose Big Secrets all tumble out when forced to evacuate their house in Pacific Palisades. IMO, those skits showed much better writing than most of what I’ve seen this year.

  3. Regulus says:

    Great monologue ! Dave Chappelle is the goat 🐐.

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