After the Oscars, several comics voiced concern that Smith’s actions could result in additional stage attacks. “
Now we all have to worry about who wants to be the next Will Smith in comedy clubs and theaters,” Kathy Griffin opined. The worry seemed like it might be unwarranted — the Oscars incident looked like such a shocking outlier. But now with the Chappelle assault, there’s rising concern about the safety of live performers.
“First reaction was: ‘Here we go again,’ second reaction was, ‘Nobody’s safe,'” says Curtis Shaw Flagg, president of The Laugh Factory Chicago, who
Those are totally 2 different situations and Chris Rock style of comedy crosses lines. It's been in the air that someone would smack Rocks ass on stage since the 90s.
Sure! If the joke is actually funny.
America you need to learn to take a many woke people.come on guys
F*cking Will Smith.
If they can't then fuck em! Hire security for comedians, going forward. jokesarejokes dontbeabitch
I predicted this would take place.
You can only make a joke about a race you identify as, obviously it was dead long ago.
Americas lost its sense of Humor when Obama became President. Suddenly jokes about the President became off limits. Then jokes about Hillary, women, illegals etc. everything became taboo. You are judged into silence. The Democrats r crazy. CA is dump bc of Dems. Ca needs GOP.
Comedians can still joke.. some need to have a sense of humor and if you don't, don't go see comedians. It's a choice of freedom, like speech, its still free. If they cave then free speech will eventually die as well. We are already under the political correctness cloud.
Reading thru these and seeing a lot of attacks on liberals. I’m liberal and I love Dave, I think he’s hilarious. I think it’s certain types of liberals who don’t like him
If they tried this crap with Richard Pryor it would of been the knockout punch of the year!
I have to ask this for anybody in the room. When was the last time a prominent white comedian had a physical altercation while on stage at a major event?
Nope , the left has destroyed comedy…nothing is funny anymore..it’s either hate filled politics or milk toast…thanks lefties! Hopefully, after you’ve destroyed all that is good, you’ll go after each other, then we can start all over again. This time we will have documentation.
The best jokes are the ones that hurt the most....
People can’t. It’s pretty obvious
No Americans can’t take a joke folks stay in their feelings
The answer is an obvious no
The new sensitive mutha fuckas need to just move on turn the station go to another web site, it so many ways to avoid something you like. But f it every action has a reaction. Lets box
Nope
Spoiler alert, it can’t. Lol
Nope the temper tantrum generation doesn't know how to laugh. Just throw fits like the spoiled children they are.
99.9% of America can take the joke. Nobody talks about the .01% because u might get canceled.
The woke mob can’t take a joke
No they cant America is the joke
The left lost the plot when they claimed that “words are like violence” Nope! Violence is like violence!…🤔
Okay so you never bothered to show this behavior before and now you want to say it is new?
They can't.
America can take a joke. Liberals however cannot.
no they can’t.
Both black on black attacks. This is where BLM should use its voice but there apparently retired now after the election
Unpopular opinion Will Smith shoulda gotten the same ass whooping that the Chappelle attacker got.
When I was a kid I saw Tracy Chapman. Between the front of the crowd and the stage was at least 4 security guards and 2 sets of barriers. How do you even get to Dave's stage?
Its YOU liberal media who have destroyed comedy & made every topic too precious.
Of course they can’t, when people will realize that far left people are as dangerous and violent as the far right, we’ll get better.
He also got a replica gun into the venue. How?
Bands pay for security. Comedians charge the same and pay for a microphone. Get security..
You'd be angry too, if no matter how hard you tried you still ugly.
Being offensive isn't the only way to do comedy, America must REALLY be effed-up if they think offensive comedy is the only comedy there is.
The real issue nobody is tackling is security. Both's security personnel were lax in letting people mount the stage, and the latest with a weapon (not brandished).
Nobody can take a joke nowadays which is why comedy is dead. Let’s see if the replies prove my point.
Where have y’all been the last few years?
America cannot
No, it can't. Next question.
No we can't take a joke, and it's been like that for years
Lies .... Venue's need to be sued .. security failed ..
Pride have inflated their weak egos so much that they can't take a joke and even less laugh at themselves. As someone who got offended easily I must said if it offends you it's because of a personal experience no due the person joking.
It all started with a will
Let me answer for you. No. Certain groups have no sense of humor
America isn’t safe, period.
Lol … yall stat reaching… all actions have repercussions
1) Conflating Olivia Wilde getting process served? C'mon. 2) You talked to ZERO female comedians to find out what their experiences have been like. 3) I'm sure most female comedians are warier of their fellow male comedians than of audience members at this point
Not the current America.
No they cannot, comedy is dead.
Chapelle isn’t funny because he can’t think of a joke that doesn’t attack a group of people. Not very creative
Pandemic-lite life is so angry. People went bonkers during the quarantine and being stuck at home. The red states regressive and reactionary legislation and Christian Fundamentalist SCOTUS is not helping people heal.
so olivia wilde getting served with legal papers is because of will smith
They’ll think twice after witnessing the aftermath of that fool’s beat down. But posting things like this is only showing those people they’ll get endless attention if they do —just like columbine did for school shooters.
Chaos and hilarity at comedy festival in Hollywood last night. Man attacks Dave Chappelle on stage and the attacker almost gets killed by security 😂 Dave says he was attacked by a “trans man,” Chris Rock asks if it was Will Smith 😂😂
Nope, everything is offensive now. Whatever jokes left will be considered offensive eventually.
I don’t think anyone’s trying to take out John Mulaney.
Not offensive ones that aren’t funny.
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