The Independent knew what they were doing.

They take a couple of his lines completely out of context, put it in a headline, and people can't wait to post a comment about how much they hate him.

I wonder how many of you have been given your opinion of him and never actually watched him?

I will definitely admit this latest special was "meh". But man, I'm pretty confident most of the commenters here have strong opinions of this special without ever watching it.

This thread reads like a bunch of Boomers were given a headline that "Biden paid for coke that Hunter snorted off hookers butt, in the Whitehouse.", and couldn't wait to post how much they hate Biden and that he's a criminal, or whatever.

Stephen Fry once said that comedy is about punching up. Anyone can punch down, it takes real talent to punch up, you have to make fun of your betters, because they think they are your betters.

Beating on people who are already incredibly socially ostracized is not comedy, it's bullying. If you think it's comedy then you're a bully.

Ehh. I'll probably still watch it.

ITT: People who thought it was ok and punching up when he made fun of ghetto black people early in his career but today have an objection when its trans white people being the topic of 3 jokes out of an hour special

His flavor of comedy is offensive comedy. That's what made him successful. That's why I like him. He tells jokes based on what his opinions are. I don't recall him asking anyone to adopt his thinking.

Well, I’m glad I’m closing my Netflix account.

Love how he did jokes about black poverty and drug addicts for years and everyone was fine with it., but are suddenly pearl clutching about trans gags.

I hate that Netflix keeps recommending this to me. No. I don't want this kind of shit.

Old man that's not funny and becoming irrelevant got a lot of attention from right wing chuds, so decided to pander to the right wing chuds to try and stay relevant.

He's got a really niche audience. People who think they're all cool just for being "politically incorrect." Like other comedians in the american scene.

I used to like his comedy – great storyteller and all. But lately, it's like his specials follow this routine: some jokes on how racism's still an issue, mixed with a bit of him claiming he's the top comedian alive. And let's not forget the bits where he suggests making fun of people's choices is all in good fun.

The crowd at these specials? Feels like a bunch of yes men, laughing and clapping at every word from Chappelle. It makes watching his stuff on Netflix a bit of a struggle for me.

Don't get me wrong, the guy's talented. Awesome timing and storytelling. But nowadays, being a badass doesn't mean being a bully, and it seems like that shift bugs him and his entourage of yes men. That's probably why his specials come off a bit too harsh, at least in my book.

Yeah that's like all he does these days. The guy is out of material. Like the third or fourth special where that's the main Crux of it. Washed up

Why does he think about trans people so much? Hmmm.

If you are disgusted by this and still subscribe to Netflix, you should consider canceling. Vote with your money and hit them in the share price.

This is just NotTheOnion territory at this point

I knew this clown was on the decline since his first Netflix special where he has that bit about child molestation and how if its someone like Michael Jackson, it's NBD. Talk about cringe inducing.

Chapelle and Gervais seem stuck on hitting people who really can't hit back. Fucking Chapelle brags about it, Gervais is now pretending its all an act. Fuck both of them.