Dave Chappelle's new Netflix stand-up special, 'The Dreamer', has garnered 2.2 million views on its first day and sparked significant controversy for its focus on trans jokes and commentary on disabled individuals. The special, which premiered on December 31st, includes Chappelle's statement 'I love punching down' and has led to backlash, including a walkout of 30 employees from Netflix's hub in Los Angeles. Chappelle also recounts an incident where he had to pretend Jim Carrey was Andy Kaufman and jokes about being attacked onstage, claiming 'It was a trans man!'. The release of 'The Dreamer' follows a highly successful year for Chappelle, who grossed $62 million from just 31 gigs, making him the top-grossing comedy headliner of 2023. Despite the outrage from some members of the LGBTQ community and others, Chappelle's special has ignited debates on the limits of comedy and free speech, with some viewers praising his boldness and others criticizing his approach.
.@LilNasX had a perfectly dismissive response to Dave Chappelle's joke about him, and his 'MONTERO' music video, in his new stand-up special READ MORE ➡️ https://t.co/EUdyKa86Rp https://t.co/hlePNz0noU
.@LilNasX X had a perfectly dismissive response to Dave Chappelle's joke about him, and his 'MONTERO' music video, in his new stand-up special READ MORE ➡️ https://t.co/EUdyKa86Rp https://t.co/EZ1GnqU80u
After coming under intense fire for telling anti-trans jokes, Dave Chappelle is back at it again with his most recent comedy special, ‘The Dreamer.’ Click the image to read more: https://t.co/LFUWEXlKwK
Katt Williams is the comedian Dave Chappelle's fans think Dave Chappelle is. Funny af for decades without getting lazy. https://t.co/fXrSPlh9gL
The former Congressman -- who was partially paralyzed in a 2014 car crash -- opens up about getting roasted in Dave Chappelle's new comedy special. Watch here 👉 https://t.co/evH7AprwAr https://t.co/YigWldMPva
(Katt Williams is the comedian y'all been swearing Dave Chappelle is and that's been the case for a long ass time)
Dave Chappelle's transphobia has swallowed his comedy whole https://t.co/MfXY98O1e6 https://t.co/0HgJkPW6Ry
Lil Nas X Has Some Words For Dave Chappelle Following “The Dreamer” Jokes About Him https://t.co/3LX0j02Wfy
While we may be in a new year, Dave Chappelle is very much relying on his old formula in ‘The Dreamer’—“seemingly on autopilot when it comes to ridiculing the queer community,” writes @christress. Click below to read: https://t.co/o75MMrrjUV
'Activists' Infuriated As Dave Chappelle Explains Transgender Position In New Special | ZeroHedge https://t.co/I7vmcYDgiN
DAVE CHAPPELLE'S OFFENDS THE ALPHABET SEX CULT AGAIN WITH STAND-UP SPECIAL THE DREAMER https://t.co/e5gDvciGu3
Dave Chappelle clone literally looks 3 shades lighter. https://t.co/QpxehW0o01
Dave Chappelle's trans jokes in Netflix special frustrate liberal critics: 'He's learned nothing' https://t.co/QEHN5hsUkZ
Someone I won't name described Dave Chappelle as the "Hannah Gadsby of transphobia," and so now, my brain hurts. Goodbye.
Shoutout to Dave chappelle. Genuine too not being a dick https://t.co/Dqvb58jKl2
Dave Chappelle is a master joke-teller, but The Dreamer is arguably the worst stand-up special he has ever done. https://t.co/PrfHQF93so
So who’s watching @DaveChappelle “The Dreamer” Netflix special? I’m literally hollering 😂🤣😂. On the brink of tears.
Watch: @DaveChappelle Eviscerates Transgender Madness in New Comedy Special https://t.co/jVjOP2YSA5
Dave Chappelle is not shying away from transgender jokes. In fact, in his newly released Netflix special, The Dreamer, the comedian is doubling down. Right on cue, the woke mob demanded Chappelle’s cancellation, and 30 employees from Netflix’s hub in Los Angeles even walked out… https://t.co/UuKHqvD3VQ
Dave Chappelle's new Netflix special "The Dreamer" earned 2.2 million views on its first day of availability, the streaming platform says. https://t.co/92Db1lwE6u https://t.co/ZZyqe4kEaY
'Activists' Infuriated As Dave Chappelle Explains Transgender Position In New Special https://t.co/DllucJwVGT
Dave Chappelle: Damn, this trans stuff is so damn crazy, man. I honestly don't even care that much about it, but this shit is getting out of hand. Cashier at grocery store: You can just insert your card right at the bottom there.
Dave Chappelle is a national treasure… 👀😂🔥 https://t.co/FyL5rLiH2G
Dave Chappelle's Netflix special goes viral for blunt transgender comments: 'Telling the truth' https://t.co/Do6uerYk5Y
#DaveChappelle sold more tickets than any other comedy headliner in 2023, grossing $62m from just 31 gigs. Yet critics seem surprised that he continues to tell trans jokes.🤣 https://t.co/3OnPIZzTZz
Dave Chappelle: "God forbid I ever go to jail. But if I do, I hope it’s in California. Soon as the judge sentences me, I’ll be like, ‘Before you sentence me, I want the court to know I identify as a woman. Send me to a woman’s jail.’” https://t.co/0kKvcdsQC7
Dave Chappelle: “God forbid I ever go to jail. But if I do, I hope it’s in California. Soon as the judge sentences me, I’ll be like, ‘Before you sentence me, I want the court to know I identify as a woman. Send me to a woman’s jail.’” https://t.co/6Cne6CTRaG
Dave Chappelle Compares Jim Carrey Role To Trans People https://t.co/Wy0aNTpp5P
Just watched Chappelle’s new special and it is probably the most important standup set to come out in a while. Showing everyone that comedy should leave nothing off limits and everyone can be made fun of if you do it right. One of the best specials to come out in a years
Watch the Dave Chappelle Trans Joke That’s Triggering People on the Left (VIDEO) via @gatewaypundit https://t.co/eGdDmlwEsQ
Dave Chappelle talks about going to jail, identifying as a woman. https://t.co/KoAGH3TKdM
Dave Chappelle is not shying away from transgender jokes. In fact, in his newly released Netflix special, the comedian is doubling down. WATCH: https://t.co/dHfMqC8m0Q https://t.co/FNaSFdDwHG
I’m not even being a dick when I’m congratulating chappelle for his original trans material in the new special. His last big LGBT joke was taken from my special word for word to the point that even ye called him out for theft directly on Alex jones. And the worst part is Dave’s…
new #DaveChappelle special! Yay!!!! #DaveChappelletheDreamer
WHOA! Dave Chappelle Really Triggered They/Them! https://t.co/oX67ybHBfY https://t.co/6Aazd5BtYV
At some point in Chappelle’s new special, he calls himself a lazy comedian. Then he proves it. I have really loved some of his specials, even when they have gone a bit off the rails. (he also says he “loves punching down”) But this set was more Dane Cook than Dave Chappelle.
Chappelle dropped some thoughtcrime on his new special that I can’t repeat in this headline and it would ruin the joke if I did 💀 https://t.co/ZCiuQ3ckwW https://t.co/ZCiuQ3ckwW
The new Chappelle special is 10/10.
New Year new fake Dave Chappelle controversy. Dave tells a really beautiful story about how he is a dreamer and after dragging the Trans community for laughs he loops it back into his respect for people that dream, including trans folks. It is a masterful set. Artful, truly.
Dave Chappelle's opening joke in "The Dreamer" is about the ridiculousness of being pressured to go along with transgender activism. He's not here to carry your bullshit, people. https://t.co/ZLLtX70GoK
Dave Chappelle comes out swinging in his new comedy set 🤣🤣 https://t.co/Ufp00WGT9r
Dave Chappelle's opening joke in "The Dreamer" is about the ridiculousness of being pressured to go along with silliness of transgender activism. He's not here to carry your bullshit, people. https://t.co/JSuJcz4Uyf
Dave Chappelle's opening joke in "The Dreamer" is about the ridiculousness of being pressured to go along with silliness of transgenderism. He's not here to carry your bullshit, people. https://t.co/8wocQgL3dP
Dave Chappelle's opening joke in "The Dreamer" is about the ridiculousness of being pressured to go along with the lies of transgenderism. https://t.co/jpOqjo2Oto
Precisely. Dave Chappelle gets it https://t.co/LD1fHyHCjK
Dave Chapelle doubles down and drops a truth bomb about the transgender movement in his new Netflix special. 🔥 https://t.co/IgHta6Nphi
Dave Chappelle tells the truth about the trans movement in his new Netflix special https://t.co/pwK55wlYrr
NEW: Dave Chappelle is doubling down on his trans jokes in his new Netflix special by telling a story about Jim Carrey. 🔥🔥🔥 Chappelle told a story about how he had to pretend that Jim Carrey was Andy Kaufman on the movie set of ‘Man on the Moon.’ “I wanted to meet Jim… https://t.co/rLUhHiXkzU
Dave Chapelle drops truth bomb about the trans movement in his new Netflix special 🔥 https://t.co/uuGMPM8gW2
Dave Chappelle exposes the truth about trans as only he can. This is brilliant. WATCH: https://t.co/bV71LaM6E1
Dave Chappell explains how trans people make him feel. This is brilliant. WATCH: https://t.co/bV71LaM6E1
The very first joke in Dave Chappelle's new special, The Dreamer, is about the ridiculousness of being pressured to go along with the lies of transgenderism. https://t.co/6PKYEi5dvL
Dave Chappelle's new Netflix special sparks backlash for trans jokes https://t.co/mdVZXPYRTg
Dave Chappelle’s new Netflix special is out, and he’s telling the truth about trans. https://t.co/WdndzE3ZHN
Dave Chappelle - The Dreamer https://t.co/8nprVlugNa @netflix
Dave Chappelle spitting 🔥 in his latest @netflix special https://t.co/Z4B7si24ul
I haven’t watched the Chappelle special, but I heard he had only one joke referring to his critics, so that’s a good sign.
Dave Chappelle's new @Netflix special, The Dreamer, has just dropped. Yes, the first major punchline is a trans joke. Then it is directly followed by an assurance that people who came to the show thinking he would "make fun of those people again, you've come to the wrong show." https://t.co/gUTEX48jR6
Dave Chappelle sets his sights on the transgender community again in his newest Netflix special 'The Dreamer.' All we know 👉 https://t.co/WNhY7WXXni https://t.co/RHbFAusx5N
Dave Chappelle's new Netflix special "The Dreamer" further proves he's obsessed with trans people https://t.co/5sZibPciUL
Dave Chappelle storms off stage after a fan takes out a cell phone during gig at a Hard Rock Live in Florida... ahead of release of his latest Netflix special The Dreamer https://t.co/ba2WafjVXh
Dave Chappelle Enrages LGBTQ Community With More Trans Jokes https://t.co/mBtO3Q25r9
Dave Chappelle targets trans community, people with disabilities in new Netflix special https://t.co/RRIxLdlwaD
Dave Chappelle makes fun of Lil Nas X in Netflix's 'The Dreamer,' says he wanted him in his music video. https://t.co/gTgDtxork2
Here's the biggest surprise about the new Dave Chappelle Netflix special... https://t.co/j96fBn8f2F
Dave Chappelle joked about being attacked onstage at the Hollywood Bowl: "It was a trans man!" He said the audience then reacted poorly to his set, "Boo. It's LA, we like trans people" https://t.co/9u7ygs49Cd
They’re outraged again about Chappelle. Can’t wait to watch his newest special. I’m sure there’ll be parts that offend me too, but it’s comedy. I’ll laugh. https://t.co/yxv2glvg0F
Dave Chappelle jokes about trans, disabled people in new special ‘The Dreamer’ https://t.co/6k0gDGQTH9 https://t.co/0GInCIJifU
Dave Chappelle Makes More Trans Jokes in New Netflix Stand-Up Special | Click to read more 👇 https://t.co/lmjFgff6nt
OPINION: In his first new special since 2021’s “The Closer,” Dave Chappelle goes right back to mocking trans people—and, along with Ricky Gervais, now punches down at the disabled as well. https://t.co/1vJuWRZdhk
OPINION: In his first new special since 2021’s “The Closer,” Chappelle goes right back to mocking trans people—and, along with Ricky Gervais, now punches down at the disabled as well. https://t.co/BvhRlAZJu6
Dave Chappelle takes aim at the transgender community once more in new Netflix special ‘The Dreamer’ https://t.co/qZPFvVWrUS https://t.co/4Ke3wiE83q
In his new special, “The Dreamer,” Dave Chappelle assumes we’re already offended by his jokes — about trans and disabled people, and more. He’s part of a comedy elite that Gary Gulman pokes fun at in his new special, @zinoman writes. https://t.co/W3N9f90g4c
Dave Chappelle Targets Trans Community, Disabled People In 'The Dreamer' Netflix Special https://t.co/oewQbWbWBH
Dave Chappelle mocks trans people and "handicapped" people in his latest Netflix special, "The Dreamer": "They’re not as organized as the gays. And I love punching down" https://t.co/9u7ygs49Cd
Dave Chappelle's Obsession With Mocking Trans People Continues in New Netflix Special 'The Dreamer': 'I Love Punching Down' https://t.co/UIKuCJjwNJ
Dave Chappelle's new Netflix special "The Dreamer" is another barrage of trans jokes https://t.co/6IybWUznpp
Dave Chappelle is capable of so much more than his new special 'The Dreamer,' a barrage of trans jokes https://t.co/2JK5Ok4fP0 https://t.co/2JK5Ok4fP0
Dave Chappelle's new Netflix special "The Dreamer" is obsessively fixated on the trans community https://t.co/BcXywp4dJ5
Dave Chappelle Returns in Netflix's 'The Dreamer': "I Love Punching Down" https://t.co/eYSbtPEMlr
Y’all ready for @DaveChappelle’s upcoming @Netflix comedy special? 🎥 ‘The Dreamer’ premieres tomorrow, December 31st! https://t.co/5SAUiYxwek
oh my god new dave chappelle dropping on sunday on Netflix.
I hope Chappelle doesn't spend so much time defending himself from critics in the new special, that gives him them way too much credit and also waters down his comedy.
Dave Chappelle is one of the most popular comics of the 21st century, but in recent years he has also become the most polarizing. Now, the likelihood of more controversy looms with the release of a new Netflix stand-up special on Dec. 31. https://t.co/yk9PCiLaXM https://t.co/oyPtzb0Ln0
🚨ICYMI: 'Are you seriously saying a doctor would be able to tell the difference between a Tomboy and Tomgirl, and somebody who's going to go on to be transgender when they're 3 or 4 years old?' 'That seems fundamentally ludicrous to me.' - William Atkinson, Conservative Home. https://t.co/8aoGlM5Hom