- Comic standup and actor David Chappelle recently gave a surprise, standup show in San Francisco in which he was critical of the liberal city that he once his “second home.”
- At his show Thursday night, Chappelle described playing hundreds of shows in the city earlier in his career, saying he was at the time “using the city like a goddamn ATM” whenever he needed a paycheck.
- Later in the show, Chappelle asked, “What the f—k happened to this place?”
- He told a story about eating at a restaurant in the city’s Tenderloin neighborhood a few nights earlier and seeing someone defecate in front of the restaurant as he was walking in.
- “Y’all [N-words] need a Batman!” he also said.
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Chappelle Also Turns on SF, Asks Audience: ‘What The F–k Happened To This Place?’
Dave Chappelle performs during a theater dedication ceremony honoring the comedian and actor, and to raise funds to support Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, Monday, June. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
