Kanye West’s recent antisemitic remarks were addressed in Dave Chappelle’s opening monologue on Saturday Night Live. The comedian made light of Ye’s tirade on the Jewish people by joking, “I denounce antisemitism in all its forms. And I stand with my friends in the Jewish community. And that, Kanye, is how you buy yourself some time.”
In his monologue, Chappelle continued to criticise West and made remarks about how the rapper and business magnate believed he was untouchable until Adidas, among other companies, fired him in response to a string of antisemitic comments made on social media. Dave stated, “Ironically, Addias was founded by Nazis and even they were offended.”
In addition to having his Twitter account suspended after making antisemitic comments, rapper Kanye West also lost out on several business deals as companies stopped working with him as a result. John Legend, a former friend from the music business, was one of those who criticised Kanye’s remarks. He wrote, “Weird how all these ‘free, independent thinkers’ always land at the same old anti blackness and anti semitism.”
David Schwimmer, from Friends, also made a call to West and shared a photo on Instagram. He said, “Whether or not Kanye West is mentally ill, there’s no question he is a bigot. His hate speech calls for violence against Jews. If you interpret his words any other way and defend him, guess what? You are racist.” On November 12, Dave Chappelle, who was hosting the comedy sketch programme for the third time, sparked new controversy with jokes he made during a recent monologue about antisemitism. The comedian once uttered the following, “I’ve been to Hollywood and this is just what I saw: It’s a lot of Jews, like a lot. But that doesn’t mean anything. There’s a lot of Black people in Ferguson, Mo., but that doesn’t mean we run the place.”