Dave Chappelle’s attack worsens safety fears around standup – but don’t blame Will Smith
msn.comDave Chappelle during a live stand-up routine, everyone was always going to mention the name Will Smith. The comedian was delivering a routine on 3 May at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles as part of the Netflix is a Joke festival.
The man who attacked him was later said by police to be carrying a knife blade and replica gun. It’s less than six weeks since the Oscars, when Smith walked up to another comedian, Chris Rock, onstage and struck him.
Rock had made a joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Comedian Dave Chappelle was attacked on Tuesday night at the Hollywood BowlRock was, in a strange coincidence, in attendance at Chappelle’s gig in LA, and appeared on stage after the attack to crack the obvious joke: “Was that Will Smith?” He was, as all comedians strive to, simply saying what we’re all thinking.
The incident appeared to confirm the worst fears that had been voiced after the Oscars – that Smith’s brazen slap could encourage copycat violence.
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