Dave Chappelle’s joke about Charlie Kirk’s murder isn’t sitting well with Charlamagne tha God, who says there’s nothing funny about someone being killed over their beliefs.
The Breakfast Club host addressed the comedian’s controversial remarks Monday after Chappelle joked about Kirk’s assassination during his Saturday show at New York City’s Madison Square Garden.
“I don’t find the humor in people getting clapped, okay?” Charlamagne declared.
Chappelle reportedly told the audience that Kirk’s death changed how he felt about the dangers of public speaking.
“Ever since that guy Charlie Kirk got murdered, and I shouldn’t say this publicly, but, I feel better,” he joked.
Charlamagne was quick to react.
“Any of us can be shot, and I don’t want anybody getting shot because somebody disagrees with their opinion,” he explained.
Charlamagne tha God didn’t find Dave Chappelle’s jokes about Charlie Kirk being killed funny. “I don’t find the humor in people getting clapped. Any of us can be shot, and I don’t want anybody getting shot because somebody disagrees with their opinion.” https://t.co/BdXdsP0LrU
— FreeThinkerFitness (@FreeThinkerFit) November 10, 2026
Kirk, the 31-year-old conservative activist, was shot and killed during a September 2025 appearance at Utah Valley University. His widow, Erika Kirk, also expressed outrage over comedians making light of political violence.
Tyler Robinson, who is accused of Kirk’s murder, faces trial in June 2028.
“To see leftist podcasters, comedians, and commentators laugh about political assassination as though it’s entertainment and the destruction of a human life is a punchline, is beyond disgusting,” she wrote on X.
Erika did not mention Chappelle by name but social media connected the dots.
Chappelle previously addressed Kirk’s killing in his special The Unstoppable, rejecting comparisons between the activist and Martin Luther King Jr.
