Dave Chappelle hosted the first episode of Saturday Night Live back on air after last November's U.S. election, and now he's retracting part of his opening monologue in which he urged viewers to "give Trump a chance."
The comedian performed at the Robin Hood gala in New York last night (May 15), and according to those in attendance, he apologized for the remarks he made on SNL.
"I was the first guy on TV to say 'Give Trump a chance,'" Chappelle said. "I fucked up. Sorry."
"I'm wishing Donald Trump luck," Chappelle originally said in the opening monologue last fall. "And I'm going to give him a chance. And we the historically disenfranchised demand that he gives us one too."
Of course, he also referred to Trump as an "internet troll" come to life.
Revisit that opening monologue below.
The comedian performed at the Robin Hood gala in New York last night (May 15), and according to those in attendance, he apologized for the remarks he made on SNL.
"I was the first guy on TV to say 'Give Trump a chance,'" Chappelle said. "I fucked up. Sorry."
Dave Chappelle tonight in NY on his November SNL monologue: "I was the first guy on TV to say 'Give Trump a chance.' I f***ed up. Sorry."
— Willie Geist (@WillieGeist) May 16, 2017
Chappelle made the comment during his set at the @RobinHoodNYC benefit tonight.
— Willie Geist (@WillieGeist) May 16, 2017
Dave Chappelle @ #rhbenefit: I was the first guy to say give Donald Trump a chance. I fucked that up.
— Stu Loeser (@stuloeser) May 16, 2017
"I'm wishing Donald Trump luck," Chappelle originally said in the opening monologue last fall. "And I'm going to give him a chance. And we the historically disenfranchised demand that he gives us one too."
Of course, he also referred to Trump as an "internet troll" come to life.
Revisit that opening monologue below.
