John Mulaney

Comedian John Mulaney has come under criticism this weekend, after reports that he surprised audiences at a show in Ohio last night with an opening ...

Despite widespread anger from inside and outside the company, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos came out hard in favor of Chappelle’s god-given right to get paid several million dollars to have his transphobic views platformed to millions of people, a stance somehow characterized as “free speech.”(Netflix recently issued an updated statement of company values, telling its workers, “If you’d find it hard to support our content breadth, Netflix may not be the best place for you.”) (Or to see Mulaney give him a post-set hug, as he reportedly did.) There’s also a general sense of frustration that Mulaney, typically viewed as politically inert at worst, would lend his reputation and platform to Chappelle in such a manner. ( TMZ notes that Chappelle apparently referenced the odd weapon wielded by his attacker at the Hollywood Bowl a few weeks back, joking that it was “a gun that identified as a knife.”)

A Chappelle joke that offended some was about his recent encounter at the Hollywood Bowl with a stage crasher. He was briefly engaged by a couple in the ...

Editor’s Note: The original version of this story quoted an online source that was misidentifed. “I mean, it wasn’t a gun, it was a knife! Audience phones were locked in a pouch, so no video of the moment exists.

Chappelle, who's from the area, made a surprise appearance at a John Mulaney standup comedy show -- but many people aren't happy that DC took the stage ...

He's pretty private -- don't hold your breath for a statement. Apparently, that's about all that was said ... but it's got people up in arms. Twitter Tweet Unavailable As for what exactly was said that's transphobic (in these users' minds) ... you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone who actually detailed the crack(s), but someone finally did. Twitter Tweet Unavailable Twitter Tweet Unavailable

I have a lot of trans friends, and I'm gay myself so I was really disappointed that Dave was allowed to perform given that he has a history of transphobic ...

“It, unfortunately, makes sense — it was a low-hanging fruit of a joke in a red state like Ohio,” McAlear said. He then said that maybe it was a knife that identified as a gun. One attendee tweeted that Chappelle "ambushed" them at Mulaney's show with his transphobic jokes to which the audience laughed. “It hurts to know that Chappelle’s transphobia wasn’t enough of a deterrent to keep him off the show," Morgan said. “He made a joke about when he was attacked, how the guy had a knife that looks like a gun. Many fans took to social media to express their anger at being “ambushed” by Chappelle, who has a history of mocking the LGBTQ community.