A Dave Chappelle show was canceled by a venue hours before he was scheduled to perform in response to the public’s backlash about his previous transphobic jokes. Let us explain …
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00:00A Dave Chappelle show in Minneapolis was canceled hours before he was scheduled to go on stage.
00:05So what events led up to that cancellation? Root can explain in less than 60 seconds.
00:10It all started when the venue, named First Avenue, located in downtown Minneapolis,
00:15faced backlash online for scheduling a Dave Chappelle performance.
00:19Many on social media criticized the nightclub for booking Chappelle,
00:22who has been called transphobic in the past.
00:24The comedian has most recently been criticized for his remarks
00:28in the Netflix special, The Closer. And even though the venue scheduled the
00:32Dave Chappelle performance only days before, First Avenue abruptly canceled the performance.
00:37After people online questioned Chappelle's persistent jokes that ridiculed the transgender
00:43community, First Avenue's Instagram account released a lengthy statement
00:46hours before the scheduled show, saying in part, we hear you and we are sorry.
00:51The sold-out show was ultimately moved to the Varsity Theater,
00:54less than three miles away, where Chappelle performed instead.