Comedian Dave Chappelle Blasted Online for Turning Charlie Kirk's Murder Into Joke, Forgetting Charlie Defended Him When Man Attacked Him on Stage
Social media recoiled after comedian Dave Chappelle said he feels “better” since Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was gunned down in September 2025.
“I feel f—– up saying this. It’s scary being a public speaker. And I mean, look, ever since that guy, Charlie Kirk, got murdered, and I shouldn’t say this publicly, but, I feel better,” Chappelle said in a video posted to X.
“I don’t know. I shouldn’t say that, but it’s just a feeling. I didn’t ask to feel this way,” Chappelle said.
🚨#BREAKING: Standup comedian Dave Chappelle says he “FEELS BETTER” ever since Charlie Kirk was m*rdered…
…and it PUTS HIM IN A GOOD MOOD THINKING ABOUT IT!!!!
“I feel f***** up saying this. It’s scary being a public speaker.
And it– And I, I, I mean, look, ever since that guy, Charlie Kirk, got m*rdered, a-and I, I shouldn’t say this publicly, but… I feel better. I don’t know.
I know I shouldn’t say that, but- it’s just a feeling. I didn’t ask to feel this way. I just be driving around like,
“Why am I in such a good mood? Oh.”
What a VILE thing to say… I can hardly believe what I’m listening to.
— Matt Van Swol (@mattvanswol) November 8, 2026
“I just be driving around like, ‘Why am I in such a good mood? Oh!'” Chappelle said Friday
The comment was condemned on social media.
“Shame, shame, shame on Chappelle,” Elon Musk posted on X.
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Piers Morgen found it hard to decide who was worse, the audience laughing at Chappelle or the so-called entertainer, who has himself run afoul of leftists for making jokes about transgender issues.
“Disgusting… and especially egregious given that Chappelle himself survived an attack on stage in 2022. The crowd roaring with laughter at his shamefully inhumane remarks is also repellent,” he posted on X.
“This isn’t even comedy. It’s just sick,” Benny Johnson wrote.
The comment smacked of betrayal, particularly given that Kirk came to Chappelle’s defense after he was assaulted on stage during a show at the Hollywood Bowl. His assailant served 270 days in jail, according to People magazine, after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor.
Then-Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón declined to charge the man with a felony.
In a social media post, Kirk called that decision “sinister.”
By refusing to charge the armed maniac who attacked Dave Chappelle on stage, George Gascon is sending a clear message that public acts of political violence are justifiable—and even encouraged—against anyone who dares speak out against The Regime.
It’s Sinister & Un-American.
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) May 5, 2022
“By refusing to charge the armed maniac who attacked Dave Chappelle on stage, George Gascon is sending a clear message that public acts of political violence are justifiable—and even encouraged—against anyone who dares speak out against The Regime,” Charlie Kirk posted on X in 2022.
On Sunday, Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk’s widow, shared her sadness that comedy has sunk so low that an assassination is a laugh line.
“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 posted on X.
“My husband, Charlie Kirk, was killed in an act of political violence, something our two children and I will live with every day for the rest of our lives,” she wrote.
“A culture that laughs at assassination is one of profound moral decay. It threatens the very foundation of our country and the principles that hold our democracy together,” she posted.
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.
My husband, Charlie Kirk, was killed in an act of political violence, something our two children and I will live with every day for the rest of our lives.
A culture that laughs at assassination is one of profound moral decay. It threatens the very foundation of our country and the principles that hold our democracy together.
You do not have to agree with someone’s politics to recognize the value of their life. This should not be so hard.
Political violence must never be something this country tolerates, excuses, or celebrates.
— Erika Kirk (@MrsErikaKirk) November 8, 2026
She then shared a thought clearly out of sync with a culture in which a leftist podcaster giggled about her husband’s murder.
“You do not have to agree with someone’s politics to recognize the value of their life. This should not be so hard. Political violence must never be something this country tolerates, excuses, or celebrate,” she posted.
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