COMEDIAN Dave Chappelle blasted “woke” critics of Elon Musk’s SNL gig on an episode of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast.
“No one is woke enough,” Rogan told Chappelle, “They don’t, they can’t appreciate the fact that you’re dealing with literally one of the most brilliant men that’s ever lived that’s gonna come do your show.”
The Chappelle’s Show creator agreed, adding: “You’re not gonna nag people into behaving in a way that’s — in fact, if you continue with this tone, even if you’re right, you’ll be very hard to hear.”
Chappelle said he found the reaction to Musk “puzzling” and added: “Again like you say no one can be woke enough.”
Both Rogan and Chappelle laid heavy praise on the Tesla CEO.
“They don’t, they can’t appreciate the fact that you’re dealing with literally one of the most brilliant men that’s ever lived that’s gonna come do your show,” Rogan gushed.
Chappelle said of meeting Elon that he found him “incredibly kind,” and that he took Chappelle’s teasing “with good humor.”
The comments came in response to backlash from billionaire and Space X founder Elon Musk’s May 8 appearance on Saturday Night Live.
Fans and SNL actors alike expressed their dissatisfaction with Elon’s role as the popular comedy show’s host.
After Elon tweeted out “Let’s find out just how live Saturday Night Live really is” on April 24, Comedian and Former SNL Contributor Bowen Yang replied through Instagram, “What the f*ck does this even mean.”
Another SNL regular, Aidy Bryant, took a political jab at Elon.
Bryant posted an Instagram story in late April of a tweet from progressive Senator Bernie Sanders lambasting American income inequality.
“The 50 wealthiest people in America today own more wealth than the bottom half of our people,” the tweet read. “This is a moral obscenity.”
