Dave Chappelleās recent show for Netflix at the Hollywood Bowl made headlines as theĀ comedian was tackled by a man who tried to lunge at him with a weapon. The incident came weeks afterĀ Chris Rock was slapped while on the Academy Awards stage by Will Smith. Funny enough, it appears that Chappelle had a bit about the entire situation in his stand-up ahead of being tackled and was candid about his thoughts on Rock being slapped.Ā
Chappelle immediately pointed out how he felt Smith sitting back down and enjoying the rest of the evening following the slap was āgangster.ā From there, he talked about Rockās joke, saying Rock is his friend but he doesnāt have an easy ādelivery.āĀ
The comedian then addressed people who said Smith wouldnāt touch Chappelle like that. Chappelle responded by saying āShut the f**k up, you gonna get me slapped!ā Watch the portion of his stand-up above.Ā