In this era of cancel culture and intersectionality Dave Chappelle is in an enviable position as a Black male hovering at the top of this sacred cow list. In his latest stand-up he uses this cachet to comically expound on transgenderism much to the chagrin of the easily offended. Chappelle also takes shots at whites in Michigan and Mike Pence (an amazingly Trump free stand-up) but that is standard fare targeting a group with big shoulders, use to the ribbing. Transgenders are another story however who brook no criticism and this may be a watershed moment with Chappelle having the nerve to play no favorites, declaring his right to say as he pleases as a humorist. The show does have some slow moments but they remain blips in this mostly funny stand-up that should have reverberations in the days ahead, pitting two intersectional titans against each other.
