The comedian held a Q&A session for a packed crowd of hundreds at Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, DC. where those who took issue with his highly-controversial Netflix special made their opinion known.
One student reportedly told Chappelle he was a “bigot” before saying, “I’m 16 and I think you’re childish, you handled it like a child.”The Grammy-winning comedian offered no apologies at the event — which some students were pleased he held — as he took jabs from others unhappy about the Netflix special, including one who reportedly told Chappelle, “Your comedy kills.”
In response to a different antagonizing question, Chappelle reportedly responded to the packed student body of artists with, “I’m better than every instrumentalist, artist, no matter what art you do in this school, right now, I’m better than all of you. I’m sure that will change. I’m sure you’ll be household names soon.”
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