Kearney has not publicly addressed Chappelle’s upcoming show. Meanwhile the show made history when it announced its first out non-binary cast member Molly Kearney back in September. Chappelle was slammed for transphobic jokes he made during his Netflix special in 2021. Career Yims career began in the mid-2010s, in indie stand-up shows in Toronto. They did not get back to us when we reached out.Ī rep for “SNL” also did not get back to us. Celeste Yim is a Korean-Canadian comedian and writer. It is unclear if they are one of the writers boycotting this week’s show or if they were actually referring to Chappelle. Like I said earlier, I had no idea of the games industry chatter, so had no idea this was such a. 'SNL' writer Celeste Yim, whose pronouns are they/them, reportedly posted a message to their social media story after Chappelle’s hosting gig was announced. I played Celeste and read it as a trans game. That’s why Celeste has always been a bit of a tough one for me. Transphobia is murder and it should be condemned.” In 2018, around the time I played Celeste, I was in therapy for depression and dysphoria, and was on the precipice of gender transition. Chappelle met with “SNL” writers and producers on Tuesday and his rep told us there were “no signs of a boycott.” NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversalĪfter the announcement, “SNL” writer Celeste Yim reportedly wrote on Instagram Stories: “I’m trans and non-binary. Dave is looking to have some fun,” they told us. They all pitched ideas and they seemed very excited about it…. For example, he intentionally misgendered a trans friend and fellow comedian for laughs.Ĭhappelle was at 30 Rock on Tuesday meeting with writers and producers and his rep told us “there was no evidence of a boycott.” He last hosted the sketch comedy show in 2020, well before Netflix released his 2021 special “The Closer.” It angered some viewers because many of Chappelle’s jokes were aimed at the trans community. “SNL” revealed last week the “Chappelle Show” star would host the show with musical guest Black Star on Nov. “But none of the actors are boycotting.”īut Chappelle’s rep told us that there was nothing to suggest that there was a boycott when they attended writers’ meetings this week. “They’re not going to do the show,” an insider told Page Six. We’re told that some staff writers are so furious that the comedy superstar - who has made transphobic and homophobic jokes - has been chosen to helm the iconic show that they’re sitting out the episode. There’s unrest at 30 Rock, Page Six hears, over the decision to sign up Dave Chappelle to host “Saturday Night Live” this weekend. Best star snaps of the week: Actors assemble! Co-stars get togetherĭave Chappelle switched ‘SNL’ monologue between rehearsal and live showĭave Chappelle accused of normalizing anti-Semitism in ‘SNL’ monologueĬhris Rock: ‘Ugly’ Will Smith impersonated ‘a perfect person for 30 years’
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