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Report: There is ‘tension’ at SNL over Dave Chappelle hosting upcoming episode

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Page Six reported some alleged controversy behind the scenes at Saturday Night Live this week over an upcoming show slated to be hosted by embattled comedian Dave Chappelle.

Chappelle, who has made headlines in the last year for disparaging comments he made in his comedy specials about transgender people, is scheduled to host the long-running sketch comedy show along with musical guest Black Star on Saturday night’s episode.

After the show announced Chappelle’s appearance on Twitter, rumors of backstage tensions began to swirl.

Page Six reports that some of the show’s writers are so offended by Chappelle hosting the show that they have threatened to boycott writing for this week’s episode. Some of the writers are members of the LGBTQ+ community, and say Chappelle’s comments about the trans community should be condemned.

One writer, Celeste Yim, posted on their Twitter account about SNL’s plans to have Chappelle host this week’s episode.

“I’m trans and non-binary. I use they/them pronouns. Transphobia is murder and it should be condemned,” Yim wrote.

Chappelle’s representatives say they have not witnessed a writer boycott while working at Saturday Night Live this week, and reported the writers seemed “excited” to work on Chappelle’s part in the sketches.

Page Six, which first reported the boycott rumors, said a source close to SNL told them, “[The writers are] not going to do the show. But none of the actors are boycotting.”

The episode is set to air on Saturday night at 11:30 p.m. Eastern.

ARTICLE: LAURA SPIVAK

MANAGING EDITOR: CARSON CHOATE

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Laura Spivak

Laura is a freelance writer out of Maryland and a mom of three. Her background is in political science and international relations, and she has been doing political writing and editing for 17 years. Laura has also written parenting pieces for the Today Show and is currently working on writing a collection of remarkable true stories about normal people. She writes for FBA because unbiased news is vital to unity, and readers deserve the facts free of opinion.

Laura is a freelance writer out of Maryland and a mom of three. Her background is in political science and international relations, and she has been doing political writing and editing for 17 years. Laura has also written parenting pieces for the Today Show and is currently working on writing a collection of remarkable true stories about normal people. She writes for FBA because unbiased news is vital to unity, and readers deserve the facts free of opinion.

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