John Mulaney Dragged for Embracing Dave Chappelle’s Anti-Trans Jokes at Ohio Show

thewrap.com:

Netflix special last year, spurring walkouts from the streamer’s employees as a result. According to several tweets, Mulaney hugged Chappelle after his performance… which a lot of people of social media thought was a giant no-no.“My favorite part of tonight was when dave chappelle ambushed us at the john mulaney show, told a bunch of transphobic jokes, a massive stadium of people laughed, and then john mulaney hugged him at the end,” wrote one user.Another skewered Mulaney for putting on an act as a “nice, politically conscious, cool-and-feminist guy” only to renounce such ideology when it’s convenient. “You might say [celebrities like that] have the moral backbone of a chocolate eclair.

This tweet is about John Mulaney,” they wrote.Others didn’t mince words, expressing their anger through expletives. Several “f— you’s” peppered discourse on the social media platform.According to audience members, showgoers were required to lock their phones in pouches (presumably similar to those produced by Yondr, used for similar shows to protect performers’ privacy), so it’s unlikely that any video was taken of either Chappelle or Mulaney.Reps for Mulaney did not immediately respond to request for comment from TheWrap.See further reactions below:okay so tell me why I just went to the John Mulaney show and Dave Chappelle was a surprise opener and made not only a transphobic joke but a homophobic onePretty disappointed in John Mulaney, saw him tonight and yeah, he was funny, but he gave Dave Chapelle the platform to make some transphobic jokes.