Dave Chappelle ‘loves punching down’ amid trans controversy

Dave Chappelle “loves punching down” amid controversy over his trans jokes in new Netflix special ‘The Dreamer'. The 50-year-old comedian tackled a broad range of topics in his first full-length stand-up special in two years but spent the first 12 minutes taking aim at transgender people. He opened with a story about visiting Jim Carrey while he was filming the 1999 film ‘Man on the Moon;, where Jim stayed in character as comedian Andy Kaufman between takes. Dave explained that he spent the day pretending Carrey was Kaufman and was left feeling “very disappointed,” adding: “That's how trans pe…

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