Per SFGate’s senior culture editor Dan Gentile, who saw the comedian at the first of his three San Francisco stand-up appearances at the Masonic, Chappelle alleged he was not allowed to speak ...

During his set at the Masonic in San Francisco, comedian Dave Chappelle told the crowd that the team at "Saturday Night Live" forbid him from speaking about two topics when he hosted the show on ...

SFGATES’s senior culture editor, Dan Gentile, who was in the audience, said that it marked the gig’s “big interesting revelation.” “‘SNL’ producers told him he couldn’t speak about ...

In his review of the Masonic set, SF Gate’s Dan Gentile described the directive as “a shocking stroke of censorship, given the political nature of [Chappelle’s SNL] monologue,” noting that ...

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According to a review in SFGate by culture editor Dan Gentile, Chappelle didn’t elaborate after sharing this piece of information beyond closing his set with, “Give the Jews a break ...

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"SNL producers told him he couldn't speak about two topics: transgender people and Gaza," reported SFGATE's senior culture editor, Dan Gentile. Despite the restrictions, Chappelle still made a ...

The revelation was shared by SFGate culture editor Dan Gentile, who reviewed Chappelle's show for the outlet. Chapelle more or less stuck to those same guidelines during his San Francisco set ...