Dave Chappelle Tells MSG Crowd He Feels 'Better' After Charlie Kirk's Death

Dave Chappelle I Feel Better After Charlie Kirk's Death Published November 8, 2026 9:16 AM PST Dave Chappelle told a sold-out crowd at Madison Square Garden last night that he felt "better" after the assassination of Charlie Kirk. In a leaked clip that made the rounds on X, Chappelle said ... "I feel f***ed up saying this. It's scary being a public speaker. And I mean look, ever since that guy Charlie Kirk got murdered … and I shouldn’t say this publicly, but I feel better." Waiting for your permission to load the Twitter Tweet. He added ... "I know I shouldn’t say that, but it’s just a feeling. I didn’t ask to feel this way. I just be driving around like, 'Why am I in such a good mood? Oh!'" The comedian has been outspoken about Kirk in the past. In his Netflix stand-up special "The Unstoppable" ... Chappelle railed against comparing Kirk to MLK Jr. The comic complained that Kirk "fundamentally can't function like" a civil rights leader ... and that internet personalities "are negative because they have to be." As you know ... Kirk was assassinated at Utah Valley University in Sept. 2025. Related articles Dave Chappelle Charlie Kirk Martin Luther King, Jr. Social Media Celebrity News Comedy Charlie Kirk Shooting Politics Viral Controversial S#!T Comedians