Through Candid Edwards
December 22, 2025
Chappelle is known for his provocative and sometimes inflammatory commentary on politics, culture and high-profile public figures. He remains true to that.
Comedian and agent provocateur Dave Chappelle has released a surprise stand-up special titled ‘Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable…’ on Netflix.
Chappelle is known for his provocative and sometimes inflammatory commentary on politics, culture and high-profile public figures. He remains true to that in his latest special. The Netflix original was removed without notice immediately after the boxing match between Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua.
The 75-minute special features commentary on a range of contemporary cultural and political issues and features the comedian discussing recent controversies directly on stage. He spoke in particular about the ongoing war in the Middle East.
Chappelle focuses on the death of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot in September 2025. He responded to the audience’s insistence that Kirk be compared to civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Chappelle suggested that he rejected Dr.’s work. King to allow lowered so low comparable to a “professional” debater.
In “Unstoppable…,“ Chappelle said: “Charlie Kirk was this generation’s Martin Luther King? That’s a reach… They were both murdered in a horrible way. They were both shot in the neck, but that’s about where the similarities end.”
Chappelle’s material also touches on his recent performance at the controversial Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia. Earlier in 2025, Chappelle was criticized for appearing at the event due to the country’s human rights record. Moreover, fans and enemies objected on behalf of the country intolerance for freedom of expression. An intolerance that was fatally manifested when a prominent American journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, was murdered in Saudi Arabia in 2018.
Never one to back down, Chappelle defended his decision to perform abroad and addressed critics who questioned what his choice meant about artistic freedom.
“I don’t feel guilty at all,” he continued, “those bastards are acting like because I was at a comedy festival in Saudi Arabia, I somehow betrayed my principles… They said, ‘Well, Saudi Arabia killed a journalist,’ and rest in peace, Jamal Khashoggi. I’m sorry he was killed in such a gruesome way. And also, look, man, Israel has killed 240 journalists in the last three months, so I didn’t know y’all were still at it.” to count.”
In addition to these topics, the DC native addressed gentrification in his hometown. He regretted that “They’re trying to get the chocolate out of Chocolate City.”
Chappele has an exclusive deal to release stand-up shows through Netflix. To date, the comedian has produced seven specials: 2017 “The age of the spider,” “Deep in the heart of Texas,” “Equanimity,” “The bird revelation,” “The closer” (2021), “The dreamer” (2023), and “The unstoppable…“
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