Follow-Up: Second Leaked Clip Shows Chappelle Joking Kirk Is 'Looking Up at Us, Laughing So Hard He Can't Breathe'
A second leaked clip from comedian Dave Chappelle's Madison Square Garden shows surfaced online on November 9. According to Baller Alert, Chappelle tells the New York crowd in the clip: "I'm sure Charlie Kirk is looking up at us right now, laughing so hard he can't breathe." Chappelle played the Garden on November 6 and 7, closing out his Karmageddon tour as part of the New York Comedy Festival; GSM reported on November 8 on a first leaked clip in which he said he had felt "better" since Kirk was murdered.
According to Baller Alert and HotNewHipHop, the line carries two pointed references. Saying Kirk is looking "up" rather than down suggests he is in hell, while the closing words closely mirror a joke comedian Tony Hinchcliffe told about George Floyd during Netflix's Roast of Kevin Hart in May, using the same looking-upward, laughing-until-he-could-not-breathe construction. Floyd was murdered in Minneapolis in 2020 by former officer Derek Chauvin, and his repeated pleas that he could not breathe became a rallying cry against police brutality. Hinchcliffe's joke drew objections from Floyd's family; Hart later said on The Breakfast Club that he would not personally tell such a joke but understood that roasts often feature deliberately provocative material.
The exact night on which Chappelle delivered this latest line, November 6 or 7, has not been independently confirmed. Both shows were advertised as phone-free, with devices secured in locked pouches, and the circulating clip shows the line without the full context of the routine. There is no confirmed explanation from Chappelle about whether the line was intended as a direct response to Hinchcliffe. As of November 9, Chappelle has not publicly responded to the criticism over the clips.
After the first clip circulated, Kirk's widow Erika Kirk posted a statement on X on November 8 criticizing comedians and commentators who treat political assassination as entertainment, calling it "beyond disgusting"; her statement did not name Chappelle. Charlie Kirk, a co-founder of Turning Point USA, was fatally shot while speaking at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025, at age 31; Tyler Robinson has been charged in connection with the killing and his case is ongoing.
Source: Baller Alert
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Photo: 图：喜剧演员 Dave Chappelle 资料图（2025年8月摄，Kolby Ari 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons），非麦迪逊广场花园当晚演出画面。/ File photo: Comedian Dave Chappelle in August 2025 (by Kolby Ari, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons); not a photo of the Madison Square Garden set.
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