Charlamagne tha God Criticizes Dave Chappelle’s Joke on Charlie Kirk’s Death

Radio host Charlamagne tha God voiced his disapproval of comedian Dave Chappelle’s joke about the assassination of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) founder Charlie Kirk during his “Karmageddon” tour. Despite a policy against cell phones at the Madison Square Garden show, a video circulated on social media displaying Chappelle’s comments.

In the video, Chappelle remarked, “I feel f—– 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.”

Charlamagne addressed the clip on his radio program, “The Breakfast Club.” He said he did not “find the humor” in Chappelle’s comment. “I don’t find the humor in people getting clapped, okay?” Charlamagne stated. “Any of us can be shot, and I don’t want anybody getting shot because somebody disagrees with their opinion. So yeah, you have the freedom to joke and talk about whatever you want to joke and talk about, but personally I don’t want to deal with the energy of that. Like I don’t wish stuff like that on my worst enemy.”

Charlamagne’s co-hosts noted that the video was released without added context. Charlamagne agreed and suggested it sounded like an “observation” by Chappelle. “It just sounded like he made an observation — at least from what that clip just played, that it was just like he felt better after Charlie Kirk got shot and killed,” Charlamagne commented.

Chappelle’s joke sparked backlash on social media, with many describing it as “sick.” TPUSA pointed to Erika Kirk’s statement condemning jokes about her husband’s death. In her words, “A culture that laughs at assassination is one of profound moral decay. It threatens the very foundation of our country and the principles that hold our democracy together.”

TPUSA spokesperson Andrew Kolvet, in an interview with Fox News Digital, supported freedom of speech but called for a basic level of respect. “We’re not asking people to, you know, be evangelical Christians here. We’re asking don’t celebrate, condone, or glorify political violence. Don’t be happy when someone’s assassinated. It’s a very, very low bar. But if we don’t keep it, then everything else falls apart,” Kolvet stated.

Fox News Digital reached out to Charlamagne’s and Chappelle’s representatives for comment but had not received responses at the time of this report.