Elon Musk met with raucous boos at Dave Chappelle show, Internet says 'he'll buy the venue next'
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA: The new Twitter CEO and the world’s richest man, Elon Musk was ruthlessly booed at a Dave Chappelle show on December 11. Chappelle gave a performance at a unique Punchline Comedy Club event in San Francisco and also brought the Tesla CEO on stage at the end of the show. Musk had controversially acquired Twitter for $44 billion in October and then fired hundreds of its employees. It appears that the bulk of the Chase Center audience was unimpressed when they saw him on stage. Several Twitter users posted a video showing Chappelle introducing Musk to mixed applause and raucous boos.
Chappelle told Elon while welcoming him on stage, “Ladies and gentlemen, make some noise for the richest man in the world.” Musk, who was wearing a Twitter shirt and had what appeared to be a Twitter work badge dangling from his front pocket, was then met with a flurry of loud boos and shouts as he stood by. "Weren't expecting this were you? In times like this, I think we’re in a simulation. Like, how can this be real?" Musk told Chappelle. The comedian replied, "It sounds like some of the people you fired are in the audience.” Musk had laid off as many as half of the company’s 7,500 employees when he took charge of Twitter last month.
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The original account that posted it has disappeared (either because the fanboys have been sicced on it or something more nefarious, not sure which), so here's Elon Musk being booed at a Dave Chapelle gig last night pic.twitter.com/mpz5jFcyQB
— Chris Stokel-Walker ~ @stokel@infosec.exchange (@stokel) December 12, 2022
Chappelle then addressed the boos. "Wait, wait, those of you booing... I'm just pointing out they have terrible seats," he quipped. Speaking of Musk, he said, "This n**** not even trying to die on earth. His whole business model is f*** earth, I'm leaving anyway." Chappelle then joked he invited Musk on stage to make sure he didn't "miss this opportunity," because "the first comedy club on Mars, that should be mine."
The comic then turned to the audience. "Do you hear that sound Elon? That's the sound of pending civil unrest," he said. "I can't wait to see what story you decimate next motherf*****. You shut the f*** up with your boos. There's something better you can do. Booing is not the best thing you can do. I wish everybody in this audience peace."
Not even surprised by this development. Waiting for Chapelle to say he's voting Trump.
— Bryy Cider Muller (@Bryy_Miller) December 12, 2022
I did not have elon musk getting boo’ed onstage with dave chappelle on my bingo card
— Tho Nguyen (@tvntvntvn) December 12, 2022
Seeing Elon Musk at the end of the Chris Rock x Dave Chappelle show was a VERY awkward way to end it…
— KRAY ROXAS (@krystalroxas) December 12, 2022
Social media wasn't exactly shocked at the crowd's reaction as someone tweeted, “Not even surprised by this development. Waiting for Chapelle to say he's voting Trump.” “He'll [Elon] try and buy the venue next,” another added. Someone noted, “I did not have elon musk getting boo’ed onstage with dave chappelle on my bingo card.” “Seeing Elon Musk at the end of the Chris Rock x Dave Chappelle show was a VERY awkward way to end it…” yet another user remarked.
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