Seinfeld, who is Jewish, addressed the comedic routine — which centered around Kanye West’s antisemitic tirades and “normalized antisemitism.”
“I did think the comedy was well-executed,” the 68-year-old comedian told the outlet. “But I think the subject matter calls for a conversation that I don’t think I’d want to have in this venue.”
Seinfeld also noted that though he is friends with Chappelle, he doesn’t “have a close relationship with him.”Will Heath/NBC via Getty ImagesChappelle, 49, made a guest appearance on Seinfeld’s Netflix talk show “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” in 2018, and the conversation is featured in the upcoming book about the show.from some of SNL’s writers — and begun his monologue by unfolding a piece of paper and saying, “I denounce antisemitism in all its forms.
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