<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">Woody Harrelson</a> isn’t too concerned about the backlash he received following his “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/saturday-night-live">Saturday Night Live</a>” monologue in February, which included criticism of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/covid">COVID</a> vaccine mandates.
&#8220;Well, people told me it was, shall we say, &#8216;trending.&#8217; No, I don’t look at that s***,&#8221; the 61-year-old actor <a href="https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a43720670/woody-harrelson-justin-theroux-white-house-plumbers-interview-2023/">told</a> Esquire during a recent interview when asked about the controversy surrounding his monologue. 
&#8220;I feel like, ‘I said it on SNL.’ I don’t need to go further with it … other than to say — well, no, I won’t. Never mind. That’s enough. … But it don’t change my life one bit. Not one bit, if the mainstream media wants to have a go at you, right? My life is still wonderful,&#8221; Harrelson told the outlet.
The “True Detective&#8221; star made jokes during the “SNL” appearance about being a &#8220;redneck hippie&#8221; who also used marijuana. He concluded the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/based-woody-harrelson-ridicules-covid-drug-cartels-and-lockdowns-on-snl">monologue</a> by discussing a movie pitch he allegedly read in 2019. 
&#8220;So the movie goes like this: The biggest drug cartels in the world get together and buy up all the media and all the politicians and force all the people in the world to stay locked in their homes. And people can only come out if they take the cartel’s drugs and keep taking them over and over,&#8221; Harrelson said during the appearance.
&#8220;I threw the script away. I mean, who was going to believe that crazy idea? Being forced to do drugs? I do that voluntarily all day,&#8221; Harrelson said.
The actor described his political views as libertarian while speaking with Esquire.
&#8220;There are things that the liberals do that I think, ‘What f***ing idiots.’ And then there’s also conservative ideology that strikes me as odd. I consider myself, really, an anarchist. … Well, I’m probably more of a libertarian,&#8221; he told the outlet. 
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“I never see government work. It always seems to be working for the people who got you there,&#8221; Harrelson said. &#8220;It’s businessmen working for bigger businessmen. It’s not businessmen working for their constituents. I think government just usually sucks … am I wrong?”
“Even the social programs, they do it reluctantly, and they’re just always trying to gobble back what they can from the social programs,” he said.

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Woody Harrelson Said He Wasn’t Fazed By Backlash From ‘SNL’ Monologue: ‘I Don’t Look At That S***’

Woody Harrelson Said He Wasn't Fazed By Backlash From 'SNL' Monologue

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Republican-led states that have implemented bans on sex-change-related treatments for minors became fodder for a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/saturday-night-live" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;Saturday Night Live&#8221;</a> skit this weekend.
Molly Kearney, the NBC sketch comedy show&#8217;s <a href="https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2022/09/16/molly-kearney-saturday-night-live-first-nonbinary-cast-member" target="_blank" rel="noopener">first &#8220;nonbinary&#8221; cast member</a> who uses they/them pronouns, spoke about the growing list of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/transgender" target="_blank" rel="noopener">transgender</a> laws as a guest of &#8220;Weekend Update&#8221; co-hosts Michael Che and Colin Jost.
After being lowered down to the news desk from the ceiling, Kearney quipped about &#8220;starting to feel like a frickin’ Republican lawmaker&#8221; by virtue of being hung up in a harness around the genitals.
Kearney went on to talk about children and the issue of health care.
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&#8220;Listen to that, Michael, restricting health care for kids. For some reason, there’s something about the word trans that makes people forget the word &#8216;kids.&#8217; If you don’t care about trans kids&#8217; lives, that means you don’t friggin’ care about kids’ lives,&#8221; Kearney said to a round of applause.
Roughly a dozen states implemented laws or policies that crack down on sex-change-related treatment for minors.
In Tennessee, Republican Gov. Bill Lee <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tennessee-gov-signs-bills-protecting-children-from-sex-change-procedures-drag-shows" target="_blank" rel="noopener">signed legislation</a> last month that bans sex-change procedures on children in his state. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/indiana-and-idaho-ban-trans-treatments-for-minors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Indiana and Idaho followed suit in recent weeks</a>. In Missouri, the attorney general <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/missouri-limit-gender-affirming-care-minors-adults-rcna79699" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced new restrictions</a> on gender-related treatments for minors as well as adults while the state&#8217;s GOP-controlled legislature <a href="https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/hundreds-rally-in-st-louis-for-transgender-rights-against-missouri-actions/article_60d4f599-0413-5184-a86b-a1387364a45c.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">advances trans-focused legislation</a>.
Supporters of these measures often argue children are too young to face the consequences of life-altering changes that come with treatments, including puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and transition-related surgeries.
On the other side of the issue, critics condemn what they view as attacks on gender-affirming care and, in some cases, have fought back with lawsuits seeking to stop the bans. <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2023/03/30/a-proclamation-on-transgender-day-of-visibility/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">In a recent proclamation</a> to recognize the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-proclamation-condemns-states-with-laws-targeting-transgender-youth" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;Transgender Day of Visibility</a>,&#8221; President Joe Biden decried how a &#8220;wave of discriminatory State laws is targeting transgender youth, terrifying families and hurting kids who are not hurting anyone.&#8221;
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Kearney made a plea for people to &#8220;wake up&#8221; and protect children.
While being pulled back up toward the ceiling, Kearney left the audience with a parting message: “What’s happening, kids, is wrong and you don’t need to be scared. Our job is to protect you and your job is to focus on being a kid. It’s kind of like me flying in the &#8216;SNL&#8217; sky. There’s a bunch of dudes asking you about your crotch and controlling what and where you’re allowed to pee. But if you just hang on, you’ll look up and realize you’re flying kid!”

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Nonbinary 'SNL' Cast Member Rails Against Transgender Laws

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One of the perks of being a film critic is getting access to the stills shared by film studios.
Example? The film “Champions” offers multiple photos from the film’s production to flesh out reviews and features based on the Woody Harrelson comedy.
One image featured director Bobby Farrelly of “There’s Something About Mary” fame coaching his young actors while wearing a mask.
It’s not an isolated incident. Similar stills show masked-up artists on sets, often working with maskless actors. That’s Hollywood, at least as it stands three years after the COVID pandemic swamped the planet.
The rest of society has mostly ditched pandemic restrictions, many of which seem to have had little impact on curtailing the virus. Not Hollywood, where masking, vaccine mandates, and more remain the norm.
And a small group of stars is fighting back.
“The Nanny” alum Fran Drescher, the current SAG-AFTRA president, excoriated her peers for <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/02/27/fran-drescher-calls-for-end-to-vaccine-mandate-in-sag-speech/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pursuing vaccine mandates</a> long after their alleged usefulness was exposed. She shared that message during the recent SAG Awards gala.
SAG AFTRA, or the Screen Actors Guild — American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, is a labor union representing artists from across the creative spectrum. Think movie stars, directors, models and radio personalities.
“As the nation declares an end to the COVID emergency this May, I hope we will see everyone return to work in equal opportunity,” she said during her podium time, demanding an end of the “bulls***” COVID vaccine mandates.
Her message came roughly the same time as Woody Harrelson uncorked a “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/based-woody-harrelson-ridicules-covid-drug-cartels-and-lockdowns-on-snl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Saturday Night Live” monologue</a> that poked holes in the virus protocols we’ve been forced to live under for years. The “Champions” star shared a fictional, funny story about a wacky script in which Big Pharma forced everyone to take their medication or stay locked in their homes in perpetuity.
And Harrelson wasn’t done disrupting Hollywood’s lockstep COVID narrative. He told The New York Times that a free country <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/02/27/magazine/woody-harrelson-interview.html?smid=fb-nytimes&amp;smtyp=cur" target="_blank" rel="noopener">doesn’t force its citizens</a> to take medicine against their will.
“I don’t think that anybody should have the right to demand that you’re forced to do the testing, forced to wear the mask and forced to get vaccinated three years on,” he said. “I’m just like, let’s be done with this nonsense. It’s not fair to the crews. I don’t have to wear the mask. Why should they? Why should they have to be vaccinated? How’s that not up to the individual? I shouldn’t be talking about this [expletive].”
Drescher and Harrelson’s views came months after Oscar-winner Tim Robbins excoriated his industry for similar protocols.
Robbins admits he sounded like every Hollywood star early in the pandemic. Do as your told. Lock down indefinitely. Listen to Dr. Anthony Fauci.
Then, the “Bull Durham” star reached out to other people who questioned the narratives embraced in near uniformity by Hollywood, Inc. And something didn’t feel right, especially when we learned the vaccines neither prevented transmission or stopped the recipient from becoming infected.
He shared his <a href="https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/tim-robbins-russell-brand-covid-media-politics/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">growing skepticism with Britain’s Russell Brand</a>, the quasi-socialist comic who has been aggressively red-pilled in recent years. Robbins noted talk of science came with an asterisk.
“…to continue the policy of lockdowns or mandates after that didn’t seem to be following the science. It was following a political agenda.”
Robbins also wondered why natural immunity, an established way to combat past viruses, was dismissed by so many, including Dr. Fauci, the nation’s revered expert on the matter.
Forcing artists to obey these rules, or else, made Robbins speak out on the matter. That practice crushed the careers of more than a few stars, including Clifton Duncan. The Broadway actor essentially left the industry because he <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtOKcDF4BGQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">refused to take the vaccine</a>.
By any measure comedian Rob Schneider was ahead of the curve when it came to protocol skepticism. The “Deuce Bigalow” star, who has drifted to the Right in recent years, publicly shared his <a href="https://twitter.com/RobSchneider/status/1413884214726971394?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1413884214726971394%7Ctwgr%5E37fd71e0ed6920c5339030ecf878f0d63ea7173c%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tmz.com%2F2021%2F07%2F10%2Frob-schneider-use-guns-second-amendment-covid-vaccine-shot%2F" target="_blank" rel="noopener">unease with the COVID vaccines</a> on Twitter in 2021 while nearly all of his peers signed off on the treatments.
“Just say no&#8230; And keep saying no&#8230; Over Half of the US population is continuing to say no to this unapproved experimental gene therapy! “My body, my choice!”
These voices still represent a fraction of the modern Hollywood landscape. Many stars might agree with them, but they fear professional repercussions for admitting so. <a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/hypocrisy-unlimited-hollywoods-secret-counterfeit-vaccine-network_5081938.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Others cheated</a>, plain and simple. They were part of a counterfeit vaccine status market where they pretended to play by the rules but still avoided the COVID jabs.
Others appear happy with the status quo — performing without masks while others mask up from start to finish.
Stephen Colbert recently <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/02/02/stephen-colberts-masked-up-audience-mocked-their-brains-are-broken/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told his “Late Show” audience</a> about President Joe Biden’s decision to rescind the emergency status tied to the pandemic.
“I wish you could see the smiles on the faces in my audience. And I wish I could, too. Because they’re still wearing masks.”
Colbert may represent the industry’s rigid groupthink on the matter. When Colbert, a reliably progressive voice, learned that the Department of Energy determined the lab leak theory tied to COVID is the likely source of the outbreak he did all he could <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/colbert-mocks-energy-department-saying-chinese-lab-leak-likely-started-covid" target="_blank" rel="noopener">to deny the truth</a>.
“No! No! Bad Energy Department. No bio-labs until you finish building your electric car-charging stations. Stay in your lane!”
No matter what Drescher, Harrelson, or Robbins think, the industry’s COVID protocols will stay in place <a href="https://deadline.com/2023/01/covid-protocol-extended-hollywoods-union-producers-1235242705/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">through April 1</a> … if not longer.
Christian Toto is an award-winning journalist, movie critic and editor of <a href="http://www.hollywoodintoto.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HollywoodInToto.com</a>. He previously served as associate editor with Breitbart News&#8217; Big Hollywood. Follow him at <a href="https://twitter.com/HollywoodInToto?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@HollywoodInToto</a>. 
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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Removing The Mask: Hollywood Stars Call For An End To COVID Mandates

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Woody Harrelson delivered a zinger ridiculing COVID lockdowns, vaccine mandates, and pharmaceutical companies during the latest episode of &#8220;Saturday Night Live.&#8221;
The actor, hosting NBC&#8217;s sketch comedy show for the fifth time, elicited a few nervous laughs from the audience in New York City in wrapping up a freewheeling monologue about a movie script idea just before the onset of the COVID pandemic.
“The biggest drug cartels in the world get together and buy up all the media and all the politicians and force all the people in the world to stay locked in their homes, and people can only come out if they take the cartel’s drugs — and keep taking them — over and over,&#8221; Harrelson said.
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&#8220;I threw the script away,&#8221; Harrelson quipped before circling back to his penchant for smoking marijuana.
&#8220;I mean who is going to believe that crazy idea? Being forced to do drugs? I do that voluntarily all day long,&#8221; he continued.
Harrelson&#8217;s introduction quickly got social media abuzz with people sounding off in support and against the actor.
&#8220;Yes, Woody Harrelson went full anti-vax conspiracy theorist during his SNL Monologue tonight,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/MarlowNYC/status/1629716056913633281" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted</a> Rolling Stone senior entertainment editor Marlow Stern.
Others, including Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), called Harrelson, a fellow Texan and COVID lockdown critic, <a href="https://twitter.com/chiproytx/status/1629843601889849344" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;based,&#8221;</a> which is a phrase that describes someone who isn&#8217;t afraid to share an opinion for fear of offending others.
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Harrelson previously made waves when he <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/05/woody-harrelson-anti-mask-anarchist-cannes-interview-triangle-of-sadness" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told Vanity Fair</a> his view on people being forced to wear face masks on set during the pandemic. &#8220;As one who doesn&#8217;t believe in the germ theory, I find it rather absurd,&#8221; he said.
During his monologue Saturday night, Harrelson described himself as &#8220;anarchist, Marxist, ethical hedonist, nondiscriminatory empath, epistemological deconstructionist, [and] Texan.&#8221;

‘Based’ Woody Harrelson Ridicules COVID ‘Drug Cartels’ And Lockdowns On ‘SNL’

'Based' Woody Harrelson Ridicules COVID 'Drug Cartels' And Lockdowns On 'SNL'

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nbc">NBC</a>&#8216;s &#8220;Saturday Night Live&#8221; mocked President Joe Biden over the weekend as being brain damaged.
&#8220;Weekend Update&#8221; host Michael Che made the joke after talking briefly about how the White House has tried to deal with a pending railway strike by signing a bill into law that makes a rail strike illegal.
&#8220;President Biden signed a measure that would force railway workers to accept a deal that averts a strike but does not include paid sick leave,&#8221; Che said. &#8220;But how do you expect Biden to care about sick leave when he shows up to work every day with full-blown CTE?&#8221;
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a serious brain degeneration disorder that experts believe is likely caused by repeated head traumas, although much is still unknown about the condition, the Mayo Clinic <a href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/chronic-traumatic-encephalopathy/symptoms-causes/syc-20370921">reports</a>. The diagnosis cannot even be made while a person is alive &#8220;except in those rare individuals with high-risk exposures.&#8221;
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Symptoms of CTE include memory loss, cognitive impairment, executive functioning impairment, risky and aggressive behavior, mood issues, and motor impairments.
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Biden said Friday morning at the ceremony to sign the bill, “The bill I’m about to sign ends a difficult rail dispute and helps our nation avoid what, without a doubt, would have been an economic catastrophe at a very bad time in the calendar.”
Biden has repeatedly faced questions about his mental fitness for office as <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11299777/Poll-shows-DEMOCRATS-worried-Bidens-mental-fitness-Wheres-Jackie-gaffe.html">polls</a> have shown that the majority of Americans are concerned about his mental wellbeing.
Former White House physician, Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ronny-jackson">Ronny Jackson </a>(R-TX), who served in the role under the Obama and Trump administrations, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/obamas-wh-doctor-on-bidens-mental-fitness-were-going-to-have-to-explain-to-the-american-people-whats-going-on">said</a> during an interview back in September that U.S. officials must explain to the American public what is going on with Biden’s mental fitness for office.
“You know, it’s continued to get worse since he was candidate Joe Biden,” Jackson said. “When I first started talking about this, the American people have continued to have questions about a lot of his bizarre behaviors, this holding hands thing is one of them, the way he makes up stories, and he just repeatedly tells the stories that everyone has documented are not true, that happens pretty frequently. He has these emotional outbursts. He shuffles when he walks. He slurs his speech. He always looks frail and fragile. I just think it’s continued to get worse and worse.”
“And I think that now the Democrats and the mainstream media now are starting to say, ‘we can’t ignore this a whole lot longer,&#8217;” Jackson continued. “At some point or another, we’re going to have to address this, we’re going to have to explain to the American people what’s going on, you know, I have to ask them multiple times to see his complete medical record for the American people to see it, for him to do cognitive tests.”

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Dave Chappelle appeared to shut down further speculation about whether or not he&#8217;s still hosting &#8220;Saturday Night Live&#8221; this weekend following reports about a writer boycott on the show.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/dave-chappelle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">49-year-old</a> comedian appeared in a advertisement from &#8220;SNL&#8221; as he and cast member Ego Nwodim appeared to joke a about whether he will still appear on the show, the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11418191/Dave-Chappelle-jokes-hosting-SNL-weekend-despite-boycott-claims.html?ito=social-twitter_dailymailceleb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daily Mail</a> reported.
&#8220;&#8216;Wait, we&#8217;re doing it live?&#8221; Chappelle replied. &#8220;Of course,&#8221; Nwodim shared, &#8220;With you?&#8221;
&#8220;Obviously,&#8221; the comedian replied.
The cast member then asked, &#8220;In this news cycle?&#8221; And Chappelle replied, “Yep.&#8221;
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Chappelle also reportedly joked that the episode will be &#8220;so black it&#8217;ll be on BET,&#8221; the outlet noted.
In another clip shared from the official account for &#8220;SNL,&#8221; the &#8220;Chappelle’s Show&#8221; star announced that he&#8217;s &#8220;hosting SNL&#8221; this week as he introduced the musical guest Black Star.
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The account for the late-night sketch comedy show also appeared to be shutting down further speculation about the comedian hosting when it tweeted a littler earlier, &#8220;Read-thru with Dave Chappelle!&#8221; The post included a photo of Chappelle sitting around a writer&#8217;s table.
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It all comes following reports that some writers reportedly threatened to boycott the show if Chappelle was picked to host, as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/snl-writers-could-boycott-show-over-dave-chappelle-hosting-gig" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Wire</a> previously reported.
&#8220;They&#8217;re not going to do the show,&#8221; an insider reportedly shared with the outlet. &#8220;But none of the actors are boycotting.&#8221;
Chappelle — who has faced a backlash in the last year over his comments regarding transgender people in his Netflix special &#8220;The Closer,” as well as a variety of stand-up shows where he&#8217;s been accused of telling &#8220;transphobic&#8221; and &#8220;homophobic&#8221; jokes — reportedly upset writers after producers picked him, <a href="https://pagesix.com/2022/11/09/snl-writers-boycott-over-dave-chappelle-hosting-the-show/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Page Six</a> noted.
The &#8220;Half Baked&#8221; star has maintained that the backlash against him isn&#8217;t about his comments and has everything to do with &#8220;corporate interests,&#8221; <a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/10/25/1049167773/read-dave-chappelles-response-to-backlash-over-netflix-comedy-special-the-closer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NPR</a> noted.
&#8220;It&#8217;s about corporate interests, and what I can say, and what I cannot say,&#8221; Chappelle previously shared. &#8220;For the record, and I need you to know this, everyone I know from that [LGBTQ] community has been loving and supportive, so I don&#8217;t know what this nonsense is about.&#8221;
It will be Chappelle&#8217;s third time hosting the NBC late-night sketch show.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nobody-should-be-censored-comedians-defend-chappelle-after-theater-caves-cancels-his-show" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8216;Nobody Should Be Censored&#8217;: Comedians Defend Chappelle After Theater Caves, Cancels His Show</a>

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Dave Chappelle Appears To Shut Down Speculation About Whether He’s Still Hosting ‘SNL’ Following Writer Boycott Reports

Some of the writers behind NBC&#8217;s long-running sketch comedy show &#8220;<a href="https://dailywire.com/news/got-that-sizzle-even-snl-mocked-biden-democrats-ahead-of-midterms/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Saturday Night Live</a>&#8221; may be planning to boycott the next show because comedian Dave Chappelle has been tapped to host.
According to a <a href="https://pagesix.com/2022/11/09/snl-writers-boycott-over-dave-chappelle-hosting-the-show/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from Page Six, some of the writers were angry that producers had asked Chappelle — who has been accused of telling &#8220;<a href="https://dailywire.com/news/epic-night-just-days-after-one-venue-cancels-dave-chappelle-he-surprises-delighted-audience-in-nyc/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">transphobic</a>&#8221; and &#8220;homophobic&#8221; jokes in a number of his stand-up comedy specials — to host the November 12th broadcast, and they opted to bow out.
&#8220;They’re not going to do the show,&#8221; an insider reportedly informed Page Six of the writers. &#8220;But none of the actors are boycotting.&#8221;
&#8220;SNL&#8221; prompted some backlash on Twitter when Chappelle&#8217;s appearance was first announced last week.
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next week’s show! <a href="https://t.co/yyWCsszXDw">pic.twitter.com/yyWCsszXDw</a>
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One critic pointed out the fact that people were so incensed by Chappelle&#8217;s appearance that no one was reacting to the fact that hip-hop group Black Star was going to perform for the first time in more than a decade.
&#8220;chappelle reputation is so godawful that nobody even CARES that Black Star is reuniting lmfao one of the most beloved supergroups in hip hop performing after an 11 yr long hiatus &amp; ppl not even noticing cuz the other guy on stage just been talking so much shit abt trans ppl LOL,&#8221; one Twitter user said.
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chappelle reputation is so godawful that nobody even CARES that Black Star is reuniting lmfao one of the most beloved supergroups in hip hop performing after an 11 yr long hiatus &amp; ppl not even noticing cuz the other guy on stage just been talking so much shit abt trans ppl LOL <a href="https://t.co/88jtXsUuZM">https://t.co/88jtXsUuZM</a>
&mdash; ⌘ left at london ⌘ (@LeftAtLondon) <a href="https://twitter.com/LeftAtLondon/status/1589323841125634048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 6, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;SNL’s latest putrid attempt to pander to edgelords amidst flailing ratings and a beyond vile reputation. can’t keep your cast members or write a single funny punchline so you resort to platforming stale transphobes. the rot run deep. what a bunch of losers,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/colemanjspilde/status/1589110570002702336" target="_blank" rel="noopener">complained</a> The Daily Beast film critic Coleman Spilde.
Once news broke that some of the writers might boycott the show, however, The Hill&#8217;s media and politics columnist — and Fox News contributor — Joe Concha argued that their loss could potentially be the audience&#8217;s gain.
&#8220;If the great Dave Chappelle is hosting, methinks any assistance from some of the worst writers in comedy won’t be needed. Just hand the keys to Dave and get out of the way,&#8221; he said.
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If the great Dave Chappelle is hosting, methinks any assistance from some of the worst writers in comedy won’t be needed. Just hand the keys to Dave and get out of the way. <a href="https://t.co/Jng0CoaIUo">https://t.co/Jng0CoaIUo</a>
&mdash; Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeConchaTV/status/1590687585004752896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 10, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton appeared to agree with Concha, saying, &#8220;SNL more likely to be funny as SNL staff writers stage boycott over appearance of black comedian.&#8221;
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&quot;SNL more likely to be funny as SNL staff writers stage boycott over appearance of black comedian.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/ZeIcaYRdhv">https://t.co/ZeIcaYRdhv</a>
&mdash; Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomFitton/status/1590733962044788737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 10, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Fire the writers. Have Chappelle do an hour of stand up. Problem solved,&#8221; The First producer Nick Rizzuto added.
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Fire the writers. Have Chappelle do an hour of stand up. Problem solved. <a href="https://t.co/0jfx06wmbD">https://t.co/0jfx06wmbD</a>
&mdash; Nick Rizzuto (@Nick_Rizzuto) <a href="https://twitter.com/Nick_Rizzuto/status/1590698900515536896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 10, 2022</a></blockquote>
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‘SNL’ Writers Could Boycott Show Over Dave Chappelle Hosting Gig

'SNL' Writers Could Boycott Show Over Dave Chappelle Hosting Gig

&#8220;<a href="https://dailywire.com/news/actor-seth-green-describes-bizarre-incident-with-bill-murray-backstage-at-snl-i-was-horrified/">Saturday Night Live</a>&#8221; appeared to get the memo — that Democrats were likely to have a rough election on Tuesday — ahead of this weekend&#8217;s show.
The NBC sketch-comedy show, which typically pours most of its energy into mocking Republicans, tried to put the shoe on the other foot during Saturday&#8217;s broadcast. Instead of attacking the GOP, the sketch poked fun at Democrats for trying — and apparently failing — to drum up more voter enthusiasm for their candidates.
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The sketch began with James Austin Johnson as <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/snl-cold-open-mocks-biden-shows-him-blaming-omicron-surge-on-spider-man-movie/">President Joe Biden</a> saying, &#8220;My fellow Americans, this Tuesday, our midterm election will determine the fate of our democracy and let’s just say Big Yikes!&#8221;
&#8220;Folks, I’m trying like Hell, I promise. I’m on the Peloton every morning tempting fate,&#8221; he added, promising some &#8220;last-minute changes&#8221; to the ballots ahead of Tuesday&#8217;s midterm election: &#8220;Democrats who are exciting, got that sizzle!&#8221;
The first change, aimed at voters in California, offered former presidential candidate Marianne Williamson in place of Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA). &#8220;She ran for president back in 2020 ad loves a good crystal,&#8221; Johnson&#8217;s Biden said as he introduced her.
&#8220;Hey Ohio, meet your next Senator,&#8221; he continued, offering up Tekashi 6ix9ine to take the place of Congressman Tim Ryan (D-OH) in the contest against Republican nominee J.D. Vance. After the rapper left the stage, Johnson stage-whispered into the mic, &#8220;What a terrifying young man.&#8221;
Other offerings included former adult film actress Stormy Daniels to take the place of Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI), rapper Azealia Banks to challenge incumbent Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) in place of Congresswoman Val Demings, and comedian Tracy Morgan to handle student loan forgiveness.
It&#8217;s not just &#8220;SNL&#8221; that got the message, however. Longtime Democratic strategist <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/were-going-to-have-a-bad-night-democrat-strategist-predicts-disastrous-midterms/">Hilary Rosen</a> laid out the situation during a Sunday morning appearance on CNN&#8217;s &#8220;State of the Union&#8221; — and she argued that Democrats were likely to &#8220;have a bad night,&#8221; largely because they had repeatedly failed to listen to voters about what was important.
&#8220;When voters tell you over and over and over again that they care mostly about the economy, listen to them!&#8221; she said. &#8220;Stop talking about democracy being at stake! Democracy is at stake because people are fighting so much about what elections mean. I mean, voters have told us what they wanted to hear, and I don’t think Democrats have delivered this cycle.&#8221;

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Former &#8220;Saturday Night Live&#8221; star Chris Redd opened up about his attack outside the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-york-city">New York City</a> comedy club Comedy Cellar, detailing that he was struck in the face by something like &#8220;brass knuckles.&#8221;
During an interview with the 37-year-old stand-up comedian, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/former-snl-comedian-assaulted-outside-nyc-venue-hospitalized">Redd</a> said after he was struck on October 26 he didn&#8217;t even realize he had fallen before seeing the actual surveillance footage, the <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/chris-redd-breaks-silence-on-gory-details-of-comedy-cellar-attack-says-face-was-gushing-blood">Daily Beast</a> reported in a piece published Thursday.
&#8220;This man hit me in the face with something metal,&#8221; the comedian shared. &#8220;I thought it was brass knuckles because of the way it cut my nose to the bone.&#8221;
&#8220;A fist don&#8217;t normally do all of that at one time,&#8221; he added. &#8220;So it was safe to assume I was hit with something … But the dude just hit me and ran off. I fell down so fast. I didn&#8217;t even know I fell until I looked at the [surveillance] footage.&#8221;
&#8220;It wasn’t really about the pain at that point, it was just so much blood,&#8221; Redd continued.
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Comedian Chris Redd has opened up about the attack outside a New York City comedy club last week that left him bloodied and hospitalized<a href="https://t.co/iMQgMKk2U9">https://t.co/iMQgMKk2U9</a>
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The comedian said he didn&#8217;t think the guy was trying to mug him and initially just wanted to get back inside at the club to do his set and talk about what had just happened to him. However, the blood wouldn&#8217;t stop flowing from his face in order to make that possible.
&#8220;If we could have stopped the bleeding, I would have went on stage,&#8221; Redd explained. &#8220;I was like, I can&#8217;t wait to talk about this s***. But that was my first thought.&#8221;
The comedian was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where he was treated for fractures in his nose and cheek,&#8221; the outlet noted.
He&#8217;s since agreed it was a good idea that he waited and is now working on jokes about what happened.
&#8220;I got some jokes for sure,&#8221; the comedian explained.  &#8220;As many jokes as other people have, nobody has as many jokes about this as I do.&#8221;
Redd had previously shared that he was going to do three shows at the comedy club on Wednesday before the attack. He was also scheduled to perform on October 30 at City Winery, as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/former-snl-comedian-assaulted-outside-nyc-venue-hospitalized">The Daily Wire</a> previously reported. No word yet on when those shows will be rescheduled for.
RELATED: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/former-snl-comedian-assaulted-outside-nyc-venue-hospitalized">Former &#8216;SNL&#8217; Comedian Assaulted Outside NYC Venue, Hospitalized</a>

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‘I Fell Down So Fast’: Former ‘Saturday Night Live’ Star Opens Up About Attack Outside Comedy Club

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/comedy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Comedian</a> and former “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/saturday-night-live" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SNL</a>” cast member Chris Redd was assaulted outside a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-york-city" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York City </a>comedy venue Wednesday evening.
The 37-year-old actor was punched by an unidentified assailant outside the Comedy Cellar Wednesday evening, an NYPD spokesperson <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/chris-redd-assaulted-comedy-cellar-1235250316/">told</a> The Hollywood Reporter. His injuries were serious enough that Redd was taken to the hospital, where he was later released, according to the outlet.
The publication noted that Redd was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/crime" target="_blank" rel="noopener">attacked</a> after stepping out of a vehicle outside the Comedy Cellar. The NYPD spokesperson confirmed that the comedian was assaulted “without prior conversation or provocation.” The attacker then fled the scene on foot.
Redd had been scheduled to perform in three shows at the venue Wednesday and is also scheduled to perform on October 30 at City Winery. 
“I’m in New York doing shows so pull up with y’all sexy asses!! And stream the hell out of my special Nov 3rd on @hbomax,” he tweeted on October 25.
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I’m in New York doing shows so pull up with y’all sexy asses!! And stream the hell out of my special Nov 3rd on <a href="https://twitter.com/hbomax?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@hbomax</a> <a href="https://t.co/M7BvvkgX1q">pic.twitter.com/M7BvvkgX1q</a>
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The actor got his start in comedy by joining the comedy group The Second City and touring with them after attending comedy classes in Chicago. 
He’s one of several comedians to quit the sketch comedy show “Saturday Night Live” in their biggest turnover ever this year. Redd had joined the “SNL” cast during the show&#8217;s 2017-2018 season and got promoted to a main cast member in 2019. He won a Primetime Emmy Award in 2018 for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for the “SNL” song &#8220;Come Back Barack.”
Redd has also appeared in the NBC series “Kenan” and the Lorne Michaels produced series “Bust Down.” His HBO Max comedy special, “Chris Redd: Why Am I Like This?” has a release date of November 3. 
In June 2020, Redd helped raise over $360,000 on GoFundMe to cover the medical costs of protestors who contracted COVID during demonstrations. 
“I’m working on a relief fund for front line protestors who may contract COVID19 over the next couple of weeks due to body to body contact,” the comedian <a href="https://twitter.com/Reddsaidit/status/1267586813897605123">shared</a> on Twitter at the time. “I would hate for my people fighting for justice struggle later because of it. If you would like to help, let’s connect!”
The fundraising page said the money would aid with COVID testing, treatment and hospital bills, injuries obtained while protesting, and would provide bail funds or court expenses for protestors who got arrested.

Former ‘SNL’ Comedian Assaulted Outside NYC Venue, Hospitalized

Former 'SNL' Comedian Assaulted Outside NYC Venue, Hospitalized

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Once President Donald Trump left the Oval Office, Hollywood jumped aboard the vaccine train.
Celebrities far and wide pushed the jab from their social media perches, the late-night landscape, and even “Saturday Night Live.”
Stars who <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/stephen-colbert-brutally-mocks-pro-trump-coronavirus-protesters" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shamed Americans</a> for protesting the COVID lockdowns during the Trump era, promoted mass vaccinations with equal vigor.
One could argue in favor of the logic behind the push at the time. We were told the vaccines not only protected us from the virus’ worst symptoms, but helped prevent recipients from spreading it to others.
We later learned the vaccine’s efficacy waned in subsequent months, some still died after receiving boosters, and the shot’s ability to stop the spread was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/scandalous-pfizer-exec-tells-eu-lawmaker-covid-jab-was-never-tested-to-show-it-blocked-transmission" target="_blank" rel="noopener">more hype than reality</a>.
“Breakthrough” infections went from rare to commonplace. Some argued about the vaccine’s side effects, <a href="https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/study-confirms-link-between-covid-19-vaccination-temporary-increase-menstrual-cycle-length" target="_blank" rel="noopener">including interruptions in the menstrual cycle</a>. That’s despite early findings there was <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/23/covid-vaccines-periods-menstruation-changes-data-experts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“no data” to suggest such a link.</a>
Celebrities aren’t doctors. They don’t spend long weekends in labs poring over the latest medical findings. Yet they used every bully pulpit possible to promote vaccinations and shame anyone who disagreed, without acknowledging the various sides of the public debate.
Dozens and dozens of stars <a href="https://people.com/health/celebrities-and-politicians-get-covid-19-vaccine-photos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shared their vaccination photos</a> on social media to promote the cause.
&#8220;My wing is feeling a little sore, but it&#8217;ll give my body an extra protective boost that keeps me and others healthy,&#8221; Big Bird tweeted.
Far-Left singer John Legend, who has supported the Defund the Police movement, told Gayle King why he got his shot.
&#8220;I&#8217;ve seen the devastation, the separation &#8230; we did Christmas on Zoom. I want to get back with my family &#8230; and not fear their health and their safety.&#8221;
“Saturday Night Live” also got into the act, sharing pro-vaccine messaging in multiple segments.
An April 2021 sketch on “Saturday Night Live” featured a faux game show named “Will You Take It?” in which guest host Daniel Kaluuya played a doctor all but begging his <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocJCAfFQgCQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">unvaccinated family members</a> to get the jab.
Naturally, the unvaccinated are portrayed as slow, God-fearing, and stubborn, to be kind.
A December 2021 SNL sketch featured Kate McKinnon as Dr. Anthony Fauci, along with lines mocking GOP politicians who <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/tv/snl-can-only-laugh-americas-vaccination-quandary-rcna8485" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cautioned against mass vaccinations</a>.
Outgoing “Daily Show” host Trevor Noah <a href="https://www.primetimer.com/watch/trevor-noah-rips-anti-vaxxer-novak-djokovic" target="_blank" rel="noopener">excoriated tennis great</a> Novak Djokovic for not getting vaccinated, even though being young and in peak physical condition meant he had little to fear from the virus.
The most infamous example is Stephen Colbert’s “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSkFyNVtNh8&amp;t=3s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Vax Scene</a>.” The sketch featured musical numbers, including dancing needles, in an attempt to promote the medical treatments.
“We are the Vax Scene, get your shot right now in your arm, it won’t hurt, then go hug your mom.”
“In-noc-u-lation, for the whole nation, get a shot in your arm and get a haircut.”
Here’s what one YouTube commenter blithely commented underneath the clip: “If anyone has ever wondered what propaganda actually looks like, you’ve found it … ”
Howard Stern took a combative tone regarding the vaccine. Those who chose against the jab, he said, deserved to <a href="https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/howard-stern-hospitals-ban-unvaccinated-people-1235157846/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">suffer the consequences</a>: “It’s time for you to get it. Now, if you don’t get it, in my America, all hospitals would be closed to you. You’re going to go home and die. That is what you should get. Absolutely.”
Stern famously admitted to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/too-much-for-me-howard-stern-recalls-exhausting-first-time-leaving-his-bunker-in-2-years-for-fear-of-catching-covid" target="_blank" rel="noopener">becoming a recluse during</a>, and after, the pandemic.
His pal Jimmy Kimmel used his late-night perch to similarly swipe at the unvaccinated, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jimmy-kimmel-suggests-hospitals-should-refuse-to-treat-unvaccinated-covid-patients">suggesting that they should be banished from hospitals</a>. He also served up <a href="https://mashable.com/video/kimmel-covid-19-vaccination-childrens-book" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a faux children’s book to mock the unvaccinated.</a>
“Dot Got a Shot” ends with the child receiving a COVID vaccination, even though children represent a microscopically small threat of serious illness or death due to the virus.
Kimmel capped the book by suggesting anti-vax parents were akin to flat-earthers.
Of course, there may be a simple answer to this obsequious behavior on Hollywood’s part, beyond a willingness to do the Democrats’ bidding at every chance.
A new <a href="https://www.judicialwatch.org/covid-19-vaccine-campaign/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Judicial Watch exposé</a> showed how the Biden administration aggressively pursued social media platforms, celebrities, and late-night television shows to push its pro-vaccine, no questions asked agenda.
 Here’s a sampling of their proposals and plans.
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Vaccine engagement package to all entertainment talent and management agencies</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Vaccine engagement package to all media companies and show producers</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Start celebrity Share the Mics</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Late night hosts vaccination video</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Launch Hollywood comedy writers video content</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Work with YouTube on an original special about vaccinations targeted to young people (similar to the YouTube’s Dear Call of 2020 special)</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Request that the major live TV entertainment shows feature hosts being vaccinated on air (ex: the hosts of The Voice)</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Request vaccination specials with BET, The Undefeated, Desus &amp; Mero, Sneaker Shopper. Hot Ones</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Work with the Hollywood guilds to work vaccination messaging into scripted and reality TV shows (ex: Writers Guild, Directors Guild.)</li>
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It’s hard to say how successful every part of this strategy proved, but it’s clear it either met with some success or Hollywood, Inc. read the administration’s mind.
Again and again.
It doesn’t mean the various stars who promoted vaccines, and aggressively shamed anyone who questioned their efficacy, don’t have more explaining to do.
Christian Toto is an award-winning journalist, movie critic and editor of <a href="http://www.hollywoodintoto.com/">HollywoodInToto.com</a>. He previously served as associate editor with Breitbart News&#8217; Big Hollywood. Follow him at <a href="https://twitter.com/HollywoodInToto?lang=en">@HollywoodInToto</a>.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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Biden Admin Aggressively Pursued Celebrities, Late Night Shows To Push Pro-Vaccine Agenda

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Actor Seth Green has joined the growing list of accusers claiming to have had uncomfortable experiences with veteran actor <a href="http://www.dailywire.com/topic/bill-murray/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bill Murray</a>, recounting a bizarre experience that he said occurred backstage at &#8220;<a href="https://dailywire.com/news/snl-cold-open-mocks-biden-shows-him-blaming-omicron-surge-on-spider-man-movie/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Saturday Night Live</a>.&#8221;
The &#8220;Robot Chicken&#8221; actor detailed the scene during an appearance on the YouTube show &#8220;Good Mythical Morning&#8221; with hosts Rhett and Link, explaining that he had been part of a holiday-themed sketch on the show one of the times that <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/filming-suspended-after-inappropriate-behavior-complaint-filed-against-bill-murray-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Murray</a> had hosted.
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&#8220;When I was nine years old, I did a spot on &#8216;Saturday Night Live,&#8217; when Mary Gross was one of the on-the-scene anchor people for the news,&#8221; Green began. &#8220;And she did a whole thing about what kids think about the Christmas holiday. And I was a nine-year-old kid, and the whole gag was like these kids are not talking about the magic or the joy of it.&#8221;
The &#8220;Buffy the Vampire Slayer&#8221; alum admitted that he had never actually told this particular story before and went on to explain that he had been hanging out in the green room prior to his sketch when Murray came in and caused a scene over a chair.
&#8220;Bill Murray was hosting the show, and as everybody knows, Bill Murray is great with kids,&#8221; Green said sarcastically, prompting laughter from the hosts.
&#8220;So, he saw me sitting on the arm of this chair and made a big fuss about me being in his seat,&#8221; Green said. &#8220;And I was like, &#8216;That is absurd. I am sitting on the arm of this couch. There are several lengths of this sofa. Kindly, eff off.&#8217; And he was like, &#8216;That&#8217;s my chair.'&#8221;
&#8220;My mom goes, &#8216;You know, since he&#8217;s the Bill Murray you should maybe give him his seat. And I go, &#8216;This is — I&#8217;ve never been more indignant, to be told the arm of this chair is — are you this much of a jerk? You&#8217;re this rude to tell a 9-year-old to get out of your — what is this power play?'&#8221; Green continued.
Green said that Murray responded by lifting him up by his ankles and dangling him upside down over a trash can. &#8220;Trash goes in the trash can,&#8221; Murray said, according to Green.
&#8220;I was screaming and I swung my arms and flailed wildly, full contact with his balls, full contact,&#8221; Green added. &#8220;He dropped me in the trash can, the trash can falls over. I was horrified. I ran away, hid under the table in my dressing room, and like just cried and cried.&#8221;
Green said that it was Eddie Murphy and Tim Kazurinsky who ultimately talked him down and convinced him to do the show, telling him, &#8220;Hey, everybody knows Bill&#8217;s a d**k.&#8221;

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