Dave Chappelle Thinks San Francisco Needs Batman — Here's Why

Comedian Dave Chappelle has returned to San Francisco to perform at the Masonic Auditorium on Thursday night. However, it seemed that his affection for the city had faded.

According to SFGATE, Chappelle said during the show's last minute, "What the f--k happened to this place?" Chappelle's comments were not without basis, given his extensive history of performing in San Francisco.

During his set, he recounted an incident where he had to dodge human waste on the pavement en route to an Indian restaurant in the Tenderloin neighborhood.

According to Chappelle, the city has become a hybrid of the television show "Glee" and a zombie movie, and he remarked that the entire city is the Tenderloin now.

He even suggested that San Francisco could use a superhero like Batman to help restore order.

Dave Chappelle Speaks About San Francisco's Homelessness Problem

During his recent set, Dave Chappelle recounted an incident in which he witnessed a homeless person defecating in front of a restaurant he was planning to dine at, using it to draw attention to the issue of homelessness in San Francisco.

As of 2022, 30% of all Americans who have experienced homelessness have lived in California, according to a February 2023 report by the Public Policy Institute of California. Thus, the 49-year-old comedian's comments highlight a growing concern in the state and nationwide.

Despite his concerns, Chappelle did not entirely disparage San Francisco, referring to it as his "second home" at the start of his set. According to the NY Post, he expressed a fondness for the city, having performed there numerous times at the beginning of his career.

Unlike his previous visit to San Francisco, during which he was joined on stage by Twitter CEO Elon Musk, Chappelle performed solo this time around, as noted by the media outlet.

Dave Chappelle Claps Back at His Critics Questioning His Real Estate

According to Fox Business, Dave Chappelle recently made headlines for multimillion-dollar real estate investments in Yellow Springs, Ohio.

His acquisitions have sparked concerns among some locals in the area, who view him as a "force that is turning us into the place that we are all trying to keep away from," according to one resident.

However, Chappelle's representatives have defended his investments, citing his desire to restore the cultural and creative economy that Yellow Springs lost after the decline of Antioch College.

"My interest has always been in restoring the cultural and creative economy Antioch helped to foster and which made Yellow Springs a haven for art, music, culture, and academia," his representative stated.

Chappelle's connection to Yellow Springs goes back to his childhood when he split his time between his mother's home in Washington, DC, and his father's family in Ohio.

He purchased a house in Ohio in the late 1990s and relocated there permanently in 2004, shortly after he stopped hosting his Comedy Central show.

He continued touring the country but avoided the spotlight at home until 2015 when he began performing in small barns in the countryside, which he dubbed "Juke Joints."

Chappelle's public appearances in Ohio have been relatively rare, with one notable exception being his 2017 address to the village council to advocate for police reform.

In 2018, he launched Iron Table Holdings LLC and signed a multimillion-dollar deal with Netflix for his comedy specials, which helped fund his real estate investments in Ohio.

As of 2020, the comedian owned 20 houses in Greene County, eight of which he purchased that year alone.

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Written by: Bert Hoover

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