{"id":15855,"date":"2022-11-11T03:38:21","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T03:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/11\/comedian-matt-rife-campaigns-to-write-for-dave-chappelle-on-snl\/"},"modified":"2022-11-11T03:38:21","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T03:38:21","slug":"comedian-matt-rife-campaigns-to-write-for-dave-chappelle-on-snl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/11\/comedian-matt-rife-campaigns-to-write-for-dave-chappelle-on-snl\/","title":{"rendered":"Comedian Matt Rife Campaigns to Write for Dave Chappelle on &#8216;SNL&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-213808d3e494fdb60b0fb4f0218acb7d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-498f757b-22ee-46ab-803d-6a55b75ed59e-79211214-image-holder\" class=\"embed-responsive-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"embed-responsive-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-498f757b-22ee-46ab-803d-6a55b75ed59e-79211214-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"sr-only\">Play video content material<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/83\/16by9\/2022\/11\/10\/83b7743b668047c4ab3b61e0314e7a11_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-213808d3e494fdb60b0fb4f0218acb7d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-19b71b92f94b56ab0210a1a3dfa5932c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Comedian <strong>Matt Rife<\/strong> is actually a stone&#8217;s throw away from &#8216;SNL&#8217; simply in case its writers boycott upcoming host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/dave-chappelle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Dave Chappelle<\/strong><\/a> &#8230; and says he&#8217;d be honored to take the gig.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-19b71b92f94b56ab0210a1a3dfa5932c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-4415a102783543b96795f90dcf06cb57\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Matt was standing exterior 30 Rock in NYC Thursday along with his good friend and fellow comic <strong>Alex &#8220;Fonzi&#8221; Cureau<\/strong> &#8212; they have been holding up indicators studying &#8220;Will Write For Dave.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-4415a102783543b96795f90dcf06cb57--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-886e52b6436f615539e104835dfe475b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-article-block canvas-article-block-permalink canvas-article-block--default  \">\n<article class=\"article-block js-track-link\">\n      <a class=\"article-block__link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2022\/08\/12\/dave-chappelle-transgender-comedian-flame-monroe\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:724f9bb1-debb-406c-bbea-c5311ee1d220\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:0d1d2b39-db3a-47e8-96c9-2cb0c9a019db\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;article-block&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;article&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-block__card-img\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive article-block__embed-responsive\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive-item\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid article-block__img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/85\/1by1\/2022\/08\/12\/85dab874e3c4451b80c593f923282467_xxs.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Dave Chappelle Hangs with Trans Comedian Flame Monroe at Comedy Show\"\/>\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h4 class=\"article-block__card-title \">\n            Dave Chappelle Hangs with Trans Comedian Flame Monroe at Comedy Show<br \/>\n          <\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><br \/>\n    <\/article>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-886e52b6436f615539e104835dfe475b--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-415aaccd73e2d4c4ccc2af9ff0cabcb0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Dave&#8217;s set to host &#8216;SNL&#8217; this weekend for the primary time since his controversial 2021 Netflix particular &#8220;The Closer&#8221; &#8230; which his critics have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2021\/11\/27\/dave-chappelle-high-school-students-transgender-netflix-controversy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ripped as transphobic<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-415aaccd73e2d4c4ccc2af9ff0cabcb0--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-71fc4a2988ece1d98b110b1205e4c774\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>While all &#8216;SNL&#8217; solid members are working with Dave, a number of the writers are boycotting &#8230; in accordance with Page Six. As we reported, Chappelle&#8217;s camp says they&#8217;ve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2022\/11\/10\/dave-chappelle-meets-snl-saturday-night-live-writers-staff-deny-boycott\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>seen no proof of that<\/strong><\/a> all week.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-71fc4a2988ece1d98b110b1205e4c774--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-29f60a1ec5149fa0252ba47041be8816\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>But, simply in case, Matt and Alex are on the prepared &#8230; and say they are not making an attempt to make any statements about transphobia. Their message is rather more easy &#8212; &#8220;If you do not need your job I&#8217;ll take it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-29f60a1ec5149fa0252ba47041be8816--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-b69ca1db8c00660b202591e2789d087a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Of course, not everybody sees it that means &#8230; Matt and Alex have been really confronted by a minimum of one one that had an issue with their public plea to work with Dave.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b69ca1db8c00660b202591e2789d087a--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-018002082019f022081ac8276930b251\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20190305_94335c6b3f43564ba3e491fa26d3c5ac\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:0d1d2b39-db3a-47e8-96c9-2cb0c9a019db\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-original\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/94\/o\/2019\/03\/05\/94335c6b3f43564ba3e491fa26d3c5ac_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-018002082019f022081ac8276930b251--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-16eec55042927669f05dc55268562b9e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Bottom line for Matt &#8212; who famously dated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/kate-beckinsale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Kate Beckinsale<\/strong><\/a> again in 2017 &#8212; Dave&#8217;s the comedy G.O.A.T., so he isn&#8217;t lacking out if there is a shot at writing his &#8216;SNL&#8217; sketches.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-16eec55042927669f05dc55268562b9e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-8a7f4b31f2fd0ee287c92463daf6a0e2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-iframe-block canvas-iframe-block-permalink canvas-iframe-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \">\n                    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=FOXM2249460526&amp;start=44.5\" class=\"embed-responsive-item \" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n            <\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-8a7f4b31f2fd0ee287c92463daf6a0e2--><\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Play video content material TMZ.com Comedian Matt Rife is actually a stone&#8217;s throw away from &#8216;SNL&#8217; simply in case its writers boycott upcoming host Dave Chappelle &#8230; and says he&#8217;d be honored to take the gig. 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