Elon Musk was basically booed off stage when he appeared during a Dave Chappelle gig at San Francisco’s Chase Center on December 11. The stand-up comedian welcomed Musk, a longtime friend, but the crowd gave the Twitter CEO a less than welcoming reception. Twitter user @aesmail3 captured some of the awkwardness on camera and posted it to the social media site after other, similar videos were deleted from the platform. (Hm, wonder why?)
- It’s unclear why Musk was even there. Many in the audience were confused when Dave Chappelle announced that Elon Musk would be joining them. Chappelle told the crowd to “make some noise for the richest man in the world.” They made some noise, alright — but not the kind of noise Chappelle was referring to.
- To be fair, Musk did get a few cheers. However, they were quickly drowned out by the large volume of booing coming from the audience. Chappelle tried his best to make a joke of it, saying “it sounds like some of them people you fired are in the audience.”
- Chappelle’s jokes about Musk’s presence fell flat. Chappelle claimed that the most vocal haters must have been upset about their “terrible seats.” However, the audience wasn’t laughing. The booing continued through Chappelle’s next few jokes and was showing no sign of letting up. Needless to say, associating yourself with Musk is not a good look.
- Some people started to feel bad for Musk. They believe he “withers” in the face of serious hate and reported that he looked awkward and uncomfortable standing on stage with his hands in his pockets. However, others were less sympathetic, bragging that the booing continued for “five minutes solid” and that Musk had no reason to be there. In fact, many Chappelle fans say that Musk’s presence seriously ruined the night.
Never thought I’d see Elon musk and Dave Chappelle together pic.twitter.com/PIbW7HcVxd
— ahmed esmail (@aesmail3) December 12, 2022
