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Did Bowen Yang Distance Himself From Dave Chappelle on ‘SNL’?


Bowen Yang set the record straight about whether he intentionally distanced himself from Dave Chappelle during a previous ‘Saturday Night Live’ episode

Back in January, eagle-eyed fans of the NBC variety show noticed that Chappelle, 50, hopped up on stage while host Dakota Johnson — as well as musical guest Justin Timberlake and other cast members — said their farewells. Fellow SNL cast member Kenan Thompson also weighed in on the situation, noting that people were puzzled because Chappelle wasn’t featured in any sketches during the episode. “We shouldn’t expect @DaveChappelle to serve as society’s moral compass, but disturbing to see @nbcsnl not just normalize but popularize #antisemitism,” Greenblatt wrote via X at the time.

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