Comedian Michelle Buteau blasted Dave Chappelle for making money off "not funny" and "dangerous" jokes about the transgender community in his successful Netflix specials.
Buteau hosted her own comedy special "Michelle Buteau: A Buteau-ful Mind at Radio City Music Hall," which premiered on Netflix Tuesday. During her act, she made an explicit joke regarding her "beautiful, Black lesbian friend," which she claimed was an example of a respectful way to reference the LGBTQ community.
"What I’m saying is it can be done. It can be done. We can tell jokes and stories and not disparage a whole community," Buteau said. "We can do that, we can make it funny. You just have to work at it, right?