Megyn Kelly has challenged Dave Chappelle to appear on her show and repeat his comments about Charlie Kirk directly to her.
Kelly condemned the comedian’s remarks about Kirk’s death, which Chappelle made during a performance at New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Saturday night.
During the sold-out show at one of the largest indoor venues in the United States, the 53-year-old comedian told the audience that Kirk’s assassination had made him “feel better.”
“I feel f**ed up saying this. It’s scary being a public speaker. And I mean, look, ever since that guy Charlie Kirk got murdered… and I shouldn’t say this publicly, but I feel better,” he said, according to a video circulated online, as audience members laughed and applauded.
“I know I shouldn’t say that, but it’s just a feeling. I didn’t ask to feel this way. I just be driving around like, ‘Why am I in such a good mood? Oh!’”
Kirk, a conservative activist, was fatally shot in the neck while speaking at a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025.
Kelly was joined by Matt Taibbi, founder of Racket News, on Tuesday when she invited Chappelle to appear on her program and make the same remark about her late friend to her face.
“I don’t want to hear another f***ing word out of Dave Chappelle on Charlie Kirk unless it’s on this show and he has the balls to say it to somebody who was actually friends with him. Do you have the balls, Dave Chappelle? Let’s see. Why don’t you come on? You have an open invitation. You tell me the day. I will clear the schedule,” an angry Kelly said.
Kelly condemned Dave Chappelle’s remarks about Charlie Kirk’s death and challenged him to repeat them directly to her on her show
During his sold-out performance at Madison Square Garden, the 53-year-old comedian said Kirk’s assassination had made him “feel better”
“You can come on here and say it directly to me. He won’t do that. He’d rather say it to his people at Madison Square Garden who don’t have the ability to fight back or the information.”
Kelly began her criticism of Chappelle by calling him a “low-information voter” who should “shut his mouth.”
She also criticized podcaster Jennifer Welch for describing Kirk’s death as “gun violence” rather than a “political assassination.”
Welch has faced criticism of her own after joking during a recent episode of her show I’ve Had It about “digging up Charlie Kirk and doing it again.”
Chappelle faced an immediate backlash after video of his comments about Kirk’s death circulated online.
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Conservative commentator Benny Johnson criticized the comedian in a post on X: “When Dave Chappelle was attacked on stage, Charlie stood up for him. After Charlie was murdered in an act of political violence himself, Chappelle is joking about it.”
Johnson was referring to a post Kirk shared in May 2022, when he defended Chappelle after the comedian was attacked on stage at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.
“By refusing to charge the armed maniac who attacked Dave Chappelle on stage, George Gascon is sending a clear message that public acts of political violence are justifiable – and even encouraged – against anyone who dares speak out against The Regime,” Kirk wrote at the time. “It’s Sinister & Un-American.”
Charlie Kirk was fatally shot in the neck while speaking at a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025
Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, also condemned Chappelle after hearing his comments about her husband’s death
Kelly reshared Johnson’s post and added: “Despicable.”
Erika Kirk, who became a widow after her husband’s death, also condemned Chappelle’s remarks.
“To see leftist podcasters, comedians, and commentators laugh about political assassination as though it’s entertainment and the destruction of a human life is a punchline, is beyond disgusting,” she wrote on X on Sunday afternoon.
“My husband, Charlie Kirk, was killed in an act of political violence, something our two children and I will live with every day for the rest of our lives.
“A culture that laughs at assassination is one of profound moral decay. It threatens the very foundation of our country and the principles that hold our democracy together.
“You do not have to agree with someone’s politics to recognize the value of their life. This should not be so hard. Political violence must never be something this country tolerates, excuses, or celebrates.”
Chappelle’s performance was one of two consecutive shows that brought his “Karmageddon” tour to a close.
Saturday night’s event was advertised as phone-free. Attendees were instructed to place their devices in provided pouches designed to lock the phones away temporarily.
Our News Outlet contacted MSG and Chappelle for comment.
