Piers Morgan blasted Dave Chappelle for joking that he’s felt “better” ever since conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was assassinated last year.
“Disgusting… and especially egregious given that Chappelle himself survived an attack on stage in 2022,” Morgan tweeted on Sunday, referring to when the comedian was tackled on stage at the Hollywood Bowlby an armed audience member.
Morgan, 61, also slammed the “repellent” crowd at Chappelle’s sold-out Madison Square Garden performance for “roaring with laughter at his shamefully inhumane remarks” about Charlie.
Chappelle, 53, mocked Charlie’s 2025 death during his comedy show in New York City over the weekend.
“Ever since that guy Charlie Kirk got murdered, and I shouldn’t say this publicly, but I feel better,” the four-time “SNL” host said.
Chappelle added, “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!’” he said.
Charlie’s widow, Erika, was also upset over 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,” Erika, 37, wrote on Xon Sunday.
The Turning Point USA CEO, who has two children with Charlie, compared laughing at an assassination to a culture with “profound moral decay” that “threatens the very foundation of our country.”
Erika said that while it’s okay to disagree over political beliefs, “political violence must never be something this country tolerates, excuses, or celebrates.”
Morgan retweeted Erika’s post and wrote, “Agreed. It’s disgusting, and for you and your family, it must be so incredibly painful.”
Elon Musk weighed in on the controversy as well, calling Chappelle “cruel” in an X post.
Conservative political activist Riley Gaines tweeted footage of Chappelle’s joke and wrote, “Shameful.”
Page Six has reached out to Chappelle’s rep for comment.
Charlie died in September 2025 after he was shot while on stage at Utah Valley University during a stop on his American Comeback Tour. He was 31.
The accused shooter, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, is awaiting trial.
Three months after the shooting, Chappelle admitted he was “shook” by Charlie’s death.
“I mean, Charlie Kirk was the wholesome white guy. And they killed this motherf—er?” Chappelle said in his December 2025 Netflix comedy special, “The Unstoppable.”
Chappelle then pushed back on the claims that Charlie “is this generation’s Martin Luther King Jr.”
“They both got murdered in a terrible fashion,” Chappelle said. “They both got shot in the neck. But that’s about where those similarities ended.”
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