‘Chappelle’s Show’ Characters Revived for ‘SNL’ ‘House of the Dragon’ Parody
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‘Chappelle’s Show’ Characters Revived for ‘SNL’ ‘House of the Dragon’ Parody
Saturday Night Live staged an elaborate parody of House of the Dragon this week, but the crossover with embattled comedian Dave Chappelle left some viewers unsure of how to feel about it. Chappelle revived some of his most beloved characters from his sketch show days and brought them to Westeros. It was a bit of a shock to see how well some of them fit in.
Chappelle’s Show remains one of the most iconic sketch shows ever, though Chappelle himself has become a lightning rod for controversy in recent years. There was even a rumor that some of the SNL writers would be boycotting Chappelle’s appearance this week because of Chappelle’s jokes about the transgender community, though that has been disputed. Nevertheless, Chappelle’s rhetoric on that topic continues to leave its mark on all of his work, including the commentary on this House of the Dragon sketch.
The pre-recorded segment was elaborately costumed and made some deep-cut references to HBO’s new Game of Thrones prequel series. After setting up a scene in Princess Rhaenyra’s throne room, it introduced many of Chappelle’s familiar characters as “potential allies from a faraway land.” They included Silky Johnson, Tyrone Biggums and Rick James. Donnell Rawlings also made a cameo as Silky’s associate Beautiful, while Ice-T made a cameo as “Light-Skin Larry Targaryen.”
House of the Dragon is streaming now on HBO Max. This week’s episode of SNL is streaming on Peacock and Hulu. Here’s a look at how fans responded to this crossover sketch.
‘Dracarys’
Naaah when Tyrone lit that damn crack pipe, i died. Mane said dracarys😭😭😭 https://t.co/ginVsvPTPL
— 🍫 (@mahoganymarie_) November 13, 2022
Chile…lighting the crackpipe with Dracarys. Also Baela an Rhaena had more lines in the skit than on the show and Daemon again forgot they were his daughters (jackass). #SNL #HOTD pic.twitter.com/USbDniB3VO
— Miss Casey ⚖️👩🏾💻📺 (@venusnv80plus) November 13, 2022
For many fans, the punchline that put this sketch over the top was Tyrone’s use of the dragon command “dracarys.”
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Rhaena and Baela
i cant believe snl managed to give more lines to baela and rhaena than the actual show did… https://t.co/bdzi0uHzzN
— oldtown shouldve burned (@arcadian_aria) November 13, 2022
Fans of the show imposed their critiques on this sketch – including the lack of dialogue and screentime for princesses Rhaena and Baela Targaryen.
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Missed Opportunity
Finally gave in and watched four minutes of the Ch*pp*lle SNL because of the HOTD sketch and did not address that all the Velaryons speak RP except for Vaemond who sounded Jamaican.
— Paolo Kagaoan (he/them) (@paolocase) November 13, 2022
Fans thought that there were plenty of jokes about the Black characters on House of the Dragon that Chappelle would have been uniquely qualified to make. Some counted these as missed opportunities.
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Belated
You knew #SNL would eventually go there 😂 #hotd #HouseOfTheDragon #HouseOfTheDragonHBO #HOTDFinale https://t.co/bZP1jxPmE5
— Joanna Snark 🔥 🩸 🐉 (@rebellegrrl) November 13, 2022
Some fans were surprised it took SNL this long to do a parody of House of the Dragon.
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Canceled
Dave Chapelle is a transphobe, a misogynist and a homophobe. You might just get judged by the company you keep.
— GenderResistance🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ (@OldGenderQueer) November 13, 2022
When the show was over, Ice-T responded to the controversy and his part in it. He seemed dismissive of the entire controversy.
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Premise
Has Dave ever heard any British Black people speak? Do they take him out of the narrative too? This sketch did nothing but load every Black stereotype in the book. It was like Eddie Murphy’s Mr. Robinson’s Neighborhood, which I also hated.
— Unsocial Medium (@StillUnsocial) November 13, 2022
Some viewers took issue with Chappelle’s set-up for this sketch, feeling that it was a bit thin.
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Chappelle’s Show Revival
Lighting a crack pipe with a dragon 💀. If Chappelle show was still a thing it would be the funniest shit on TV. https://t.co/6L42be7CGS
— Brandon Cinco (@BrandonCinco) November 13, 2022
Finally, this sketch made some fans long for a revival of Chappelle’s Show, imagining how it would deal with all of the hot topics of the day.
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