{"id":31459,"date":"2023-12-13T09:00:17","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T09:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moabcelticfestival.org\/?p=31459"},"modified":"2023-12-13T09:00:17","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T09:00:17","slug":"comedian-matt-rife-campaigns-to-write-for-dave-chappelle-on-snl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moabcelticfestival.org\/celebrity\/comedian-matt-rife-campaigns-to-write-for-dave-chappelle-on-snl\/","title":{"rendered":"Comedian Matt Rife Campaigns to Write for Dave Chappelle on 'SNL'"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Comedian Matt Rife<\/strong> is literally a stone’s throw away from ‘SNL’ just in case its writers boycott upcoming host Dave Chappelle<\/strong> … and says he’d be honored to take the gig.<\/p>\n Matt was standing outside 30 Rock in NYC Thursday with his friend and fellow comedian Alex “Fonzi” Cureau<\/strong> — they were holding up signs reading “Will Write For Dave.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dave’s set to host ‘SNL’ this weekend for the first time since his controversial 2021 Netflix special “The Closer” … which his critics have ripped as transphobic<\/strong>.<\/p>\n While all ‘SNL’ cast members are working with Dave, some of the writers are boycotting … according to Page Six. As we reported, Chappelle’s camp says they’ve seen no evidence of that<\/strong> all week.<\/p>\n But, just in case, Matt and Alex are at the ready … and say they’re not trying to make any statements about transphobia. Their message is much more simple — “If you don’t want your job I will take it.”<\/p>\n Of course, not everyone sees it that way … Matt and Alex were actually confronted by at least one person who had a problem with their public plea to work with Dave.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bottom line for Matt — who famously dated Kate Beckinsale<\/strong> back in 2017 — Dave’s the comedy G.O.A.T., so he’s not missing out if there’s a shot at writing his ‘SNL’ sketches.<\/p>\n Dave Chappelle Hangs with Trans Comedian Flame Monroe at Comedy Show <\/h4>\n