Dave Chappelle is one of the fastest-rising stories on Reddit right now. We found 4 threads in 3 different communities, starting at Nov 7, 21:46 UTC; r/politics, r/entertainment and r/nfl carry most of the discussion. Together they have drawn about 3.4K upvotes and 1.2K comments. People are searching for it on Google too (“erika kirk” in Google Trends for US).
What the sources report
The articles behind the biggest threads, quoted directly from each publisher’s own summary.
- Newsweek: Erika Kirk Condemns Those Who 'Laugh About Political Assassination'
- Deadline: Charlie Kirk's Widow Calls Out Jokes About Him After Dave Chappelle Stand-Up
As Dave Chappelle takes backlash for a joke at Charlie Kirk's expense, the late Turning Point USA founder's widow has responded.
- Variety: Dave Chappelle’s Charlie Kirk Joke Prompts Response from Erika Kirk: Using the ‘Destruction of a Human Life’ as a ‘Punchline Is Beyond Disgusting’
After Dave Chappelle joked about Charlie Kirk's murder, Erika Kirk has responded to those using her late husband's death as a punchline.
Where Reddit is talking about it
| Community | Threads | Upvotes | Comments | First thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r/politics | 1 | 2,060 | 737 | Nov 8, 20:00 UTC |
| r/entertainment | 1 | 555 | 296 | Nov 8, 21:39 UTC |
| r/nfl | 2 | 759 | 173 | Nov 7, 21:46 UTC |
The biggest threads
- Erika Kirk condemns those who "laugh about political assassination"r/politics · 2,060 upvotes · 737 comments · Nov 8, 20:00 UTC · newsweek.com
- Charlie Kirk's Widow Calls Out Jokes About Him After Dave Chappelle Stand-Upr/entertainment · 555 upvotes · 296 comments · Nov 8, 21:39 UTC · Deadline
- 49ers activate DeMarcus Robinson; send Christian Kirk to IR.r/nfl · 483 upvotes · 69 comments · Nov 7, 21:46 UTC · 49ers.com
- [Highlight] Renardo Green picks off Kirk Cousins in the end zoner/nfl · 276 upvotes · 104 comments · Nov 8, 23:40 UTC · v.redd.it
Timeline on Reddit
- First thread we found, in r/nfl: “49ers activate DeMarcus Robinson; send Christian Kirk to IR.”
- The story reaches r/politics: “Erika Kirk condemns those who "laugh about political assassination"”
- The biggest thread so far is posted in r/politics (2,060 upvotes, 737 comments by our last count).
- First link to Deadline shared, in r/entertainment.
- Latest thread in our sample, in r/nfl.
How this page is made
SubMouse watches dozens of large, safe-for-work subreddits and Google's trending searches. When several communities start talking about the same event at the same time, we group those threads into one story and publish this page, then refresh it while the story keeps rising. The counts are ours; everything said about the event itself is quoted and credited to the post or outlet it comes from. Claims in Reddit posts are unverified unless an outlet confirms them. Upvote and comment counts come from Reddit's public data via the Arctic Shift archive and can lag. Spotted a mistake? Tell us. Not affiliated with Reddit.