Donnell Rawlings Takes Jimmy Kimmel's Side After Show Cancellation

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Donnell Rawlings is defending Jimmy Kimmel in the face of government sponsored cancel culture ... and he's explaining why comedians should be allowed to speak freely, without fear of losing their jobs.

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00:00I just want to say Donald Trump no can't say that I just want to say Chuck no can't say that

00:08I can't say anything right you can't say anything I understand holding certain people accountable

00:16for the things that they say holding your preacher accountable to for the things that they say

00:21holding your accountant responsible for the things that they say but for a comedian

00:26that's supposed to make light of possibly some of the most difficult things in life to hold them

00:34accountable to a point where you let them go it's crazy and at the end of the day nobody knows where

00:40it's going to stop man the country is a tick for tack na na na na you said this we're going to get

00:47you back right what you said about that and it's really it's sad I my good friend I'm going to say

00:54his name people are always now he's name dropping but it's not name dropping if it's your friend

00:58Dave Chappelle do he he's met met headlines with your show many times before he said Donnell it's

01:07our job to make fun of the things that are troubling the world and our job is so important to our so I

01:15would consider some people's mental health how they look at life with look at life and when things are

01:20troubled the most who do you look for you want to listen to or make you feel better I got a phrase

01:26I always use Harvey in this and it's cost me maybe cost me some gigs and in a situation with Jimmy

01:32Kimmel I say a joke could be too soon but it's never could be too soon for a funny observation

01:38and what Jimmy did he didn't even tell a joke he set up to a fact he's he tossed to something factual

01:46that the president of the United States said right when you're talking about something serious yeah

01:51that's why I've heard uh Don Lemon was talking about it he was like I'm looking I'm scouring the

01:56internet where is the joke I got to show the Ontario improv this weekend right I don't mean certain

02:02whereas I I don't even want to say Charlie Murphy thinking they'd be like oh my god did you hear

02:08what Donald said about Charlie counselor show we're walking out of here nobody knows what the next step

02:14is going to be and we me as a comic we thought years ago counselor culture had somewhat faded and

02:20I contribute a lot of that to Dave Chappelle standing his ground on what he felt and a lot of things

02:25back there but now it's just like this cycle and it's coming back and I I don't have an answer

02:30anything and I'm wondering when it's going to stop

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