Erika Kirk blasts ‘leftist’ comedians after Dave Chappelle’s joke about husband Charlie’s murder: ‘Beyond disgusting’

Erika Kirk condemned comedian Dave Chappelle’s joke about the murder of her husband, Charlie Kirk, calling it “beyond disgusting”. She said treating political assassination as entertainment devalues human life and threatens democratic principles, and stressed that people need not share someone’s politics to recognise their life’s worth.

At a sold-out Madison Square Garden show on Friday, Chappelle said he had felt “better” since Charlie Kirk was fatally shot, then added that he had not chosen to feel that way. The 31-year-old Turning Point USA founder was killed on 10 September 2025 while speaking at Utah Valley University; he and Erika Kirk had two children. Chappelle had previously said the shooting left him shaken in a Netflix special.