Erika Kirk calls Dave Chappelle 'beyond disgusting' for saying Charlie Kirk shooting left him in 'good mood'

Erika Kirk called the mocking of the assassination of her late husband and Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk “beyond disgusting” after comedian Dave Chappelle said he felt “better” after Kirk’s assassination.

The controversy began after Chappelle, 53, told a Madison Square Garden audience during his Nov. 7 “Karmageddon” show that he has been in a “good mood” since Charlie Kirk’s killing.

Charlie Kirk was fatally shot Sept. 10, 2025, while speaking on stage at an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.

“I feel f—ed up saying this. It’s scary being a public speaker,” Chappelle said in a now-viral video of the performance. “Ever since that guy Charlie Kirk got murdered — and I shouldn’t say this publicly — but, I feel better.” 

Chappelle continued: “I know I shouldn’t say that, but it’s just a feeling. I didn’t ask to feel this way. I just be driving around like, ‘Why am I in such a good mood? Oh!’”

In a separate clip from the same show that later surfaced, Chappelle joked that Kirk was “looking up at us right now, laughing so hard he can’t breathe,” TMZ reported.

While not specifically referencing Chappelle’s comments, Erika Kirk wrote on social media Sunday that leftist podcasters, comedians and commentators laughing about political assassination “as though it’s entertainment and the destruction of a human life is a punchline” is “beyond disgusting.”

Kirk wrote: “My husband, Charlie Kirk, was killed in an act of political violence, something our two children and I will live with every day for the rest of our lives. A culture that laughs at assassination is one of profound moral decay. It threatens the very foundation of our country and the principles that hold our democracy together.”

The Turning Point CEO and mother of two added, “You do not have to agree with someone’s politics to recognize the value of their life. This should not be so hard. Political violence must never be something this country tolerates, excuses, or celebrates.”

CP was unable to reach Chappelle’s representatives for comment Monday.

Chappelle has rejected any comparison between Kirk’s assassination and Martin Luther King Jr., who was himself assassinated in April 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee.  

During his comedy special “Unstoppable” in January, less than five months after the shooting, Chappelle said, “If you talk for a living and see Charlie Kirk get murdered that way, imma be honest, n— I was shook. I mean, Charlie Kirk was the wholesome white guy."

While he denied “making light of Charlie Kirk dying,” Chappelle added, “I’m not sure what it means, and I’m not sure I believe what they say it means. I’ll tell you what I don’t believe, and the whites were quick to say this. They said, ‘Charlie Kirk is this generation’s Martin Luther King [Jr.]’ No he’s not!”

He acknowledged “both got murdered in a terrible fashion, they both got shot in the neck,” but, he said “that’s about where those similarities ended.”