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The recent Dave Chapelle show ‘The Closer‘ (October 2021) ruffled a lot of feathers. Intrigued, I had a look at the reviews of the stand-up show. Oh Boy! Was I in for a surprise when I checked the Rottentomatoes ratings between the ‘so-called’ critics (10 Reviews: 40%) and ‘regular’ audience (5000+ Reviews: 95%).
I also checked on Chapelle’s earlier show ‘Sticks and Stones‘ and, again, what a contrast between the ‘so-called’ critics (17 Reviews: 35%) and ‘regular’ audience (25,000+ Reviews: 99%).
If you thought that the difference was huge with Chapelle’s show, the documentary of Anthony Fauci, ‘Fauci‘ is an even larger yawning gap between the ‘so-called’ critics (41 Reviews: 85%) and ‘regular’ audience (500+ Reviews: 2%).
Where is the disconnect? Is the taste between the ‘so-called’ critics and ‘regular’ audience so different? Or is it only for selected (ideological) genres? Well, what do I know!
(The ratings for the shows and documentary are based on Rotten Tomatoes website and last accessed on 20 Nov 2021)