▁laugh s , ▁either ." ▁It ▁has ▁drawn ▁criticism ▁from ▁both ▁the ▁left ▁and ▁right ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁a is le , ▁primarily ▁for ▁Ch app elle ▁making ▁light ▁of ▁pa ed oph ilia ▁and ▁Michael ▁Jackson ' s ▁alleg ed ▁vict ims , ▁however , ▁others ▁have ▁appreciated ▁the ▁special ▁for ▁its ▁wide - r anging ▁social ▁comment ary ▁and ▁Ch app elle ' s ▁unw illing ness ▁to ▁c ensor ▁himself ▁to ▁appe ase ▁others . ▁ ▁Van ity ▁F airs ▁Laura ▁Brad ley , ▁in ▁a ▁negative ▁review , ▁critic ized ▁the ▁" st ale ▁work ▁from ▁a ▁com ed ian ▁who ▁was ▁once ▁known ▁for ▁truly ▁boundary - push ing ▁comedy ", ▁adding ▁that ▁" Th ese ▁j okes ▁[...] ▁fall ▁right ▁in ▁line ▁with ▁an ▁increasing ly ▁def i ant ▁stre ak ▁among ▁com ed ians ▁who ▁rail ▁against ▁P . C . ▁culture , ▁and ▁ins ist ▁that ▁the ▁public ▁has ▁lost ▁its ▁ability ▁to ▁understand ▁j okes ▁in ▁context ." ▁A ▁more ▁critical ▁review ▁came ▁from ▁K yle ▁Smith ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Review , ▁who ▁wrote : ▁" The ▁set ▁mostly ▁miss es ▁the ▁mark . ▁And ▁what ▁is ▁that ▁mark ? ▁The ▁truth . ▁Ch app elle ▁remains ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁vital , ▁and ▁certainly ▁among ▁the ▁most ▁d aring , ▁of ▁stand ups ▁[...] ▁His ▁latest ▁hour ▁is ▁a ▁set back ." ▁Writing ▁for ▁The ▁R inger , ▁Al ison ▁H erman ▁also ▁returned ▁with ▁a ▁negative ▁review : ▁" St icks ▁and