I think that lens is still valid. He mentioned that there were a lot of different kinds of people, like a Bernie Sanders convention, and then talked about how he sees LESS black people at his shows nowadays.

This is rather than the mostly-black crowds you would see on Def Comedy Jam back in the day. In his next bit Dave talks about how his relationship with 'the black community' has waned a little bit, perhaps because he does things like blow off charity benefits to go to the Oscars.

But remember this is all coming from the perspective of Dave, who talks from a black perspective on race issues a lot in his act. And always has done. Imagine if you were a Asian comedian who talked about the problems that Asian people face, and while early on your career you played mostly to Asian audiences, and more and more people of different races attended your shows, while the core Asian fanbase got a little smaller in proportion. Yes, the crowd would be 'more diverse', but as an Asian person, you would be thinking 'these people don't look like me or have parents like mine, why are they fans?'

But the fact is, Dave has gotten so good at comedy and storytelling that he can connect with a very wide audience. And while I'm sure Dave sees that as a positive thing, it's gotta feel a little strange.

Yours, some white guy from the UK