The comedian's opening monologue doubled as one of his sets, going on for 17 minutes and covering topics from the Southern California wildfires to the suffering of the Palestinian people.

The comedian spoke about the Los Angeles wildfires and Carter's visit to Palestine before turning to the president-elect in his "SNL" opening monologue.

Dave Chappelle shared a powerful message during his opening monologue on the latest episode of “Saturday Night Live.”

Dave Chappelle touched on Trump, the LA wildfires, Diddy's parties and Palestine in his opening monologue on "SNL."

Dave Chappelle has been SNL's token host in the episodes that followed elections, beginning in 2016 when Trump won his first term.

The first episode of 2025 was heavy on references to Los Angeles, with the fires leading Chappelle's monologue and the first skit centered on an evacuation.

Dave Chappelle returned to Saturday Night Live to discuss Diddy, Luigi Mangione, Trump, and more for his fourth SNL hosting gig.

The first Saturday Night Live of 2025 kicked the year off with Dave Chappelle and musical guest GloRilla.

GloRilla was the musical guest for one of SNL's 50th anniversary episodes, hosted by Dave Chappelle on Jan. 18th.

Comedian Dave Chappelle returned to host "Saturday Night Live," delivering a poignant monologue that urged Donald Trump and the nation to embrace empathy, particularly for displaced populations such as Palestinians. As the U.S. prepares for Trump's unprecedented second term as the 47th president, political and social tensions are running high.

NBC announced comedian Dave Chappelle will host the sketch show Jan. 18, with musical guest GloRilla, while Chalamet will be the host and musical guest on Jan. 25.