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.

In the longest monologue in “Saturday Night Live” history, Dave Chappelle delivered a pointed message to incoming President Donald Trump ahead of his inauguration Monday, calling for empathy and compassion as Americans prepared for a new chapter.

Even Los Angeles isn’t safe from Dave Chappelle’s comedy. The Emmy winner, 51, mocked the wildfire evacuations during his second skit hosting “Saturday Night Live” this weekend. In the sketch, Chappelle plays the dad of a family that receives an alert telling them they have to flee their home due to the blaze.

Dave Chappelle not only highlighted the L.A. County wildfires during his opening monologue on Saturday Night Live but he also spoofed the evacuations.

Chappelle hosted the latest SNL episode and delivered a monologue touching on a range of topics, including Trump's return to the White House, the legacy of former President Jimmy Carter, the Los Angeles wildfires, and allegations against Sean "Diddy" Combs.

Chappelle has hosted “SNL” three times to date and will soon be a four-time host. That will leave him one hosting gig shy of the elite Five-Timers-Club, a group that includes stars like Steve Martin, Tom Hanks, and Tina Fey.

Dave Chappelle returns to SNL with a explosive monologue, pushing comedy boundaries and sparking intense conversations about fame, politics, and culture.

Dave Chappelle hit the Saturday Night Live stage on Saturday (January 18) with heavy doses of truth serum. He jumped right in the deep end, tackling everything from Diddy’s drama to Palestine to a plea to Donald Trump. Chappelle didn’t hold back, calling out the Bad Boy mogul’s current legal woes.

In the final few moments of the Jan. 18 episode, which featured Chappelle hosting the show for the fourth time, several SNL cast members and musical guest GloRilla joined the comedian on stage to bid the audience farewell. During the goodbyes, Chappelle and Yang briefly hugged.

Dave Chappelle hosted Saturday Night Live over the weekend and delivered a 17-minute-long monologue that touched on a variety of topics, including Sean

Yes, there is a new episode of "Saturday Night Live" airing Jan. 18. Hosted by Dave Chappelle, the episode will be the first of 2025. The episode will mark Chappelle's fourth time hosting the sketch comedy show.

Dave Chappelle avoided the antisemitic jokes of his 2022 monologue, and instead talked about Israel and the Palestinians.