Dave Chappelle tackled everything from the Los Angeles wildfires to Donald Trump's inauguration in his 15-minute opening monologue for 'SNL.'

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 took the stage at Studio 8H for the new year's inaugural episode of "Saturday Night Live," marking his fourth time hosting the show. He walked out onstage wearing a suit and smoking a cigarette and said,

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.

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

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

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.

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

"Can you imagine reading a newspaper and finding out everyone in Hollywood had an orgy behind your back? None of y'all called me. That really hurts," Chappelle joked.

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

SNL‘s first episode of 2025 aired Saturday night with Dave Chappelle (his fourth time hosting) and musical guest GloRilla (making her debut). The sketches were light on the music this week, but Glo came through with performances of “Yeah Glo!