Dave Chappelle returned to Studio 8H for his fourth time hosting Saturday Night Live, and as per usual, he did not hold back in his opening monologue. During an over seventeen minute masterclass that was hilarious,

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 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.

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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.

The comic took his usual jabs at everyone and everything, then invited Americans, including the president-elect, to be their best, most compassionate selves.

"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 has a knack for bringing laughter out of his audience despite joking about some of the most controversial or awkward topics.