The comedian's fourth time as Host kicked off with the longest monologue in the show's 50-year history. Watch it now.

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Dave Chappelle spoke directly to President-elect Donald Trump and urged him to have "empathy" during a 17-minute "Saturday Night Live" monologue.

Comedian Dave Chappelle hosted "Saturday Night Live" for the fourth time, touching on a wide range of topics in his opening monologue including Sean “Diddy” Combs, the California wildfires, immigration and had a message for President-elect Donald Trump ahead of his second presidential term.

Trump is gone," Chappelle said at the time, before joking about Trump's response to the coronavirus, saying when he heard the president call it the "Kung-flu," he said to him

Dave Chappelle took aim at Sean "Diddy" Combs‘ alleged freak-off parties during Saturday Night Live‘s first episode of 2025. The veteran comedian, returning to SNL for his fourth time as host on Jan.

Chappelle as host must have been a relief. That’s because Chappelle, appearing for the fourth time as host, is always good for an extra-long standup monologue. Indeed, Chappelle’s standup set stretched for 17 minutes,