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

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

After that, the show will take another break before returning in mid-February, when it will have a new episode that will be followed a Sunday night live broadcast of “SNL50: The Anniversary Special” on Feb. 16.

Dave Chappelle not only touched on the L.A. County wildfires during his opening monologue on Saturday Night Live but also spoofed the evacuations by pretending to be a criminal with a whole lot to hide.

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

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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.

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 talks about Donald Trump, P Diddy and the Los Angeles fires in his Saturday Night Live monologue last night. The comedian, who took to the stage with cigarette in hand, ended his set with a sincere plea to the incoming president.

And, in Dave Chappelle’s case, disqualifyingly. Of course, Chappelle’s career hasn’t really become disqualified from anything in the years since his anti-trans bigotry became the most identified theme of his stand-up.

On Jan. 18, “Saturday Night Live” was hosted by comedian Dave Chappelle. Rapper GloRilla was the musical guest. Click the video embeds below to watch some of the highlights from Saturday night’s show.