Dave Chappelle sets off saturday night liveThe first episode of 2025 was a banger, covering everything from the Los Angeles wildfires to Donald Trump’s upcoming inauguration and the litany of accusations against Sean “Diddy” Combs.

Saturday marked Chappelle's fourth time hosting, this time with musical guest GloRilla. The comedian has previously appeared on the famous post-election episode, with his previous hosting stints taking place in November 2016, 2020 and 2022; this time, he takes the stage two days before Trump's second inauguration .

Chappelle walked onto the stage while smoking a cigarette and told the audience saturday night live Boss Lorne Michaels asked him to host the first post-election episode in 2024, but he declined because "things were going great, I closed the deal with Netflix, I had all this money and stuff " Chappelle, prompted by Michaels, told him to keep the date closest to January 6. When the new date came, the comedian said he still didn't want to host, but ultimately agreed because "I could get rid of all these old Trump jokes" and start over, and you know what, I'll do it. "

"As soon as I said yes, L.A. was on fire," Chappelle joked. He noted that "it's too early to joke about a disaster like this," and the crowd laughed, adding that the incident "touched me." heart” because many of my friends laughed. Lost home.

"Then I went online and watched these fire videos and read the comment sections and everyone was like, 'Yeah, that's right for these celebrities, I want their houses to burn down,'" he recalled. "Did you see that? That's why I hate poor people, because they can't see their pain." He also pondered the theory that the fires were started by arsonists, acknowledging L.A.'s windy and dry hills, but "if you're A rational thinker, you have to at least consider the theory that God hates these people. It's only natural that West Hollywood is unscathed, because how can you burn something that's already burning?"

Chappelle also touched on the Luigi Mangione case and Trump's claims that immigrants eat dogs and cats in Ohio, where he lives, before moving on to Diddy's arrest.

"I've been in a lot of trouble in my day, but this guy Puffy, oh man, this guy's in a lot of trouble; I don't think I've ever seen anything like it," he said, explaining that his friends asked Does he know about the weird parties Diddy throws. “They’d say, ‘Well, all these people you know were at that rave and you’re the only one who wasn’t at that rave?’ I thought about it for a second and I said oh my God — I’m ugly . That's a hard way to find out. Can you imagine if you were reading the paper and finding out that everyone in Hollywood was having an orgy behind my back?"

However, Chappelle joked that he does "have a snitch energy. I look like I'd tell you," adding that Diddy is 55 years old and "you have a thousand bottles of baby oil in the house and you can't stop." You can’t stop. You’re committed to this lifestyle.”

He then turned to politics, recalling the recent death of Jimmy Carter and how moved he was by the time Carter visited Palestine with little security. "When I saw that picture, I burst into tears. I said I didn't know if that was a good president, but I was sure he was a great man. That made me very proud."

"The presidency is not for little people. Donald Trump, I know you're watching this show — man, remember, whether people vote for you or not, they're counting on you," he continued. "Whether they like you or not, they're counting on you. The whole world is counting on you. When I say this, what I mean is: Good luck. Please do better next time. Please come down Do better. Don’t forget humanity and show compassion for the displaced, whether they are in the Palisades or in Palestine.”

continue saturday night liveThe historic 50th season — which will be celebrated with a three-hour primetime special on February 16 — will feature Timothée Chalamet as host and co-host of the January 25 episode. Musical guests, possibly performing covers of Bob Dylan's songs after his performance. Performing as a music legend Completely unknown.