Dave Chappelle Gives Longest ‘SNL’ Monologue Ever, Sends Message to Trump

Dave Chappelle returned to Saturday Night Live over the weekend, and by the time he completed his opening, he made history.

Addressing everything from Diddy to Palestine, Chappelle served up a monologue that will be remembered for a few things. One, his strong concluding message to President Donald Trump, and, in general, some pretty sharp quips about the current U.S. moment. Two, the fact that this was apparently the longest SNL opening monologue in history. Seriously.

At 17 minutes, Chappelle’s monologue was lengthy, but skillful. He went pretty much anywhere. Toward the beginning, he explained why he didn’t appear on SNL for the first episode following Trump’s election win last fall.

His closing, which used a powerful reference to the late Jimmy Carter, promptly went viral: “I mean this when I say this: Good luck. Please, do better next time. Please, all of us: Do better next time. Do not forget your humanity, and please have empathy for displaced people, whether they’re in the Palisades or Palestine”

Watch the whole thing for yourself below:

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