Dave Chappelle Lands Fourth ‘Saturday Night Live’ Hosting Gig
Dave Chappelle will have his fourth hosting duty and sixth overall appearance on “Saturday Night Live” this month.
Last week, it was reported that the comedian and actor will host the January 18th episode, where GloRilla is also scheduled to be a musical guest. The Memphis rapper is nominated in the Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance categories at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards. At the same awards ceremony, Chappelle’s comedy album “Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer” is nominated for Best Comedy Album. The Mark Twain Prize winner has won the category five times before, the last being in 2024 for “Dave Chappelle: What's In A Name?”
Chappelle’s been an “SNL” favorite for years, winning an Emmy in 2017 and 2021 for hosting the show, and he last hosted the NBC variety comedy series in November 2022. The episode was notably controversial for Chappelle making alleged antisemitic remarks, just after receiving backlash from members of the transgender community for his 2022 Netflix special, “The Closer.”
As recounted by “Variety,” among one of the jokes Chappelle told was a reference to Kanye West’s alleged antisemitic comments. “Before I start tonight, I wanted to read a brief statement that I prepared,” Chappelle said at the time. “‘I renounce antisemitism in all its forms, and stand with my friends in the Jewish community.’ And that, Kanye, is how you buy yourself some time.”