STAGE TUBE: Dave Chappelle Covers the Election in SNL Opening Monologue

Last night, Dave Chappelle hosted SNL for the first post-election episode, and the comedian dedicated his opening monologue to covering Donald Trump's shocking win. From the ongoing protests, to police shootings, Harambe, and Black Lives Matter, Chappelle's commentary managed to bring poignant levity to a situation that has left many feeling hopeless.

Since its inception in 1975, "SNL" has launched the careers of many of the brightest comedy performers of their generation. As The New York Times noted on the occasion of the show's Emmy-winning 25th Anniversary special in 1999, "in DEFIANCE of both time and show business convention, 'SNL' is still the most pervasive influence on the art of comedy in contemporary culture." At the close of the century, "Saturday Night Live" placed seventh on Entertainment Weekly's list of the Top 100 Entertainers of the past fifty years.

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