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Dave Chappelle Doesn’t Think America Is Saved

After four years, the comedian returned to host <em>Saturday Night Live</em>. In 16 minutes, he explained why a new president alone won’t fix the country.
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Dave Chappelle had the same thing on his mind when he came out onto the stage in and , both times hosting the show right after the U.S. presidential election. “Don’t forget all the things that are going on … all these shootings in the last year,” he said in 2016, invoking the massacre at Orlando’s . Last night, Chappelle tried to strike a more optimistic tone as he took drags from a cigarette in front of a mask-wearing studio audience. “You guys remember what life was like before COVID? I do! There was a mass shooting every week, remember that? Thank god for

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