--- title: Dave Chappelle Dishes on "SNL" and Donald Trump to Colbert description: Seven months after the comedian's post-election 'SNL' appearance, Stephen Colbert checked in to see if Chappelle still feels the same way. canonical: https://time.com/4885586/chappelle-colbert-snl-trump/ author: Entertainment Weekly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-08-03T14:01:06.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:46:07.445Z og:title: Dave Chappelle Has More Thoughts About His SNL Pledge to 'Give Trump a Chance' og:description: Colbert checked in with Chappelle seven months after his 'SNL' hosting gig og:url: https://time.com/4885586/chappelle-colbert-snl-trump/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt302f7f1ec711d73d/6988af49cd1bba2a387032c9/dave-chappelle-three-comedy-specials-netflix.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: dave chappelle three comedy specials netflix og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Dave Chappelle Has More Thoughts About His SNL Pledge to 'Give Trump a Chance' twitter:description: Colbert checked in with Chappelle seven months after his 'SNL' hosting gig twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt302f7f1ec711d73d/6988af49cd1bba2a387032c9/dave-chappelle-three-comedy-specials-netflix.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Dave Chappelle Shares His Second Thoughts About His _SNL_ Monologue Pledge to 'Give Trump a Chance' by [Derek Lawrence / EW](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Derek Lawrence / EW Aug 3, 2017 2:01 PM UTC  Saturday Night Live Host Dave Chappelle during the monologue on November 12, 2016. Saturday Night Live Host Dave Chappelle during the monologue on November 12, 2016.NBC—NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images by [Derek Lawrence / EW](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Derek Lawrence / EW Aug 3, 2017 2:01 PM UTC Back in November, Dave Chappelle was tasked with the tough duty of hosting the first post-election episode of _Saturday Night Live_. In his [funny and moving monologue](http://ew.com/article/2016/11/13/snl-dave-chappelle-monologue-donald-trump/), the comedian vowed to give Donald Trump a chance as president. So, seven controversy-filled months later, Stephen Colbert checked in to see if Chappelle still feels the same way. “It’s not like I wanted to give him a chance that night,” he said, laughing, on Wednesday’s _Late Show_. “In the last six months, I think we’re all getting an education about the presidency. I don’t know if I’ve ever heard just in popular discourse people discussing ethics this much. I didn’t even realize how ethics was supposed to work at that level of government. And he’s putting all this stuff at the forefront.” Colbert quipped, “Well, nobody really talks about oxygen until someone’s got their hands around your throat.” Chappelle, who said Trump’s shocking victory made many white Americans realize how black Americans feel every election, said Trump’s win has led to some progress. “I think he’s gonna make a more informed and better voter,” he shared. “We’ll figure it out. We’ll work it out. He’s a polarizing dude. He’s like a bad DJ at a good party.” _This_ [_article_](http://ew.com/tv/2017/08/02/dave-chappelle-late-show-trump-snl-monologue/) _originally appeared on_ [_EW.com_](http://ew.com/) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4885586/chappelle-colbert-snl-trump/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4885586/chappelle-colbert-snl-trump/"},"headline":"Dave Chappelle Shares His Second Thoughts About His SNL Monologue Pledge to 'Give Trump a Chance'","datePublished":"2017-08-03T14:01:06.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:46:07.445Z","description":"Colbert checked in with Chappelle seven months after his 'SNL' hosting gig","url":"https://time.com/4885586/chappelle-colbert-snl-trump/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Late Night","Comedy","Late Night Television"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt302f7f1ec711d73d/6988af49cd1bba2a387032c9/dave-chappelle-three-comedy-specials-netflix.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Derek Lawrence / EW"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt302f7f1ec711d73d/6988af49cd1bba2a387032c9/dave-chappelle-three-comedy-specials-netflix.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"dave chappelle three comedy specials netflix","caption":"dave chappelle three comedy specials netflix","creditText":"NBC—NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4885586/chappelle-colbert-snl-trump/","name":"Dave Chappelle Shares His Second Thoughts About His SNL Monologue Pledge to 'Give Trump a Chance'"}}]}] ```