Saturday Night Live returned after a short break, bringing comedian Dave Chappelle in to host. With the second Inauguration of Donald Trump right around the corner, the cold open naturally went with a political skit. This time, the sketch comedy opened with an MSNBC panel hosted by Sarah Sherman’s Rachel Maddow.

SNL ‘mourns the loss’ of TikTok by mocking users’ reaction to US ban - Latest episode aired as social media app went dark

Live cold open saw James Austin Johnson returning as Donald Trump, two days before the inauguration, this time talking about the TikTok ban. About an hour before the show aired, TikTok really did go dark as a new U.

Live cast member Michael Longfellow speaks for the masses in new Weekend Update, asking how we can live without TikTok.

In the first 'SNL' episode of 2025, the Cold Open starred Sarah Sherman as Rachel Maddow chatting Trump, TikTok and LA's WildFires

Dave Chappelle’s nearly-17-minute monologue touched on the Los Angeles wildfires, President Jimmy Carter’s trip to Palestine, Luigi Mangione, the allegations against Diddy, Trump’s debunked claims about Springfield, Ohio.

Chloe spoke up after Elon Musk went on a posting rampage when comedian and SNL alum Dana Carvey performed a cutting impression of him on the show. “SNL has been dying slowly for years, as they become increasingly out of touch with reality,” Elon wrote on X.

Guest host Dave Chappelle and cast member Marcello Hernández commiserate over their misfit sons in the legendary comedy show's first episode of 2025.

TikTok is back online in the US after a last-minute promise from President-elect Trump. But TikTok creators now fear he will lean on the app to serve his own interests, Io Dodds reports

The actress and comedian Chloe Fineman called out Elon Musk after his apparent Sieg Heil during Trump's inauguration.

Timothée Chalamet has been called ‘disrespectful’ after making a joke about late U.S. President Jimmy Carter during a sketch on Saturday Night Live.