Dave Chappelle returned to Saturday Night Live with a message for Donald Trump as he joked about everything from the Los Angeles wildfires to conflict in the Middle East.

The 51-year-old comic's appearances on the show have drawn controversy and headlines since his monologue after Trump won in 2016.

He's since returned to the limelight as an A-list comic, making the news and causing laughs and offense for his comments on Trump, Biden, transgender people and anti-Semitism, with rumors of even some SNL writers boycotting his 2022 appearance.  

Chappelle - at one point joking that he was 'tired of being controversial' and hoping to 'turn over a new leaf' - ended his set on the NBC show discussing Trump, saying: 'He'll be the 47th president, he's done it again.'

The comedian relayed an anecdote about the late President Jimmy Carter going to Palestine with minimal security while Chappelle was visiting the Middle East 20 years ago.

'I will never forget the images of a former American president walking with no security with thousands of Palestinians cheering him on and when I saw that picture, it brought tears to my eyes. I said, 'I don't know if that's a good president but that right there, I am sure, is a great man.' It made me feel very proud,' he claimed. 

He then said that 'the presidency is no place for petty people,' before addressing Trump and the rest of the nation, joking that 'I know you watch the show.' 

To Trump and America, Chappelle said: 'Remember, whether people voted for you or not, they're all counting on you. Whether they like you or not, they're all counting on you. The whole world is counting on you. I mean this when I say this, good luck. Do better next time. Please, all of us, do better next time.'

'Do not forget your humanity and please have empathy for displaced people whether they're in the Palisades or Palestine,' he concluded to heavy applause. 

While sitting on a stool and smoking a cigarette, Chappelle initially joked in a 17-minute monologue that the only reason he agreed to host Saturday Night Live again was to burn off old Trump jokes.