Thursday, July 2, 2026

First Promo for Dave Chappelle Hosting “SNL” Strangely Devoid of Nearly All Cast Members

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How excited is the cast of “SNL” about Dave Chappelle hosting this weekend?

Not a lot, I’d say.

The first promo for Chappelle’s appearance came on Monday and it was just clips. The second one just dropped and it’s mostly Chappelle with a little bit of Kenan Thompson– wearing a gigantic cross — at the end.

There’s no sign of this week’s musical guests — Black Star — or any of the cast. Usually we’d see Cecily Strong or someone — what about Ego Nwodim? — Alas, no one.

Chappelle is a controversial figure in any situation. But following the elections this week, which beg a sketch about Herschel Walker, who knows what’s going on?

PS Heidi Gardner, who should be at work on Thursday night, tomorrow night, is on stage at New York’s 92nd St Y interviewing former cast member Melissa Villasenor. That may be the hottest ticket of the week.

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Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman is the founder and editor-in-chief of Showbiz411. He wrote the FOX411 column on FoxNews.com from 1999 to 2009, where he covered Michael Jackson, and previously wrote the "Intelligencer" column at New York magazine in the mid-1990s, where he covered the O.J. Simpson trial. He also edited Fame magazine. His bylines have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, Vogue, Details, and the Miami Herald. He is a voting member of the Critics Choice Awards (Film and Television branches), and his movie reviews are tracked by Rotten Tomatoes. With D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, he co-produced the 2002 documentary "Only the Strong Survive," which screened at Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.

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