SNL is the satirical voice of the urban-elite consensus, at once snarky and subversive. And yet SNL’s political voice is in shambles, rendered toothless by the farcical politics of the Trump era.

Brief though his career as an entertainer was, Tom Lehrer inscribed his signature on a brainy, no-holds-barred brand of ...

Chappelle often hosts SNL with major political events as a backdrop. His first time hosting was Nov. 12, 2016, in the aftermath of Donald Trump winning the 2016 election over Hillary Clinton.