Dave Chappelle shared a message for President-elect Donald Trump prior to the inauguration.

In a nearly 17-minute monologue on “Saturday Night Live,” Chappelle tackled a range of topics, from the fires in Los Angeles to the accusations against Sean “Diddy” Combs, ultimately addressing the future president directly.

“I know you watch the show,” he playfully remarked to Trump.

“Just remember: whether people voted for you or not, everyone is depending on you,” Chappelle stated. “It doesn’t matter if they like you; they’re counting on you. The world is looking to you. I’m serious when I say this: Best of luck. Please, do better next time.”

Following his message to Trump, Chappelle paid heartfelt homage to former president Jimmy Carter, who passed away last month. He reflected on being touched by Carter’s visit to Israel and his trip to Palestinian regions around the release of his book “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid” in 2006. “I’ll always remember seeing an ex-president walking with little security while thousands of Palestinians cheered for him,” he said.

This experience led Chappelle to speculate, “I can’t say he’s a good president, but that was definitely a great man.”

In that spirit, he remarked that “the presidency is no place for pettiness,” urging Trump and “all of us” to “retain our humanity and show compassion for displaced individuals, whether in the Palisades or Palestine.”

Chappelle’s monologue was notably lengthy for “SNL,” featuring him sitting on a stool with subdued lighting. Earlier in the performance, he remarked on the tragic fires in Los Angeles, humorously suggesting that the harsh comments from those lacking sympathy for celebrities who lost their homes is “why I dislike poor people.”

He also brought up the sexual assault allegations against Combs, joking that he “wasn’t invited” to the troubled music mogul’s gatherings, which made him realize, “Oh my God, I’m unattractive.” Combs has refuted the assault accusations.

Chappelle, famous for “Chappelle’s Show,” previously hosted the first “SNL” episode after Trump’s election in 2016, expressing hope for the new president, saying, “I’m going to give him a chance, and we, the historically marginalized, expect that he will extend us one too.”

MSNBC panel attempts to avoid getting sidetracked by Trump in ‘SNL’ cold open

In the last “SNL” cold open before the inauguration, an MSNBC panel pledged to change their approach to covering Trump during his second term by focusing less on his outrageous comments.

“This time, we won’t be distracted by every ridiculous statement Trump makes,” Ego Nwodim’s Joy Reid declared. “We need to concentrate on his actions, not his words.”

However, throughout the sketch, their conversation was continually interrupted by increasingly bizarre remarks from Trump, such as his desire to “trade Connecticut for Italy” and plans to “end fire by filling the ‘Up’ house with water balloons.”

Eventually, the panel transitioned to Trump (played by James Austin Johnson), who addressed the TikTok ban in the U.S.

“We love TikTok, don’t we?” Johnson’s Trump exclaimed. “We love TikTok. We used to hate it, but frankly, it helped me get elected, so now we love it.”

“SNL” will come back next week with Timothée Chalamet taking on hosting and musical guest duties.