Robert Smigel recommended that Chappelle remain within his familiar domain this weekend.

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Triumph the Insult Comic Dog went off the leash to call out Dave Chappelle ahead of his hosting performance on Saturday Night Live this weekend when the stand-up will surely turn in another memorable, topical and terrific opening monologue — for Triumph to poop on.

The last time Chappelle hosted Saturday Night Live was on November 12, 2022 when the controversial stand-up giant used his opening monologue to defend Kanye West from accusations of anti-Semitism after West had recently tweeted that he was “going death con 3 on Jewish people.” Shortly thereafter, West donned a gimp suit and went on Alex Jones’ show to make such definitely-not-anti-Semitic comments as “I like Hitler,” “I love Nazis” and “I see good things about Hitler." Now, roughly two years later, Chappelle is ready to return to Studio 8H this Saturday when he will probably give a tearful eulogy for Jean-Marie Le Pen.

The official Twitter account of Robert Smigel’s roastmaster puppet character from Late Night with Conan O’Brien is celebrating Chappelle Week at 30 Rockefeller Plaza by warning the SNL darling not to go barking up the wrong tree during this trying time: 

This past November, SNL broke from its usual tradition of having Chappelle appear on the show following the general election and deliver his simultaneously sobering and playful perspective on American culture and politics to a tense audience, instead giving Bill Burr the unenviable post-Trump-victory hosting position. Perhaps this was because, after 2022, SNL decided that they like Chappelle more when he’s downplaying anti-Semitism among the rich and powerful, and they wanted to wait until the hate speech on Twitter grew deafening to have Chappelle come out and defend his good friend and fellow SNL host Elon Musk.

In his most recent SNL monologue, Chappelle opened the show by glibly toeing an anti-Semitic line during a time when entertainers and athletes were openly professing their love for Nazi ideology. “Early in my career, I learned there are two words you should never say together,” Chappelle noted, referencing then-recent inflammatory comments from West, Kyrie Irving and numerous other celebrities regarding Jewish people. “Those words are ‘the’ and ‘Jews.’ Never heard someone do good after they said that.”

Chappelle subsequently defended West's unpredictable and prejudiced actions, remarking on the rapper's assertions that Jewish individuals dominate the media and entertainment sectors in America, "I've been to Hollywood — there are a lot of Jews. A whole lot." Chappelle alluded to his concerns regarding what he perceives as the preferential treatment of Jewish individuals in media and popular culture throughout his performance, at one moment stating, "If they're Black, it's labeled a gang. If they're Italian, it's considered a mob. But if they're Jewish, it's just a coincidence, and you're not supposed to discuss it."

Chappelle also addressed the backlash regarding NBA player Irving's endorsement of anti-Semitic views and Holocaust denial, stating, “I understand that Jewish communities have faced immense suffering globally, but it’s unfair to hold Black Americans accountable for that. … Kyrie Irving’s Black identity has no connection to the Holocaust. In reality, he seems to question whether it even happened.”

Amidst the flames engulfing Los Angeles and rising tensions in the entertainment industry, Triumph suggests that Chappelle return to his usual target. History indicates that anti-Semitism tends to pose less of a threat than the risks associated with playing with fire.