Comedian Dave Chappelle humorously recalled seeing NBC’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ writers in tears after President Donald Trump won his first election in 2016. In a new interview posted Wednesday, Chappelle revealed that the writers of the long-running comedy show were emotionally shaken by the unexpected outcome of the presidential race. During a conversation with fellow comedian Mo Amer on Variety’s ‘Actors on Actors’ program, Chappelle described the writers’ room as a scene of ‘shock’ and ‘crying’ when the election results were announced. ‘When they called Donald Trump the winner, that s— shut the writers’ room down. You should have seen them in there,’ Chappelle said, capturing the moment of disbelief and the overwhelming reaction of the creative team. His anecdote offers a rare look into the impact of a historic political event on a major comedy series.