It seems Rock is finding himself under a microscope similar to his comedy contemporary Dave Chappelle. Critics have been complaining about Chappelle’s reliance on offensive jokes about the transgender community for years, claiming that he doesn’t seem to have the same creative energy that he was once known for.

Last week during Paul Mescal’s episode, it was David Spade joining frequent guest Dana Carvey. With Rock hosting, “SNL” brought back a fourth member of the so-called “bad boys” era of the show from the early ’90s, Adam Sandler.

One of SNL's bad boys returns for a fourth time to take some big, absurdist swings. Chris Rock is joined by Adam Sandler and musical guest Gracie Abrams

The Chris Rock-hosted "Saturday Night Live" episode included plenty of jokes about the arrest of the suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter.

Live ” host Chris Rock returned to his old stomping grounds at Studio 8H and got a bloody warm welcome from Adam Sandler — his friend and fellow alum of the show — in a sketch this weekend. (You can watch Sandler’s surprise “SNL” return below) Rock played a doctor doing surgery on a patient when he discovers that a nurse named Linzley (played by Sarah Sherman) carelessly marked the surgery down as a gallbladder removal instead of an appendix removal.