Comedian and Saturday Night Live co-head writer Michael Che said his socially-distanced outdoor sets in Queens weren't meant as a response to the Black Lives Matter protests, despite the support he initially got from protesters and organizers.
During his Tuesday appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the SNL "Weekend Update" host spoke about the origins of his free outdoor shows, which he's been doing in Long Island City since June.
Che explained that his shows, which he started shortly after Dave Chappelle began his own outdoor sets in Ohio, were originally about his desire to get out of the house and tell jokes. "I just wanted to do comedy when I was really stewing in the house," Che told Fallon.
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