Michael Che Was ‘100 Per Cent’ Planning To Leave ‘SNL’, If Pete Davidson Thanked Him For Conceiving Kim Kardashian Kiss Scene

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There was a time when Michael Che was convinced that he was leaving Global’s “Saturday Night Live”. Che recently celebrated the season 2 premiere of his sketch comedy series “That Damn Michael Che”.

Che had originally planned on leaving “SNL” to pursue new projects. Ultimately, an opportunity presented itself allowing Che to explore one without giving up the other. “I 100 per cent was leaving,” Che told SiriusXM’s “The Howard Stern Show” on Wednesday. “The whole time, [series creator] Lorne [Michaels] was like, ‘Yeah, okay.’ I 100 per cent told them I was leaving at the beginning of the season — like, ‘I’m done.

I can’t do it. I’m finished, I’m finished, I’m finished’— and no one believed it.’ READ MORE: Michael Che Reveals He’s Actually Been Debating Leaving ‘SNL’ For Years “It came down to why I wanted to leave, which was to have time to do other things.

So, I talked to Lorne, and we figured out something where I will have more time, [which] made it kind of worth staying.” Che compared the allure of performing on “SNL” to NASCAR racing or combat sports.