Michael Che: Last News

The cast of Saturday Night Live cheekily pledged their allegiance to President-elect Donald Trump and claimed they all voted for him in the first cold open since Tuesday’s historic election.The skit began with cast members solemnly discussing how Trump’s win over Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris would be “shocking” and “horrifying” for many of the liberal-leaning show’s viewers.They then said that Trump might seek “vengeance” against political opponents, leading long-time cast member Kenan Thompson to say, “We at SNL would like to say to Donald Trump, we have been with you all along.”“We have never wavered in our support of you, even when others doubted you,” Bowen Yang said sarcastically, followed by each of the main cast members talking about how much they love, and have always loved, the president-elect.“Weekend Update” anchor Colin Jost then said that fellow anchor Michael Che is the only person against Trump.“I hate how the lamestream media, Michael Che, has to spin it to make you look foolish,” he said.Dana Carvey – who previously appeared as President Joe Biden – showed up to the stage portraying Elon Musk.“Check it out dark MAGA,” Carvey said while jumping up and down.“But seriously, I run the country now.”Comedian Bill Burr hosted the late-night show and gave an opening comedy monologue in which he roasted both Harris and Trump.Burr, during his 15-minute long monologue, said he was “psyched” the election is over, leaning into Harris and former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton for wearing pants suits during their failed political runs against Trump.“Ladies, enough with the pantsuits; it’s not working,” Burr said.“Stop trying to have respect for yourselves.

This week’s “Weekend Update” on Saturday Night Live was a sprawling one — tackling the results of the 2024 presidential election and joking about the next “Barbenheimer.”

This week’s “Weekend Update” on Saturday Night Live was chock-full of election material ahead of Election Day, featuring hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che trading jokes as well as an appearance by Heidi Gardner parodying country star Reba McEntire as a celebrity evading a political endorsement.

William Earl The last “Weekend Update” segment before the 2024 election had plenty of fresh material to work with given the latest shocking incident from GOP candidate Donald Trump at one of his rallies. “Saturday Night Live” didn’t hold back in spoofing an hours-old controversy. Trump appeared to ahve simulated an oral sex motion with his microphone as he struggled with audio problems at his rally in Milwaukee.

Ethan Shanfeld Fortune Feimster is back with another Netflix special, “Crushing It,” set to debut on the streamer on Dec. 3.

A cut-for-time Halloween-themed “Weekend Update” sketch on Saturday Night Live was crawling with pop culture references, spoofing everything from the Menendez brothers (the subject of Ryan Murphy’s much-discussed Monsters anthology on Netflix) to The Golden Bachelorette.

“Weekend Update” portion of last night’s episode following the rapper’s arrest for sex trafficking and racketeering. “It was reported that the U.S.

Saturday Night Live newcomer Jane Wickline stole Colin Jost’s thunder during this week’s “Weekend Update,” premiering a satirical ditty that explored Gen Z’s attitude toward partying.

“Saturday Night Live” had plenty of material to report about during its Season 50 premiere — thanks to its own network.Colin Jost addressed Hoda Kotb’s decision to leave the “Today” show during his Weekend Update segment alongside Michael Che on Sept. 28.The journalist, 60, announced the news days prior, noting although she is leaving the show after 26 years she will stay in the NBC family in an unspecified role.

Moo Deng, the viral pygmy hippopotamus as portrayed by an angsty Bowen Yang clad in a bulbous, purple animal suit, has had enough.

Bowen Yang transformed into Moo Deng, the pygmy hippopotamus from Thailand who has become a viral sensation in recent weeks. Yang used the moment to draw parallels between the hippo and pop superstar Chappell Roan. “Weekend Update” host Colin Jost noted that visitors have begun throwing bananas and shellfish at internet star Moo Deng in her zoo enclosure in order to get the hippo’s attention.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Michael Che said during a recent interview on the “Fly on the Wall” podcast (via The Daily Beast) that one “Weekend Update” joke involving salsa nearly led him to quit the show. Asked by podcast hosts and “SNL” alums Dana Carvey and David Spade if any punchline continues not to sit well with him, Che answered: “I think jalapeño business…I was pretty furious about that one.” “You were just upset that it worked so well,” added Jost, who appeared with Che during the “Fly on the Wall” interview. The punchline in question revolved around a joke Jost told in relation to a 2015 incident in which a woman attacked her boyfriend with a pan several times because he ate a tub of salsa they were supposed to share.

One of Colin Jost‘s jokes during Weekend Update on Saturday Night Live had Michael Che feeling some type of way.

J. Kim Murphy NBCUniversal recruited “Saturday Night Live” duo Colin Jost and Michael Che for the first-ever live comedy special for its streaming service Peacock on Thursday evening. The pair poked fun at the unproven format and distributor of their comedy hour, titled “Colin Jost & Michael Che Present: New York After Dark,” in their opening monologue.

the streamer is set to broadcast its first-ever live comedy special. The evening will be hosted by mainstays behind the “SNL” Weekend Update desk, Colin Jost and Michael Che. Other comics, particularly NYC club comics, will be showcased during “Colin Jost & Michael Che Present: New York After Dark,” but they’re keeping names under wraps.

Howard Stern on his SiriusXM show, the host asked Colin Jost, 42, and Michael Che, 41, if the two “Weekend Update” hosts would consider taking over for “SNL” creator Lorne Michaels, 79, in the midst of rumors that Michaels may retire after the show’s upcoming season, its 50th. “Could you imagine having to do that? I don’t know that any – I don’t know how – you do that job and not be Lorne,” said Che, who has been on the show since 2013. Jost and Che were also the show’s co-head writers from 2017 to 2022.

Colin Jost and Michael Che are hosting a brand new comedy special!

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Peacock is getting into the live comedy business and tapping “Saturday Night Live” stars Colin Jost and Michael Che to host the event. “Colin Jost & Michael Che Present: New York After Dark,” the streamer’s first-ever live special, will air on Thursday, Sept. 12 at 9 p.m.

Schitt’s Creek” stars and creators will make history as the first-ever father and son duo to host the event. They’ll be the second pair to host this century, as “SNL” stars Colin Jost and Michael Che co-hosted in 2018.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large With less than a month to go before the 76th Emmy Awards, the telecast’s hosts are finally set. As expected, the father-son duo of Eugene Levy and Dan Levy will emcee this year’s Emmys, which take place on Sunday, Sept. 15, live on ABC.

Scarlett Johansson “blacked out” when she saw a photo of herself pop up on “Saturday Night Live” during husband Colin Jost’s annual joke swap segment on Weekend Update in May.“That’s like a tame version if you guys have ever seen the jokes,” Johansson told Kelly Clarkson on Thursday’s episode of her talk show. “As soon as they showed my picture, I — I actually don’t remember that segment. I fully blacked out.”Like every “SNL” season finale, Jost, 42, and co-host Michael Che made each other say jokes they wrote for each other without ever reading them beforehand.