Michael Che
Michael Che's Bio
Named one of Rolling Stone’s 50 Funniest People, Che is currently the co-anchor of SNL’s “Weekend Update” alongside Colin Jost, in addition to serving as one of the show’s head writers.
His first hourlong comedy special, “Michael Che Matters,” was released in 2016 on Netflix. It hit #1 twice on the platform, first upon its initial release and then again in 2020. Che’s second special for Netflix “Michael Che Shame the Devil” taped at the Fox Theater in Oakland and was released in November 2021.
Last spring, Che debuted his own original HBO Max sketch comedy series, “That Damn Michael Che,” which Michael stars in, wrote and executive produced. The show was picked up for a second season and will launch later this year.
Che is nominated for two WGA awards this year for his writing on both “That Damn Michael Che,” and “SNL.” He has also been nominated for multiple Emmys for his writing on “SNL,” and in 2018, he co-hosted NBC’s live Emmy Awards telecast alongside Jost. He and Colin also hosted a number of special edition episodes of “Weekend Update” on MSNBC during the 2016 Republican and Democratic national conventions.
Prior to his time on “SNL,” Michael was a correspondent on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” and appeared
alongside Chris Rock in the 2015 feature, “Top Five.”
When Che is not in front of the camera, he tours the world headlining live stand-up shows
His first hourlong comedy special, “Michael Che Matters,” was released in 2016 on Netflix. It hit #1 twice on the platform, first upon its initial release and then again in 2020. Che’s second special for Netflix “Michael Che Shame the Devil” taped at the Fox Theater in Oakland and was released in November 2021.
Last spring, Che debuted his own original HBO Max sketch comedy series, “That Damn Michael Che,” which Michael stars in, wrote and executive produced. The show was picked up for a second season and will launch later this year.
Che is nominated for two WGA awards this year for his writing on both “That Damn Michael Che,” and “SNL.” He has also been nominated for multiple Emmys for his writing on “SNL,” and in 2018, he co-hosted NBC’s live Emmy Awards telecast alongside Jost. He and Colin also hosted a number of special edition episodes of “Weekend Update” on MSNBC during the 2016 Republican and Democratic national conventions.
Prior to his time on “SNL,” Michael was a correspondent on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” and appeared
alongside Chris Rock in the 2015 feature, “Top Five.”
When Che is not in front of the camera, he tours the world headlining live stand-up shows