TMC
03-27-2022, 09:53 PM
https://www.startribune.com/michael-che-says-hes-leaving-the-anchor-desk-at-snl/600159659/
Che, who has shared the "Weekend Update" desk with fellow co-anchor Colin Jost since September 2014, was quoted by the Minneapolis Star Tribune as saying he's stepping down as co-anchor. "This is my last year," Che said between jokes during a pop-up show at a Minneapolis hair salon. "You know my tie is a clip-on, right? What man wears a clip-on tie to work for eight years — that's embarrassing." Che didn't go into detail about when or why he was leaving. In January, Che surpassed Seth Meyers (https://deadline.com/2022/01/snl-michael-che-passes-seth-meyers-weekend-update-1234922613/) with the second-most "Weekend Update" appearances, behind Jost. Che, who also serves as SNL co-head writer, has been branching out away from the show with his HBO Max That Damn Michael Che sketch show and his Netflix comedy special Michael Che: Shame the Devil, both released in 2021. Neither Che nor NBC has yet to officially confirm that he's leaving. UPDATE: On Instagram, Michael Che didn't confirm or deny he's leaving "Weekend Update" (https://www.instagram.com/p/Cbn-0AKpI6v/): "to comedy fans; please stop telling reporters everything you hear at a comedy show. youre spoiling the trick," he captioned an Instagram post (https://i.imgur.com/uVTu3GK.png). Hinting he was joking (https://i.imgur.com/yBgAp3f.png), Che added: "im not leaving snl" (https://i.imgur.com/f8F77IH.png) and "i said it at a comedy show, and some dork transcribed it & wrote an article." Soon after posting, Che deleted his Instagram account.
Che, who has shared the "Weekend Update" desk with fellow co-anchor Colin Jost since September 2014, was quoted by the Minneapolis Star Tribune as saying he's stepping down as co-anchor. "This is my last year," Che said between jokes during a pop-up show at a Minneapolis hair salon. "You know my tie is a clip-on, right? What man wears a clip-on tie to work for eight years — that's embarrassing." Che didn't go into detail about when or why he was leaving. In January, Che surpassed Seth Meyers (https://deadline.com/2022/01/snl-michael-che-passes-seth-meyers-weekend-update-1234922613/) with the second-most "Weekend Update" appearances, behind Jost. Che, who also serves as SNL co-head writer, has been branching out away from the show with his HBO Max That Damn Michael Che sketch show and his Netflix comedy special Michael Che: Shame the Devil, both released in 2021. Neither Che nor NBC has yet to officially confirm that he's leaving. UPDATE: On Instagram, Michael Che didn't confirm or deny he's leaving "Weekend Update" (https://www.instagram.com/p/Cbn-0AKpI6v/): "to comedy fans; please stop telling reporters everything you hear at a comedy show. youre spoiling the trick," he captioned an Instagram post (https://i.imgur.com/uVTu3GK.png). Hinting he was joking (https://i.imgur.com/yBgAp3f.png), Che added: "im not leaving snl" (https://i.imgur.com/f8F77IH.png) and "i said it at a comedy show, and some dork transcribed it & wrote an article." Soon after posting, Che deleted his Instagram account.