--- title: Michael Che: What You Need To Know About The New "Daily Show" Hire description: Stand-up comic Michael Che is the latest hire on Jon Stewart's satirical news show, having been added as a correspondent by Comedy Central earlier this week, but he'll have to wrap up his final season as a Saturday Night Live writer before he joins Stewart's team canonical: https://time.com/80828/the-daily-show-michael-che/ author: Megan Gibson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-04-29T19:00:42.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T07:33:12.970Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Michael Che: What You Need To Know About The New "Daily Show" Hire og:description: Stand-up comic Michael Che is the latest hire on Jon Stewart's satirical news show, having been added as a correspondent by Comedy Central earlier this week, but he'll have to wrap up his final season as a Saturday Night Live writer before he joins Stewart's team og:url: https://time.com/80828/the-daily-show-michael-che/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb3e15965b431f2e3/69868cf3e53aba36fe4d2527/475668185.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Comedian Michael Che performs on Feb. 28, 2014. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Michael Che: What You Need To Know About The New "Daily Show" Hire twitter:description: Stand-up comic Michael Che is the latest hire on Jon Stewart's satirical news show, having been added as a correspondent by Comedy Central earlier this week, but he'll have to wrap up his final season as a Saturday Night Live writer before he joins Stewart's team twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb3e15965b431f2e3/69868cf3e53aba36fe4d2527/475668185.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Meet Michael Che, _The Daily Show_'s New Correspondent > Sponsored content. 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NBC/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty Images by [Megan Gibson](https://time.com/author/megan-gibson/) ## Megan Gibson Apr 29, 2014 7:00 PM UTC Last summer, [British newspaper _The Independent_](http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/comedy/features/michael-che-american-comedys-next-big-thing-8745993.html) predicted that stand-up comic Michael Che was “American comedy’s next big thing.” On Monday, it looked like that forecast was right on the money, as Comedy Central named Che the newest correspondent to join _The Daily Show_. It didn’t come out of nowhere: Che’s star has been rising steadily for years. Though he only started doing standup in 2010, it wasn’t long before Che was a regular on the New York comedy circuit thanks to his laid-back style and keen observations (sample joke: “If you don’t know what ‘gentrified’ means, it’s basically when a bunch of white people move into a messed up neighborhood and then open up cupcake stores everywhere for some reason.”) It also didn’t hurt that he had a killer work ethic, regularly doing two shows — or more — a day. As he told the [New York _Times_](http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/04/arts/michael-che-a-rising-and-busy-stand-up-comic.html?%5Fr=1&), “I don’t know how you can do comedy once every two weeks. Ever since I started, if I’m off for three days, I got to learn how to do comedy again.” By 2012, he was named New York’s Funniest Stand-Up and making appearances on _John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up Show_ and the _Late Show with David Letterman_. Che was also one of the many notable comics making appearances on the web comedy network [Above Average](http://aboveaverage.com/?s=Michael+Che) (backed by _Saturday Night Live_‘s creator and executive producer Lorne Michaels) where, in 2012, he created the character “The Realest Candidate,” a Republican rapper who advocates for a “president that’s going to get us rich — or kill us trying.” Both “The Realest Candidate” and the television appearances earned Che recognition outside of the five boroughs. It wasn’t long before he was being named one of _Rolling Stone_‘s “[50 Funniest People Now](http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/lists/the-50-funniest-people-now-20130124/michael-che-19691231)” and one of _Variety_‘s “[10 Comics to Watch,](http://variety.com/2013/tv/features/new-york-standup-michael-ches-tastes-run-raw-1200564460/)” and taking his stand up overseas with performances in Australia and Scotland. Then, in 2013, he received his biggest career bump yet when he was hired as a full-time writer on _Saturday Night Live_. Though he only started with the show last year, during his short time at _SNL_, Che was the force behind memorable sketches such as the “12 Years A Slave Auditions”: Che will reportedly wrap up this season of _SNL_ before he joins Jon Stewart and his band of comedic correspondents on satirical news program in June. Also in June: Che’s first solo stand-up special on _Comedy Central_ is coming up. 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