--- description: Comedian Michael Che will co-anchor Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update this coming season, NBC said. title: SNL Names Michael Che Weekend Update co-anchor image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8cfe9206ab26c8ba/6986a2fb35ba6f6754c03c10/454834198.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # _SNL_ Names Michael Che New 'Weekend Update' Co-Anchor by [Elizabeth Barber](/author/elizabeth-barber/) ## Elizabeth Barber Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 12, 2014 8:32 AM CUT  Actor Michael Che attends the 'Top Five' world premiere party hosted by GREY GOOSE vodka and Soho House Toronto during TIFF on September 6, 2014 in Toronto, Canada. Actor Michael Che attends the 'Top Five' world premiere party hosted by GREY GOOSE vodka and Soho House Toronto during TIFF on September 6, 2014 in Toronto, Canada.Stefanie Keenan—Getty by [Elizabeth Barber](/author/elizabeth-barber/) ## Elizabeth Barber Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 12, 2014 8:32 AM CUT Comedian Michael Che will co-anchor _Saturday Night Live_’s Weekend Update this upcoming season, replacing anchor Cecily Strong, who will continue to appear on the show as a repertory player. Che will [join co-anchor](http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/about/bio/michael-che "undefined") Colin Jost, who is entering his second season in the role, NBC said. Che joined SNL as a writer last year, but he is perhaps best known to fans for his four-month-long run this summer as a correspondent on Jon Stewart’s _The Daily Show_, as well as for his appearances on Seth Meyers’ _Late Night_ and David Letterman’s _Late Show_. He has been named one of _Rolling Stone_’s “50 Funniest People,” plus one of Buzzfeed’s “50 Hottest Men in Comedy.” “I wanna thank Jon & the entire @TheDailyShow staff for letting me do this. i had a FANTASTIC time there. 1st class all the way,” tweeted Che on Thursday night. > [](https://twitter.com/CheThinks/status/510242442474291200) SNL’s 40th season [will premiere](http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/blog/snl-meet-the-first-two-hosts-and-musical-guests "undefined") on Sept. 27 with first-time host Chris Pratt, who plays the affably clueless Andy Dwyer on _Parks and Recreation_ and stars in the recent blockbuster _Guardians of the Galaxy_. Ariana Grande, the pint-size, high-pony-tailed singer whose summer album _My Everything_ is scrapping the top of the Billboard chart, will join him as a guest. Sarah Silverman will host the second episode, when Maroon 5 will make their fifth guest appearance. The new season will bring several other [changes](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/saturday-night-live-names-new-732384?utm%5Fsource=Sailthru&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fterm=hollywoodreporter%5Fbreakingnews&utm%5Fcampaign=THR%20Breaking%20News%5Fnow%5F2014-09-11%2018%3A03%3A01%5Facouch "undefined"): featured players John Milhiser, Brooks Wheelan and Noël Wells have all been let go, and player Nasim Pedrad has left to work on Fox’s _Mulaney_, the _Hollywood Reporter_ said. The show has also brought on several [new writers](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/11/michael-che-snl-weekend-update%5Fn%5F5798930.html "undefined"): Natasha Rothwell, Streeter Seidell, Nick Rutherford, Alison Rich and Jeremy Beiler, according to the Huffington Post. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3332143/saturday-night-live-snl-michael-che-weekend-update-co-anchor/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3332143/saturday-night-live-snl-michael-che-weekend-update-co-anchor/"},"headline":"SNL Names Michael Che New 'Weekend Update' Co-Anchor","datePublished":"2014-09-12T08:32:44.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T10:08:54.470Z","description":"He'll partner up with Colin Jost, who is entering his second season in the job","url":"https://time.com/3332143/saturday-night-live-snl-michael-che-weekend-update-co-anchor/","keywords":["Television","SNL","Saturday Night Live","Ariana Grande","Daily Show","chris pratt"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8cfe9206ab26c8ba/6986a2fb35ba6f6754c03c10/454834198.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Elizabeth Barber","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/elizabeth-barber/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8cfe9206ab26c8ba/6986a2fb35ba6f6754c03c10/454834198.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"\"Top Five\" TIFF World Premiere Party Hosted by GREY GOOSE vodka and Soho House Toronto","caption":"\"Top Five\" TIFF World Premiere Party Hosted by GREY GOOSE vodka and Soho House Toronto","creditText":"Stefanie Keenan—Getty","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3332143/saturday-night-live-snl-michael-che-weekend-update-co-anchor/","name":"SNL Names Michael Che New 'Weekend Update' Co-Anchor"}}]}] ```