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# _SNL_ Names Michael Che New 'Weekend Update' Co-Anchor

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## Video: ‘Weekend Update’: ‘SNL’ Replaces Strong With Michael Che

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## Elizabeth Barber


Sep 12, 2014 8:32 AM UTC

‘Weekend Update’: ‘SNL’ Replaces Strong With Michael Che 

by 

[Elizabeth Barber](https://time.com/author/elizabeth-barber/)


## Elizabeth Barber


Sep 12, 2014 8:32 AM UTC

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) 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) 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): 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): Natasha Rothwell, Streeter Seidell, Nick Rutherford, Alison Rich and Jeremy Beiler, according to the Huffington Post.


## Transcript

[00:00] A change at the anchor desk, just in time for Saturday
[00:03] Night Live's season premiere. Cecily Strong will be
[00:06] replaced on Weekend Update. Michael Che, who is
[00:10] known for his work on the Daily Show, will take her
[00:12] spot alongside Colin Jost. Tell 'em that gangbangers
[00:16] are trying to kill you. Or, save me, America. It's either
[00:19] that or, they're really just refugees. Yes ,-
[00:23] Yeah .>> They could be refugees [ LAUGH ] or they
[00:25] could be part of the [ CROSSTALK ]
[00:27] Thirty- one- year- old Shay also appeared on the Late
[00:29] Show. I'm from Lower East Side Manhattan which is a
[00:31] gentrified neighborhood. And if you don't know what
[00:36] gentrified means, it's basically when a bunch of white
[00:37] people move to a messed up neighborhood and then
[00:40] open up cupcake stores everywhere for some reason.
[00:43] Che has been writing on SNL since last year and
[00:47] executive producer Lauren Michaels said Che and
[00:49] Jones have developed a special bond in the writing
[00:52] room. Seems he thinks will Bond will translate well on
[00:55] camera. This is the first time two men will anchor the
[00:58] segment together. Michaels told the New York Times
[01:01] " This is about a new era what feels appropriate for
[01:04] now. That's why we did a lot of combinations and tests
[01:07] and this is kind of where we came out ." Last season
[01:09] was a controversial one for the long running show
[01:12] which got major criticism for it's lack of diversity. Many
[01:16] quickly noted Che will be the first black anchor of
[01:19] Weekend Update. Now, this doesn't mean Strong is
[01:22] going anywhere, she'll continue to appear on the NBC
[01:25] show. In fact, the Times reports Strong had asked to
[01:28] be featured in more sketches. But the Hollywood
[01:31] Reporter says Che will leave the Daily Show just three
[01:34] months after joining and indeed Thursday night, he
[01:36] tweeted a thanks to the show and host Jon Stewart for
[01:40] his time there. The 40th season of Saturday Night Live
[01:42] premieres September 27th, with Chris Pratt hosting
[01:45] and Ariana Grande performing.

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