Michael Che can be seen Saturday Night Live as "Weekend Update" Co-Anchor alongside Colin Jost, and in his HBO Max series That Damn Michael Che, a comedy sketch series which he starred in, wrote, and executive produced.
His first hour-long comedy special for Netflix, “Michael Che Matters,” 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 premiered in 2021.
He has been nominated for multiple Emmys for his writing on SNL, and has co-hosted NBC’s live Emmy Awards telecast alongside Jost.
Prior to his time on SNL, Michael was a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and appeared alongside Chris Rock in the feature, Top Five. When Che is not in front of the camera, he tours the world headlining live stand-up shows.
He is a native of New York City.
