Michael Che

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Michael Che
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    • Notable works and rolesWeekend Update anchor, The Daily Show correspondent, Saturday Night Live writer

    Michael Che Campbell (/ˈtʃeɪ/; born May 19,[1] 1983)[2] is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. Che is best known for his work on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, where he has served as co-anchor on Weekend Update alongside Colin Jost, and the two were co-head writers from 2017 until 2022.[3] Che and Jost co-hosted the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2018.[4]

    Che was briefly a correspondent for

    40th season of Saturday Night Live alongside Colin Jost, replacing Cecily Strong.[5]

    Early life

    Michael Che Campbell was born in

    New York Police Department, and another retired from law enforcement.[7][8] His father named Michael after the revolutionary Che Guevara.[9]

    Che was raised on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.[10] He graduated from the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts.[11][12]

    Che worked in customer service for a Toyota car dealership for two years. He also created acrylic portraits of celebrities, printed the portraits on T-shirts, and sold them in SoHo. Tommy Hilfiger noticed his work and offered Che freelance work, but he did not turn in any designs.[13]

    Career

    Beginnings and Saturday Night Live

    Che in 2013

    Che started performing stand-up comedy in 2009, regularly working several sets per night.[14] In 2012, Che appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman.[14][15] In 2013, Variety called Che one of "10 Comics to Watch",[16] while Rolling Stone named him one of "The 50 Funniest People".[11]

    Che joined Saturday Night Live as a writer in 2013, at first as a guest writer and soon after as staff writer.

    Ferguson protests. In this segment, Che "reported" from various locations (with frequent background changes accomplished via chroma key), looking for a place where a black man would not be harassed by police officers. The sketch ended with Che floating in outer space.[18]

    On September 11, 2014, it was announced that Che would take over

    48th season in 2022.[3]

    At a stand-up show on March 26, 2022, Che announced that he was leaving the desk after the current season, although he didn't state when or why he was leaving.[22] After initially denying in an Instagram post he would leave, he later told Tony Dokoupil on the May 15, 2022 edition of CBS News Sunday Morning that he was uncertain about his future on SNL.[23][24]

    Other appearances

    In 2014, Che appeared in the movie Top Five, appearing as one of Chris Rock's character's friends.[25]

    On September 17, 2018, Che co-hosted the Emmy Awards with Colin Jost.[26] Che and Jost also appeared on the March 4, 2019, episode of WWE's Monday Night Raw, where both were announced as special correspondents for WrestleMania 35. The pair got involved in a storyline with wrestler Braun Strowman, which eventually resulted in Che and Jost becoming participants in the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania.[27]

    Filmography

    Film

    Year Film Role
    2013 Chinese Puzzle Un passant
    2014 Lyle Threes
    2014 Top Five Paul

    Television

    Year Series Role Notes
    2012 John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show Himself Episode: "3.5"
    2013–present Saturday Night Live Himself, Various Also writer
    2014 The Half Hour Himself Stand-up special
    2014 The Daily Show Himself 9 episodes
    2016 Michael Che Matters Himself, Executive Producer, Writer Netflix special
    2017 Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday Himself, Writer 3 episodes; also writer
    2017 Detroiters Actor, Writer 1 episode
    2018 70th Primetime Emmy Awards Himself (host), Writer TV special
    2018 Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity Himself TV special
    2018 Bumping Mics with Jeff Ross & Dave Attell' Himself 1 episode
    2019
    The Other Two
         		Himself 1 episode
    2019 Sesame Street Himself Guest
    2019 WWE Raw Himself Special guest (2 episodes)[28][27][29]
    2019 WrestleMania 35 Himself Special guest
    2021–2022 That Damn Michael Che Himself, Executive Producer, Writer Creator, Writer
    2021 Michael Che: Shame the Devil Himself, Writer Netflix Special
    2021 Quest for Craft Actor 1 episode
    2022 Ziwe Himself Episode: "Men!"
    2022 Sean Patton: Number One Executive Producer

    Awards and honors

    Year Award Nominated work Result
    2015
    Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series[30]
    		 Saturday Night Live Nominated
    2016
    Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety – Sketch Series[31]
    		 Saturday Night Live Nominated
    Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series[32] Saturday Night Live Nominated
    2017
    Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety – Sketch Series[33]
    		 Saturday Night Live Won
    Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series[34] Saturday Night Live Nominated
    2018
    Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety – Sketch Series[35]
    		 Saturday Night Live Won
    Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety – Sketch Series[35]
    		 Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday Nominated
    Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series[36] Saturday Night Live Nominated
    2019
    Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety – Sketch Series[37]
    		 Saturday Night Live Nominated
    Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series[38] Saturday Night Live Nominated
    2020
    Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety – Sketch Series[39]
    		 Saturday Night Live Nominated
    2022 Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety – Sketch Series[40] Saturday Night Live Nominated
    Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety – Sketch Series[40] That Damn Michael Che Nominated

    References

    1. ^ "Michael Che Repertory Player/Weekend Update Co-Anchor Bio". NBC. Archived from the original on April 16, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2020. Che is a native of Manhattan and currently resides in the city. His birthday is May 19.
    2. ^ Raptopoulos, Lilah (September 15, 2014). "Michael Che and Pete Davidson: meet SNL's two newest cast members". The Guardian. UK. Archived from the original on October 18, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2020. Che, 31,...
    3. ^ a b "Miles Teller/Kendrick Lamar". Saturday Night Live. Season 48. Episode 1. October 1, 2022. Event occurs at Closing credits. NBC.
    4. ^ Bradley, Laura. "Colin Jost and Michael Che on Their Emmys Debut". Vanity Fair.
    5. ^ a b Carter, Bill (September 11, 2014). "New Comic to Anchor 'Update' on 'S.N.L.'". The New York Times. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
    6. Village Voice. Archived from the original
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    7. ^ a b "Michael Che Talks About the Black Lives Matter Protests". Late Night with Seth Meyers. June 2, 2020.
    8. ^ Rosen, Christopher. "Michael Che Really Wishes His 2016 Black Lives Matter Joke Wasn't Still Topical". Vanity Fair. CN Entertainment. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
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    10. ^ Ferré-Sadurní, Luis (January 9, 2019). "Michael Che Grew Up in New York City’s Projects. Now He’s Trying to Help Them". The New York Times.
    11. ^ a b "The 50 Funniest People Now". Rolling Stone. January 24, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
    12. ^ Angelo, Megan (November 2, 2012). "City-Bred Comic Has His Heart in the Club". The New York Times. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
    13. ^ Huddleston, Jr., Tom (September 18, 2018). "How Emmys host Michael Che went from selling T-shirts on a NYC street-corner to 'Saturday Night Live' star". CNBC.
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    16. ^ Barker, Andrew (July 17, 2013). "10 Comics to Watch: 'SNL' Writer Michael Che Hones Chops in Edinburgh". Variety. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
    17. ^ Boedeker, Hal. "Daily Show names Michael Che correspondent". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on April 29, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
    18. ^ Rudolph, Ileane (July 27, 2015). "Alumni Association: A roundup of 'The Daily Show''s coolest Graduates". TV Guide. pp. 21–22.
    19. ^ Dawn, Randee. "'Saturday Night Live' taps Michael Che as first black Weekend Update anchor". today.com. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
    20. ^ Robinson, Joanna (December 13, 2017). "Saturday Night Live Makes Its Most Baffling Move Yet". Vanity Fair. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
    21. ^ Wright, Megh (May 20, 2019). "SNL's Weekend Update Is Best When Colin Jost and Michael Che Torture Each Other". Vulture.com. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
    22. ^ Preston, Rohan (March 26, 2022). "At Minneapolis show, Michael Che says he's leaving the anchor desk at 'SNL'". Star Tribune. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
    23. ^ @chethinks (March 27, 2022). "to comedy fans; please stop telling reporters everything you hear at a comedy show. youre spoiling the trick" – via Instagram.
    24. ^ "Michael Che on controversial comedy: "As long as people are talking it's not all that bad."". CBS News. May 15, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
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    26. ^ Gajanan, Mahita (September 18, 2018). "Here Are the Best Jokes From Michael Che and Colin Jost's Emmys 2018 Monologue". Time. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
    27. ^ a b Powell, Jason (March 4, 2019). "3/4 Powell's WWE Raw TV Review: Triple H's response to Batista attacking Ric Flair, Charlotte Flair wants Vince McMahon to name her the Raw Women's Champion, SNL Weekend Update hosts appear, final hype for WWE Fastlane". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
    28. ^ "SNL "Weekend Update" hosts Michael Che & Colin Jost to be special guests on Raw". WWE. March 3, 2019.
    29. ^ Powell, Jason (March 25, 2019). "3/25 Powell's WWE Raw TV Review: Ronda Rousey, Becky Lynch, and Charlotte Flair face Riott Squad in Beat The Clock Challenge matches, Kurt Angle vs. Samoa Joe, the penultimate edition before WrestleMania 35". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
    30. ^ McNary, Dave (December 4, 2014). "'Game of Thrones,' 'True Detective,' 'Transparent' Lead WGA TV Nominations". Variety. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
    31. ^ McNary, Dave (January 6, 2016). "'The Martian,' 'Straight Outta Compton' Land Writers Guild Nominations". Variety. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
    32. ^ Lewis, Dave (July 14, 2016). "Nominations for the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
    33. ^ Petski, Denise. "WGA TV Nominations: 'The Americans', 'Stranger Things', 'Westworld', 'This Is Us' Among Nominees". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
    34. ^ "Emmys 2017: Full List of Nominations". Variety. July 13, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
    35. ^ a b Pedersen, Erik (December 7, 2017). "WGA Awards: Top TV Noms Include 'Handmaid's Tale', 'Stranger Things', 'The Americans', 'GLOW'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
    36. ^ "Emmys: Netflix Beats HBO With Most Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
    37. ^ McNary, Dave (December 6, 2018). "Writers Guild Awards Announces 2019 TV Nominees". Variety. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
    38. ^ Aridi, Sara (July 16, 2019). "Here's a Full List of the 2019 Emmy Nominations". The New York Times. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
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