Michael Che to anchor SNL’s Weekend Update
Daily Show correspondent Michael Che will join the new season of Saturday Night Live behind the Weekend Update anchor desk, says NBC.
The Daily Show correspondant will replace Cecily Strong in the popular news sketch
NBC says a correspondent on Jon Stewart's The Daily Show is joining Saturday Night Live.
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Comedian Michael Che will handle Weekend Update duties with Colin Jost during the upcoming 40th season of SNL, the network said Thursday.
Che, who wrote for SNL last season, had joined Stewart's Comedy Central show earlier this year. In an August episode focused on the Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson, Missouri, Che appeared as a reporter trying to find a safe place in America for a black man.
Che is replacing Cecily Strong on the Weekend Update desk. Strong will stay with SNL as a cast member, NBC said.
Saturday Night Live returns for its new season Sept. 27, with host Chris Pratt and musical guest Ariana Grande.