Michael Che Biography
Michael Che is an American stand-up comedian, writer and actor well known for his work on Saturday Night Live, where he serves as co-anchor on Weekend Update and co-head writer. Che and Colin Jost were named co-hosts of the 70th Emmy Awards for 2018.
Che was briefly a correspondent for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and has previously worked for Saturday Night Live as a writer. At the end of September 2014, Che became a Weekend Update co-anchor for the 40th season of Saturday Night Live, together with Colin Jost and replacing Cecily Strong.
Michael Che Age
Michael Che was born on May 19, 1983 in Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York City, U.S. He is 35 years old as of 2018.
Michael Che Net Worth
He has an esimated net worth of $1 million.
Michael Che Dating
Che likes to keep his personal life out of the public sight and has not disclosed any information about his relationship or marital status and neither has he posted any picture of the same on his social media account on the same.
Michael Che PhotoMichael Che Family
Michael Che is the youngest of seven children of Rose and Nathaniel Campbell. Che’s father, a history buff, named Michael after Che Guevara.
Michael Che Education
Che is a graduate of the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts.
Michael Che Wrestlemania
SNL’S Michael Che and Colin Jost to compete in Wrestlemania in 2019.
Michael Che Career
Che began doing stand-up comedy in 2009. He would regularly work several sets per night. Che appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman in 2012. Variety called Che one of “10 Comics to Watch” in 2013, while Rolling Stone named him one of “The 50 Funniest People.”
In 2013, Che joined Saturday Night Live as a writer, at first as a guest writer and soon after as regular writer. It was announced on April 28, 2014, that Che would join The Daily Show in June as a correspondent. He made his onscreen debut on June 4, 2014 as a Daily Show correspondent.
Although he appeared in only nine segments during his brief time on the show, Che was lauded by TV Guide for his work, in particular “Race/Off: Live From Somewhere”, in which in response to the 2014 Ferguson protests, he continuously changed the location from where he was reporting his remote segment (with each change in location accompanied by a background change via the green screen), in order to ostensibly find a place where a black man would not be harassed by police officers, ultimately going into outer space. These are regarded by TV Guide as his signature segments on the program.
Colin Jost and Michael Che
Che was named on September 11, 2014, to take over for Cecily Strong as the Weekend Update anchor for the 40th season of SNL together with Colin Jost. He is the first African-American co-anchor in the history of Weekend Update. During his first two seasons Che primarily hosted Weekend Update, while rarely appearing in any sketches.
During his third season, Jay Pharoah left the show and Che was promoted to the main cast. This left Che and Kenan Thompson as the only male African-American cast members until Che’s fourth season, when Chris Redd was hired by SNL, bringing the number of African-American male cast members to three. Che appeared in the 2014 movie Top Five, appearing as one of Chris Rock’s character’s friends. Che was named in December 2017 as the co-head writer of Saturday Night Live. He co-hosted the Emmy Awards with Colin Jost on September 17, 2018.
Michael Che Celebrity impressions on SNL
- Elijah Kelley
- James Carter
- Lester Holt
- Meek Mill
Michael Che Movies
Year |
Film |
Role |
Notes |
2013 |
Chinese Puzzle |
Un passant |
|
2014 |
Lyle |
Threes |
|
2014 |
Top Five |
Paul |
Michael Che TV Shows
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 head writer |
2014 |
The Half Hour |
Himself |
Stand-up special |
2014 |
The Daily Show |
Himself |
9 episodes |
2016 |
Michael Che Matters |
Himself |
Stand-up special |
2017 |
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday |
Himself |
3 episodes; also head writer |
2018 |
70th Primetime Emmy Awards |
Himself (host) |
TV special |
2019 |
WWE Raw |
Himself |
Special guest |
Michael Che Awards and Honors
Year |
Award |
Nominated work |
Result |
2015 |
Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series |
Saturday Night Live |
Nominated |
2016 |
Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety – Sketch Series |
Saturday Night Live |
Nominated |
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series |
Saturday Night Live |
Nominated |
|
2017 |
Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety – Sketch Series[20] |
Saturday Night Live |
Won |
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series |
Saturday Night Live |
Nominated |
|
2018 |
Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety – Sketch Series |
Saturday Night Live |
Won |
Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety – Sketch Series |
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday |
Nominated |
|
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series |
Saturday Night Live |
Nominated |