Michael Che

Michael Che
Michael Che
	Che in 2015
Birth name	Michael Che Campbell
Born	May 19, 1983; New York City, U.S.
Medium	Stand-up; television; film;
Years active	2009–present
Genres	Political/news satire; observational comedy; sketch comedy; blue comedy; insult comedy; racial humor;
Subject(s)	Mass media/news media/media criticism; American politics; African American culture; current events; pop culture;
Notable works and roles	Weekend Update anchor, The Daily Show correspondent, Saturday Night Live writer

Michael Che Campbell (/ˈtʃeɪ/; born May 19, 1983) 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 since 2014. Che and Jost were co-head writers at SNL from 2017 until 2022. Che and Jost co-hosted the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2018.

Che was briefly a correspondent for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and has previously worked as a writer for Saturday Night Live. At the end of September 2014, he became a Weekend Update co-anchor for the 40th season of Saturday Night Live alongside Colin Jost, replacing Cecily Strong.