Showing 16 - 30 of 95 articles tagged "Michael Che"

• Posted Tuesday 11/02/21 at 2:20PM EDT

  Michael Che's second Netflix special drops this month

  Michael Che: Shame the Devil premieres Nov.

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  Posted Friday 10/01/21 at 3:49AM EDT

  SNL has its largest-ever cast this season: Why don't cast members leave anymore?

  In Saturday Night Live's first 25 seasons, it was unusual for cast members to stick around past seven years.

• Posted Tuesday 9/14/21 at 11:08PM EDT

  TikToker sues Michael Che over a That Damn Michael Che sketch

  Kelly Manno alleges that last year she came up with the fictional idea for a service where "people unable to...

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  Posted Saturday 7/31/21 at 3:12AM EDT

  Michael Che's controversy over Simone Biles reflects a larger problem at SNL

  The SNL co-head writer and co-anchor of "Weekend Update" faced widespread backlash Thursday and Friday for sharing jokes about U.

• Posted Friday 7/30/21 at 3:15AM EDT

  Michael Che sparks social media backlash promoting a Simone Biles sexual molestation joke

  "man, wanna make fun of simone biles," the SNL star posted on his Instagram Stories, adding that he had three...

• Posted Thursday 7/22/21 at 2:04PM EDT

  HBO Max renews That Damn Michael Che for Season 2

  Michael Che's sketch comedy show has been picked up for a second season two months after its May premiere.

• Posted Saturday 7/17/21 at 4:03AM EDT

  Cedric the Entertainer will become only the second Black man to host the Emmys solo after Bryant Gumbel, who hosted in 1997 also for CBS

  "If that blows your mind, consider the fact that only one person of color — one — has even had...

• Posted Wednesday 6/09/21 at 3:01AM EDT

  Michael Che looks at Lorne Michaels as "sort of like a father figure in showbiz"

  The SNL star discussed his favorite things and people with The New York Times, including his boss.

• Posted Friday 6/04/21 at 12:49AM EDT

  Dave Chappelle's podcast is dropping a two-part interview with David Letterman

  The two-part The Midnight Miracle podcast, premiering June 8, will feature two "Dave Meets Dave" interviews that were conducted last...

• Posted Thursday 5/20/21 at 1:24AM EDT

  Michael Che: Why SNL rejected my "the Avengers accidentally killing an unarmed Black teenager" sketch

  Che explained to Howard Stern that Saturday Night Live isn't the place for certain race-specific sketches.

• Posted Wednesday 5/19/21 at 5:22PM EDT

  Paul Mooney remembered by Dave Chappelle, Michael Che and W. Kamau Bell

  The trailblazing comedian's death this morning at age 79 led to many responses in the comedy world.

• Posted Tuesday 5/18/21 at 3:02PM EDT

  Michael Che is "99% sure" he'll return to SNL next season

  Che joked on The View this morning that the sliver of doubt exists on his future at SNL because “at the...

• Posted Tuesday 5/11/21 at 9:06PM EDT

  Michael Che is feuding with critics who don't like That Damn Michael Che

  Last week, Che called out Los Angeles Times TV critic Lorraine Ali for her negative review of his HBO Max...

• Posted Monday 5/10/21 at 2:56PM EDT

  SNL's "Gen Z Hospital" sketch accused of cultural appropriation of African-American Vernacular English

  Twitter users accused Saturday Night Live of rebranding African-American Vernacular English, or AAVE, as Gen Z slang on Elon Musk's episode “Love...

• Posted Saturday 5/08/21 at 3:06AM EDT

  Michael Che looks like he’d rather be anywhere else than on HBO Max's That Damn Michael Che

  There are some standout moments on Che's new HBO Max sketch comedy show.