Michael Che
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]
Michael Che
Michael Che Campbell
May 19, 1983
New York City, U.S.
2009–present
Weekend Update anchor, The Daily Show correspondent, Saturday Night Live writer
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.[5]
Early life[edit]
Michael Che Campbell was born in Manhattan, New York City, New York, the youngest of seven children of Rose and Nathaniel Campbell.[6] He has four older brothers and two older sisters.[7] One of his older brothers is a detective with the 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]