‘SNL’ star hints at leaving show after 10-season run: ‘I’m done, it’s over for me’
- Michael Che, Weekend Update co-anchor since 2014, announced in February 2025 his intent to leave Saturday Night Live after about ten seasons.
- Che has expressed thoughts about leaving SNL multiple times, including telling a 2022 Minneapolis audience, "This is my last year" and that his mind had been on leaving for five seasons.
- He described his decision as "a little emotional, it's bittersweet," reflecting on popular segments like the annual joke swap with Colin Jost on Weekend Update.
- Che joined SNL in Season 40 , co-anchoring Weekend Update alongside Colin Jost, who has been with the show since 2005 as a writer and anchor.
- Che’s departure may mark a transition for SNL, which is seen as emphasizing younger voices, with some expecting changes around the show’s halfway mark.
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Thomas Gottschalk: Entertainer leaves the Saturday evening program
For more than 30 years he stood in front of the camera at this time, now it's over: Thomas Gottschalk will leave the Saturday evening to others in the future. He announced this, as it belongs to a showmaster: on live TV.
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