The "Weekend Update" tradition forces the writers to read jokes sight unseen.
The "Weekend Update" tradition forces the writers to read jokes sight unseen
Nights and Weekends Editor
Published
May 17, 2026 3:12PM (EDT)
Colin Jost and Michael Che. (Photo via NBC)
Colin Jost and Michael Che did their biannual joke swap for the 'Saturday Night Live' Season 52 finale. Here are the craziest…
Jost was under the impression they were skipping the bit this year, leaving him completely unprepared for Che's mischief.
Michael Che couldn't believe how close his co-host came to losing his "beautiful, award-winning, world-famous" feature on live TV.
The "Weekend Update" anchor debased himself as an apology for a bawdy joke about Johansson he orchestrated last year.
Jost said "Saturday Night Live" writers deemed the idea "too ridiculous" and Hegseth then did it "for real" just two weeks later.
Lorne Michaels is promising a major change in the \
