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Watch the Latest Weekend Update with Colin Jost and Michael Che from SNL Season 50
TIME's Person of the Year pick, the nationwide drones mystery led the December 14 "Update," while a Bald Man and Jane Wickline stopped by.
Since Saturday Night Live's debut in 1975 with original cast member Chevy Chase behind the desk, "Weekend Update" has offered hilarious, laser-accurate takes on the news (almost) every season. And 2024 marks a decade of Colin Jost and Michael Che in their role as co-anchors, skewering political news, absurd headline-making stories, and whatever makes it into their semi-annual Joke Swaps.
Watch the latest "Weekend Update" below.
Watch the December 14 "Weekend Update" with Andrew Dismukes & Jane Wickline
Jokes about the nationwide drone mystery, TIME's pick for Person of the Year, and the public response to suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter Luigi Mangione led the broadcast for Chris Rock's episode.
Andrew Dismukes stopped by as A Bald Man on a UK Court Harassment Ruling — showing off a few bald guy party tricks and lotioning up his pate.
Jane Wickline closed things out with a new original song from the imagined POV of Sabrina Carpenter:
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Watch the December 7 "Weekend Update"
In the "Weekend Update" from Paul Mescal's December 7 episode, Colin Jost and Michael Che joked about the news of the week, including the multiple controversies surrounding Fox News anchor Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's Defense Secretary nominee, and the theme of the White House 2024 Christmas decorations.
"It's 'a Season of Peace and Light,' which is tough because Biden is always being told not to go towards the light," Jost joked.
Meanwhile, Marcello Hernández and Heidi Gardner stopped by as a sincere young football player and A Mom Whose Son Just Got Famous.
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Watch the November 16 "Weekend Update"
It's always fun when Sarah Sherman finds a new way to needle Colin Jost — the latest being her November 16 turn as news-making illegal pet Peanut the Squirrel's widow.
It was a big week for animal-centric characters on "Update," as Bowen Yang (who kicked off the season as Moo Deng the baby hippo, in keeping with this theme) paid a visit as Tiger King's Joe Exotic.
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Watch the November 9 "Weekend Update"
Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 presidential election led the November 9 "Weekend Update."
"Well, on Tuesday we learned that Democrats actually don't know how to rig an election," Colin Jost joked.
Michael Che's optimistic neighbor Willie (Kenan Thompson) made his return to discuss the election results, while Ego Nwodim paid a visit as Woman Who Can't Find Something in Her Purse on How to be an Active Listener.
Watch the November 2 "Weekend Update"
Unsurprisingly, the final "Weekend Update" before the 2024 presidential matchup between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris included plenty of election-related jokes. "Well, next week the American people will decide if the next president will be Kamala Harris, or if everyone at SNL will get audited," Jost declared at the top of the segment.
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Jost and Che also poked fun at a viral photo of Joe Biden pretending to bite a baby dressed like a chicken for Halloween, adding that "moments later, [Biden's fractious dog] Commander finished the job."
"A comedian at Trump's rally referred to Puerto Rico as a floating island of garbage. And I take offense to that, as someone who proudly grew up on an actual island of garbage," Jost joked of his native Staten Island, before showing a photo of the ferry he bought with Pete Davidson. "I'm just kidding — I don't want to offend anyone back home. But just in case, I bought the only way they can get off the island and come find me."
Heidi Gardner unveiled a wild impression of The Voice Coach and Happy's Place star Reba McEntire, while Marcello Hernández and new Season 50 cast member Jane Wickline paid a visit as Grant and Melissa, a classic Couple You Can't Believe Are Together.
"From Lana Del Rey marrying an alligator guide to Bella Hadid dating a cowboy, I can't help but notice there are some pretty unlikely couples popping up these days," Jost said before introducing the wildly mismatched-seeming lovebirds (rooting for them!).
Watch the October 19 "Weekend Update"
Trump's Oaks, Pennsylvania town hall, which turned into what NBC News described as a "surreal listening party" as music played for almost 40 minutes, was the top story during the October 19 segment, before they turned things over to several guests.
Sarah Sherman returned to the "Update" desk to give the audience a taste of what you'd experience at her Sarah Squirm stage shows, in a diatribe against the Victoria Secret fashion show's lack of "normal" models (which ended in an unabashed plea to be cast as a model).
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New cast member Emil Wakim made his "Update" debut with a stand-up-style segment on what it feels like to be a Lebanese American with family in the middle eastern country amid Israel's deepening military conflict with the Hezbollah party.
And in a cut-for-time segment, Marcello Hernández and Michael Longfellow stopped to share how they accidentally dressed as convicted killers the Menendez brothers for Halloween — and illustrate how a few other costumes could be misconstrued.
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Watch Micheal Keaton's SNL Monologue & Sketches from October 19
Watch "Weekend Update" from October 12, 2024
The October 12 edition of "Weekend Update" welcomed two guests to the desk: the wild-eyed Monica, a Happy Amazon Employee on Prime Day (Ego Nwodim), and quarreling Oasis brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher (James Austin Johnson and Sarah Sherman). The latter spoke to Colin Jost about their reunion tour, and whether they'd make it to the actual dates without breaking up again.
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"I really need your tour to work out, okay?" Jost told them, breaking into laughter as he dutifully read the cue cards. "'Cause I already bought tickets, and I'm about to mosh out so hard that I win White Boy of the Year award."
With three weeks to go, the 2024 presidential campaign was a main topic of Jost and Che's jokes, as they reported on Trump's upcoming Fox News town hall and Kamala Harris's fundraising numbers.
"It was also reported that during the first three months of her campaign, Kamala Harris raised over $1 billion dollars," Jost said, "Which I hope is finally enough money for her to stop texting me."
Watch "Weekend Update" from October 5, 2024
On the October 5 "Weekend Update," new cast member Jane Wickline made her "Update" desk debut with a song about being the worst party guest ever: "I am the plus-one of someone who has left."
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Jost and Che made plenty of jokes about the upcoming presidential election. "Just think, in only 30 days, this whole nightmare will be nowhere close to over," Jost joked.
As with the cold open co-starring Maya Rudolph, Andy Samberg, Dana Carvey, and Jim Gaffigan, the October 1 matchup between VP candidates Tim Walz and J.D. Vance was also a focus, or as Jost put it, "the vice presidential debate between Mumford & Dad."
Watch "Weekend Update" from September 28, 2024
Jost opened "Weekend Update" with a very recent update, sharing a clip from Donald Trump's Wisconsin rally that same day.
"Well, it is our first show of the season. And there were so many insane political stories this summer, everyone kept asking, 'are you so bummed you aren't on the air right now?' And I was like, 'I have a feeling there's going to be more that happens when we get back," Jost began.
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"For example, two hours ago at a rally, Donald Trump called Kamala Harris, quote, 'a mentally-disabled person' just straight up," Jost continued, joking, "which is amazing: I cannot believe that Trump admitted he lost the debate to a mentally disabled person."
He then showed an actual clip from the rally, in which Trump told his crowd, "Look, I could have been sunbathing on the beach. You have never seen a body so beautiful. Much better, much better than Sleepy Joe."
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Following Che's jokes about the criminal allegations against New York City mayor Eric Adams ("After Adams was charged, he said, 'we are not surprised; we expected this. You know, because of all the briberies'") and other news of the week like Hoda Kotb's departure from TODAY, the anchors invited their "Update" guests on.
Bowen Yang's Moo Deng visits "Weekend Update"
The first "Weekend Update" of Season 50 welcomed two first-time guests to the desk: Thailand's internet-beloved baby hippo Moo Deng (played by Bowen Yang in an adorably thicc suit), and newly-indicted New York City mayor Eric Adams (Devon Walker).
The It Girl of the moment — baby hippopotamus Moo Deng — was parodied by cast member Yang. He drew a parallel between what he portrayed as the animal's overexposure and pop star Chappell Roan's recent withdrawal from the spotlight, following an excess of attention on her political views as well as what she's described as harassment and stalking from fans.
"And by the way, leave her alone," Yang's Moo Deng said of Roan. "Let her take as much time as she needs for her mental health. We both deserve patience and grace, so stop harassing her and stop throwing shellfish at her!"
"Yeah, I don't think she has that problem," said Jost.
"It's a matter of time, Colin!" Moo Deng replied.
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Originally published Sep 29, 2024.
