Colin Jost and Michael Che have been internet hosting Saturday Night time Stay’s Weekend Replace for almost a decade now and, in that point, the 2 comedic abilities have solid a agency bond. At this level, their relationship is so robust that they’ll make candy jokes concerning one’s child announcement and even change one-liners each Christmas. They’ll additionally pull April Idiot’s pranks on one another and, this yr, Che actually acquired his longtime cohort on the newsdesk. And fortuitously for you, the clip is obtainable to see in its hilarious glory.
Weekend Replace just about ran usually this previous Saturday although, to some, one factor might have appeared a bit off. As each anchors joked concerning the greatest developments of the previous week, Michael Che managed to get main laughs, whereas the reactions to Colin Jost’s have been a bit extra tame. Because it seems, there was a purpose for that as a result of, after Jost made a joke about former U.S. President Donald Trump, Che revealed to Jost that he requested the viewers to not snicker at his jokes for April Idiot’s. The reveal was sufficient to overwhelm the confused Jost, whose response you may see within the Twitter publish down beneath:
Pleased April Idiot’s Day from Weekend Replace pic.twitter.com/hhgIPAyYe4April 2, 2023
You actually can’t assist however chuckle when seeing how genuinely shocked the Coming 2 America alum is by the revelation. As he talked about, he was even starting to marvel if his mic was working correctly. Kudos to his co-anchor for managing to drag off such a enjoyable prank. I’d give the thought a 9 for creativity, whereas the response from the viewers and the prankee are robust sufficient to garner an ideal 10.
The pleasant duo has been via rather a lot throughout their tenures at SNL, serving solely as writers earlier than they every made their option to Weekend Replace. The 2 appear to have agency chemistry and naturally bounce off one another. That’s in all probability the rationale why they have been tasked with internet hosting the Primetime Emmys in 2018. And if that weren’t sufficient, they even tag-teamed within the ring for a enjoyable match at Wrestlemania 35.
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