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His signature piece for the Daily Show was 'Race/Off: Live From Somewhere', a satirical commentary on the 2014 Ferguson protests. Although he appeared in only nine segments during his brief tenure on the show, he was lauded by TV Guide for his work. Che made his onscreen debut as a Daily Show correspondent on June 4. On April 28, 2014, it was announced that Che would join The Daily Show in June as a correspondent. Ĭhe joined Saturday Night Live as a writer in 2013, at first as a guest writer and soon after as staff writer.

In 2013, Variety called Che one of '10 Comics to Watch', while Rolling Stone named him one of 'The 50 Funniest People'. In 2012, Che appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman. Career Beginnings and Saturday Night Live Che in 2013Ĭhe started performing stand-up comedy in 2009, regularly working several sets per night. Tommy Hilfiger noticed his work and offered Che freelance work, but he did not turn in any designs. He also created acrylic portraits of celebrities, printed the portraits on T-shirts, and sold them in SoHo. Ĭhe worked in customer service for a Toyota car dealership for two years. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. Ĭhe was raised on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. His father named Michael after the revolutionary Che Guevara. One of his older brothers is a detective with the New York Police Department, and another retired from law enforcement. He has four older brothers and two older sisters. Michael Che Campbell was born in Manhattan, New York City, New York, the youngest of seven children of Rose and Nathaniel Campbell.

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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. Ĭhe was briefly a correspondent for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and has previously worked as a writer for Saturday Night Live. Che and Jost co-hosted the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2018.

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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. Michael Che Campbell ( / ˈ tʃ eɪ/ born May 19, 1983) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer.

Weekend Update anchor, The Daily Show correspondent, Saturday Night Live writer Mass media/ news media/ media criticism.

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