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Watch the Latest Weekend Update with Colin Jost and Michael Che from SNL Season 50
On the October 5 episode, cast member Jane Wickline made her "Update" desk debut with a song about being the worst party guest ever.
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.
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.
