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Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update co-anchor, Michael Che, kicks off the segment early this week. The comedian slammed President Donald Trump and the federal government regarding his recent food stamp cutoff hours before tonight's show.
In a post on Che's official Instagram account, he voiced his opinion regarding the upsetting news. The United States Department of Agriculture revealed that funding for November's SNAP benefits has run out due to the government shutdown. Beginning November 1, 2025, over 40 million US citizens are at risk of having their benefits paused for the foreseeable future. Che revealed in his post that this was personal. Growing up, he relied on food stamps to survive, so seeing people in need having them stripped away hit close to home."This SNAP freeze is really f***ed up," he stated. “I grew up on free cheese and powdered milk and waiting for your friends to leave the store so they won’t see me pay with stamps. That sh*t ain't as glamorous as it sounds. I promise.” The SNL star also justifiably criticized those who actually celebrated the recent news and firmly stated that people need to stop judging citizens who are just trying to survive. “This country is built on greedy mother*ckers taking shortcuts and gaming the system to their benefit, but for some reason, when poor people find a way to turn a nickel into a dime, they’re judged more severely, especially blacks." His post said that everyone should put their political differences aside and draw the line at personal attacks when it comes to feeding the poor. Although Trump claimed just last night that it was an"honor to provide the funding" and bragged about financially helping other organizations, two federal judges decided that the administration needed to use the $6 billion that was set aside. Che and Colin Jost's Weekend Update will air on November 1's Saturday Night Live episode at 11:30 PM ET and 8:30 PM PT. 79 7.5/10 8/10 Saturday Night Live 10 stars 9 stars 8 stars 7 stars 6 stars 5 stars 4 stars 3 stars 2 stars 1 star Like Follow Followed TV-14 Comedy News Music Release Date October 11, 1975 Network NBC Showrunner Lorne Michaels Directors Dave Wilson, Don Roy King, Liz Patrick, Andy Warhol, Linda Lee Cadwell, Matthew Meshekoff, Paul Miller, Robert Altman, Robert Smigel Writers Will Forte, Bill Hader, Tina Fey, Kristen Wiig, Chris Parnell, Asa Taccone, John Lutz, Tom Schiller, Simon Rich, Michael Patrick O'Brien, Nicki Minaj, Herbert Sargent, Matt Piedmont, John Solomon, Chris Kelly, Alan Zweibel, Kent Sublette, Ari Katcher, Marika Sawyer, Sarah Schnedier, Scott Jung, Justin Franks, Jerrod Bettis, Rhiannon Bryan Cast See All Saturday Night Live is a live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels, premiering in 1975. It features comedy sketches parodying contemporary culture and politics, performed by a rotating cast. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest and includes musical performances.
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