Che's Israel Joke Lands
During the Halloween broadcast of Weekend Update, Michael Che cracked a joke about Israel's election, noting that a record number of voters had turned out. He framed the high turnout as positive regardless of whether observers stood on the right, the left, or what he called the genocide. The line prompted co-host Colin Jost to grimace in jest.[S1][S2]
Jost Targets Trump and Vance
Earlier in the segment, Colin Jost took aim at President Trump's recent preoccupation with candidates' posteriors. He brought up Vice President JD Vance, who Jost said had expressed envy that Trump had never complimented his butt. Jost then scolded the party for engaging in what he described as smash or pass games while facing midterm losses.[S1]
A Contrast With the U.K. Version
The article notes that the U.K.'s Saturday Night Live Weekend Update has outpaced the U.S. version partly because Jost and Che have steered clear of contentious subjects such as Israel. By contrast, the U.K. co-hosts have skewered figures like Ed Sheeran and Macklemore over their prominent roles in the conversation about Israel's war on Gaza. The piece concludes that Che's election joke represents the best the U.S. hosts could muster.[S1]
