New ‘SNL’ Weekend Update Co-Host Michael Che Took On Pharmacueticals For ‘The Daily Show’ Last Night

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The way Michael Che’s career is going I fully expect him to be named the lead in a Judd Apatow movie any day now. In just a few short months the comedian has gone from new Daily Show correspondent to new SNL “Weekend Update” co-host. It only seems fitting that last night — days after the SNL announcement — Che get his own full Daily Show segment to help familiarize us all a little bit more with the man who will soon be delivering our fake weekend news.

The above send-up of the pharmaceutical industry and the seemingly legal drug cartel they’ve created has its moments, but doesn’t feel quite as comfortable and self-assured as a Jason Jones or Samantha Bee remotes do. Then again Che is also a bit hamstrung by the topic. Either way it makes for a kind of fascinating days after look for Saturday Night Live fans.