Colin JostandMichael Chehave no interest in replacingLorne MichaelsasSaturday Night Live’s head honcho.
“Oh my God, could you imagine having to do that?”
Che said afterHoward Sternasked if he’d consider taking over for Michaels.
Colin Jost and Michael Che host Weekend Update on #39;Saturday Night Live'.Will Heath/NBC via Getty
“I don’t know how you do that job and not be Lorne.
It’s in his image, and it’s gonna be so strange.”
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Che added that the thought had never even crossed his mind.
Colin Jost and Michael Che at the 2018 Emmys.Kevin Winter/Getty Images
“I don’t think about that at all.
That’s a tough job,” he said.
It’s scary as hell."
Jost noted that Michaels also deals with an overwhelming amount of communications fromSNL’s vast data pipe of alumni.
“It’s been on 50 years, right?
So there have been 50 years of cast members, 50 years of writers,” Jost said.
“And he maintains, in some way, some kind of relationship with so many of them.
Jost also recognized that Michaels has numerous other responsibilities outside of the day-to-day production of the comedy series.
“That’s a whole other part of the job that none of us have to do.”
Che said that Jost’s concerns about the job didn’t contribute to his own disinterest in the position.
“I wasn’t even thinking about that,” he said.
“To me, it’s like, imagine being the stepfather of a 50-year-old.
That’s what you’re stepping into [in] that role.
It’s just impossible, it’s just really hard to do.”
Jost is also apprehensive thatSNLmight change for the worse once Michaels vacates his duties.
“We obviously care about it.
You want it to keep going in some way,” he said.
“And when it’s done well, it’s a really unique thing.
So it would be sad if it changed or got weird, you know?
That’s the other side of it that might be hard to see.”
“I’m hiring all Black dudes,” Che cracked.
Michaels hasrepeatedly suggestedthat he’ll retire after the show’s forthcoming 50th season.
“I think this is a false narrative that Lorne is going anywhere,” he said.
Watch the full clip fromThe Howard Stern Showabove.
