“I always feel like there’s only about 5,000 actual people in this world,” says Michael Che. “Everybody else is just that guy in a different shirt.”
When it comes to writing comedy, if you look back to say, 2016 whenwas on or 2014 when you started Weekend Update, how do you think comedy in general has changed now?I think it’s changed because there’s a lot more outlets for comedy. There’s tons of streaming, there’s tons of social media, there’s tons of different ways to be funny, so I think the audience has kind of gotten very specific, and it’s not as much broad comedy that everybody watches and that everybody kind of likes.
Let’s wrap this up with a fun one. Is there someone famous who you’ve met who has exceeded your expectations?It’s a tough question, because I don’t want them to have a big head, is the thing. What I learned in life and growing up is never tell anyone you appreciate them because then they have something on you.Don’t do that in print because it never goes away. This is maybe cheating, but I do think the culture ofwas really welcoming, coming in as a stand-up and not really knowing anybody there.