Michael Che Secretly Tells SNL Audience to NOT Laugh at Colin Jost's Jokes

April Fools! Michael Che got his 'Weekend Update' co-anchor, Colin Jost, good on 'Saturday Night Live.' The episode happened to take place on April Fools' Day, and Michael decided to play a prank on his pal during the live broadcast.

[@RavenclawNimbus]

When Colin said “I originally thought ‘am I not miked?’ Then I realized ‘oh, I just SUCK!’” I cried of laughter! One of the best moments of this season for sure! 😂

[@bidmcms3]

You cried?

[@samd7862]

The audience members who were told not to laugh, but still laughed, kept this joke from being absolutely hilarious.

[@rg_888]

How wrong you are. If no one laughed at him, but then suddenly laughed at Che, it would've been too obvious something screwy was going on. The little bits of subdued laughter for Colin made it actually seem realistic.

[@anonaguy3008]

Two things: 1) everyone in the audience wasn't told. The last minute additions to the audience (probably up in the balcony) were not told. The new additions were the ones laughing. 2) There are mic's to catch the different audience groups' laughter (front row, balcony, etc). So, to us, it sounds like significant laughter, but it wasn't for the performers. There in the studio, from the perspective of Jost and Che, it apparently sounded like a graveyard. Straight crickets.

[@sandranynj7118]

That was the best April Fools Joke!

[@nicholasgarrick8855]

Michael che got Colin good best April fool pranks ever😂.

[@morningsidedriverock]

And that’s why we watch SNL. For The Weekend Update and The Weekend Update only.

[@RavenclawNimbus]

This last episode was a pretty good one tho, ngl. I like Weekend Update mostly, but imo the part I get most hyped about is the Please Don’t Destroy sketches. Those are just amazing

[@YourHalfSister]

I live for Che and Jost.

[@ATMDrums]

Amen!!! XOTWOD

[@bertrandnkurunziza]

Michael and Colin are SNL legends!

[@radomu1]

Entertainment Tonight needs to learn how to show not tell. Just show the clip!

[@TheKeenTribe]

They're the funniest SNL skits in decades!

[@ltstan4460]

I was watching & thinking - wow, what a dud crowd tonight. This was iconic.

[@nodatastored684]

This caught me off guard... Lol ❤

[@Hotspace5170]

I watched SNL that night, This weekend update made me laugh out loud and just cracked me, and re watched this update multiple times since and it still makes me laugh every time.

[@drrob1124]

News my favorite part of @SNL

[@CamronWilliams-ii4tl]

We love when they try not to laugh but can’t help it

[@jptruth2372]

This was one of the BEST weekend updates EVER> Michael CHE is the BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I DIED THE ENTIRE TIME!!!!!!!!! I knew something was wrong when he wasnt getting any laughs.

[@ParisVan-Del]

It was so Epic!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@boedilllard5952]

I have no idea why they waste time on the rest of the show - these two together are fantastic.

[@rosemorris7912]

That was wicked.

[@ruslanademille8211]

... mesmerizing beautiful couple, ❤️ U...

[@CAmerica8806]

Nice 😂😂😂😂 I love you guys

[@cassellclark4233]

You know it was good because he could barely stay in character afterwards

[@Telebision]

April Fooled his best friend was the best gift ever on AFD

[@ruslanademille8211]

...❤️ U sweet...

[@bill-fk7tl]

SHOCKED ANYONE IS THAT GENERATION CAN RESIST LAUGHING THEY GENERALLY LAUGH AT ANYTHING JUST TO BE NICE

[@markbatch6374]

that is fucking hilarious i love their updates CJ & MC rule they are the funniest guys on the planet ATM

[@phoenixr6811]

😂😂

[@jennifersantillana5167]

😂❤

[@murph31221]

Honestly don't know why Colin would care since the whole bit is that he has to say the jokes Che wrote and Che has to say the jokes he wrote. The ones that came from his brain were actually getting laughs lol

[@user-ov6zo8si3s]

Madison Beer laughed 🤭😸🤭😸

[@izzyantoinette]

I don’t get what’s so funny? I must be watching the wrong video because there is still laughing after every joke

[@allisoncastle]

They use a laugh track

[@nancyroberson9312]

I'm just saying that when it comes to weekend update that's all I care about. Who else knew about it. Really.

[@derickspawn6706]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@user-lg1oo6ev7k]

But the crowd is laughing??

[@muhammadazeem1346]

Colin Jost is married to Scarlett Johansson??? no way

[@jrbtz44]

I mean he's hot, funny, and successful! ScarJo chose well!

[@solostarr3454]

If i remember correctly, they met when she guest starred on the show.

[@BLESSFUL-Bliss]

Wow, you hadn't watched in a _while._ _...And baby makes three!_

[@ShadowRetriever]

What the guy yelled?

[@PoppyCorn144]

“You stink!”

[@iDaVisionEnt]

Svr was the only time I liked 1 person being on the cover. Vince half red and blue was genius. I like svr vs Ecw covers and 2011, 13 was cool because CM but I like more than 1 guy on it

[@ShadowRetriever]

What he yelled?

[@Markb2477]

He yelled “You stink!”

[@amjnyc79]

These two are so abusive to each other 😂.

[@derekpederson3135]

So definitely using a laugh track if nobody laughed

[@maxamilliansteele6454]

_WAS THE 'YOU STINK' GUY MIKED⁉️_

[@CinemageddonReviews]

Nah, the dude was just that fuckin loud XD

[@jonathanprimack9218]

I don’t get it people were already laughing

[@izzyantoinette]

I’m confused as well. This is actually really dumb. It didn’t translate well for those who weren’t there because we can still hear laughing

[@RavenclawNimbus]

I will say, a lot of them did laugh. Usually they have consistent laughter, but sometimes the laughs were _really_ quiet in comparison to the reactions from Michael’s where everyone was ROARING from his funny it was. Even his joke about how he was the only one there didn’t get as many laughs as it should have. That joke was hilarious

[@allisoncastle]

@@izzyantoinette They use a laugh track 100% of the time. This does look dumb though. They should’ve turned the volume of the laugh track waayyy down to show that people really weren’t laughing in the studio, but instead it sounds like laughter is only a LITTLE BIT quieter, so basically it just sounds like nothing has changed. It doesn’t make sense if they want the laughter to actually correlate with what they’re saying… I think I’m overexplaining it lol

[@tyrellanderson4722]

But they laughed anyway, soooo....

[@connorlehnert2994]

Sounds like he got a realistic amount t of laughter for unfunny jokes