Michael Che isn’t known as a true actor. He’s a stand-up comedian that is a current writer-cast member on “Saturday Night Live” and is an anchor on the show’s “Weekend Update” segments. But when you look at this IMDB and his work on ‘SNL,’ you’re not going to find many roles where he plays another character. Michael Che is Michael Che, as simple as that. So, it makes complete sense that his HBO Max show is titled, “That Damn Michael Che.”

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As seen in the trailer for “That Damn Michael Che,” the series is anchored by Che sitting in a room offering up his own unique brand of comedy while introducing vignettes and sketches that help to illustrate the point he’s trying to make.

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The Television Academy and NBC announced yesterday that “Saturday Night Live’s” Colin Jost and Michael Che, who host the “Weekend Update” segment, will emcee the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards this September.  The choice was somewhat of a surprise as the two comedy writers and performers have never hosted an event of this magnitude before.  Of course, getting Jost and Che was either a condition or a benefit of having Lorne Michaels produce the telecast and the promise of other “SNL” stars appearing on the show. 

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