The “Weekend Update” co-host and “SNL” writer got blasted for the second week in a row for material that some viewers found inappropriate. Several outlets picked up on the backlash.
In a segment on a 67-year-old woman giving birth, Che joked that she “set a record for most friction.”
Che said he had better punchlines that NBC censors nixed, then retold the “rejected” jokes:
At first I was gonna say, ‘Well I hope that kid likes his milk chalky!’ But they said, ‘You can’t say that on TV.’ It was my second favorite punchline! My first favorite being, ‘She can breastfeed just by standing over the crib.’ That’s a good one, right? Nope, NBC said, ‘Too gross,’ which is ridiculous. Too gross would be like if I said, ’Doctors described the birth ‘like pulling a penny out of a wad of gum.’
“Now that would be too gross,” he added. “Even I wouldn’t tell that joke on TV.”
Che, who took flak for calling Caitlyn Jenner a “fella” in a bit the previous week, was called out on Twitter by people who criticized the birth jokes as sexist, ageist and misogynistic. Others told the objectors to lighten up.
Michael Che gets an Fu.
He’s misogynist and ageist and unfunny.— Laura (@Laura78703) November 3, 2019
What the f@ck with the #MichaelChe misogyny, @nbcsnl ? Ageist, sexist, and worst, not even slightly funny. We expect better. Boo.
— DJ Cat Pick (@clp772) November 3, 2019
Michael Che was not funny re: old woman giving birth—ageist & sexist. Stop making fun of trump if you are no better. Grow up
— cynic (@rvh71) November 3, 2019
Hey @nbcsnl, Michael Che’s sexist punchlines were offensive and degrading. Punching down on women is not good comedy, and Michael Che is just showing his disdain for them. He shouldn’t be on your broadcast.
— jlbec (@jlbec) November 4, 2019
Michael Che was not funny re: old woman giving birth—ageist & sexist. Stop making fun of trump if you are no better. Grow up
— cynic (@rvh71) November 3, 2019
@nbcsnl Michael Che is, at best, mildly interesting. His “jokes” about the 67-year-old mother were malicious, degrading, and ugly. I’ve watched SNL every week for decades, but won’t watch it as long as Michael Che is a cast member.
— nuns with guns (@mdfkb) November 4, 2019
@nbcsnl Weekend Update has long been a favorite but last night, Michael Che’s riff on a 67 year-old woman giving birth was too offensive. With no cheap shots for other vulnerable groups allowed anymore you have to aim at older women? At an older woman giving birth? #seniors
— Mary Holland (@MaryHolland925) November 3, 2019
weekend update, did you mean: michael che misogyny hour
— LADIES…. I’m boiling (@runawaywithmani) November 3, 2019
@nbcsnl Michael Che is a misogynist dick. Always a white woman joke or an attack on women’s physicalities. So boring.
— ItinerantEpiscopal (@EpiscopalHeart) November 3, 2019
Aaaand another week of gross jokes by Michael Che ? #SNL
— A POX on your HOX (@thatwasnifty) November 3, 2019
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