Saturday Night Live Michael Che celebrated the April Fool’s Day prank by pranking his Weekend Update co-host Colin Jost during the live segment.
Things seemed to be business as usual for Jost and Che on the NBC late-night show, with both hosts poking fun at the week’s news. However, one thing was missing while Jost delivered his Donald Trump zingers – the laugh.
Every time Jost said the punchline of his jokes, the audience’s laughter was lukewarm. In contrast, when it was Che’s turn to joke, the crowd got overly excited and burst out laughing.
Jost then took another turn to make more jokes, and Che told his co-host, “I told them not to laugh at you for the April Fool’s joke.”
When everything was open, Jost covered his face with his hands, disbelieving that Che had played a trick on him.
“Am I not miked?” Jost said he’s asking himself. “And then I was like, ‘Oh, I’m just sucking.'”
Jost couldn’t hold back his laugh as Che tried to push the show forward by making a joke about Marjorie Taylor Greene. Jost still hadn’t recovered from the prank and was heard saying to Che, “God, you’re evil.”
Che finished his joke and Jost continued to laugh after falling victim to the April Fool’s joke, adding, “That’s the meanest thing you’ve ever done to me. I’m drenched in sweat.”
Jost received support from the audience, but he yelled back, “Don’t you dare.” After the prank, it was difficult for Jost to get back into a joking mood while joking the entire time.
Check out “Weekend Update” in the video below.