About this episode

Mike Birbiglia and Michael Che discuss comedy, career paths, and memorable moments from SNL.

(Recorded December 2025) Mike started this podcast so that one day Michael Che would come on. Today is that day. In this all-timer episode, Mike and Che work out tons of jokes and discuss the advice Lorne Michaels gave to Che that he’ll never forget, how Che went from designing and selling t-shirts on the street to being a stand-up comic, and what keeps him coming back to SNL. Plus, the time Che nearly did something to Colin Jost on air that he would really regret.

People in this episode

Host: Mike Birbiglia

Guest: Michael Che

Topics covered

• stand-up comedy
• SNL
• joke writing
• personal stories
• career journey

Keywords

• Michael Che
• Mike Birbiglia
• SNL
• Lorne Michaels
• stand-up comedy
• jokes
• Colin Jost

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