Editing Weekend Update (section)

====Seth Meyers (2008–2013)====
Beginning October 25, 2008, Meyers anchored the segment alone with Poehler still being credited, but not appearing. On December 6, 2008, Poehler returned, four weeks after the birth of her child, to do ''Weekend Update'' with Meyers, but on the December 13, 2008, ''Weekend Update'' she announced to the audience that the show was her last one.

After that, Meyers continued anchoring ''Weekend Update'' solo. The "Really!?!" celebrity-mocking gag (retitled "Really!?! with Seth") remained, featuring various hosts and guests including [[Tracy Morgan]] and [[Jerry Seinfeld]] in March 2009 and [[Kermit the Frog]] in November 2011. In May 2010, Poehler returned to do it once more, alongside Tina Fey as well.

A running gag of this era was [[Bobby Moynihan]]'s portrayal of [[Snooki]] from ''[[Jersey Shore (TV series)|Jersey Shore]]''. Moynihan displays a certain attraction to Meyers, who makes fun of the general attitude of the cast members of ''Jersey Shore'' as well as Snooki's own personal attributes. Another popular segment was city correspondent [[Stefon]], played by [[Bill Hader]].

During his time in office, New York Governor [[David Paterson]] (played by [[Fred Armisen]]) often appeared as a guest on the segment, and which often featured jokes about Paterson's blindness and his apparent hatred for the state of New Jersey. In the premiere episode of ''SNL'''s [[Saturday Night Live (season 36)|36th season]], Paterson himself made a guest appearance on ''Weekend Update'' next to Armisen. Amy Poehler, who had returned to host the episode, co-anchored ''Weekend Update'' as she traditionally did before her departure.

On the December 17, 2011, episode, which was hosted by Jimmy Fallon, multiple former anchors returned for a "''Weekend Update'' Joke-Off". Along with Meyers, the anchors included Fallon, Poehler, and Fey.

''Entertainment Weekly'' confirmed that Amy Poehler would appear on ''[[Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday]]'' for at least two broadcasts as co-anchor in fall 2009.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Ausiello|first=Michael|url=http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2009/07/30/amy-poehler-returns-to-snl/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090801123507/http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2009/07/30/amy-poehler-returns-to-snl/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 1, 2009|title=Exclusive: Amy Poehler returns to 'SNL' (REALLY?!)|date=July 30, 2009|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=September 30, 2012}}</ref> For the third episode of ''Weekend Update Thursday'', Seth Meyers anchored solo. After each episode, the anchor(s) would throw to ''[[Parks and Recreation]]''. Lorne Michaels had stated that there would be six more episodes of ''Weekend Update Thursday''; however, the spring 2010 episodes were scrapped.{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}}

Poehler returned on both the February 18, 2012, and May 18, 2013, episodes to perform "Really!?! with Seth and Amy" twice more. In both instances, Meyers asked her if she would like to co-anchor with him again for the rest of that segment; he was barely able to finish asking before she accepted.

In the February 16, 2025, ''SNL50: The Anniversary Special'', Meyers returned to anchor one section of ''Weekend Update'', reuniting with longtime Meyers guest, Fred Armisen, who, alongside [[Vanessa Bayer]], reprised their recurring Update roles as "best friends from growing up."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Romero |first=Dennis |last2=Dickerson |first2=Terry |last3=Hamedy |first3=Saba |last4=Abbruzzese |first4=Jason |date=2025-02-17 |title='SNL50' highlights: Steve Martin, Tina Fey, John Mulaney, Eddie Murphy and more celebrate show's legacy |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/tv/live-blog/snl-50-anniversary-special-live-updates-rcna191112 |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref>