Editing Weekend Update (section)

====Colin Jost and Michael Che (2014–present)====
Comedian and ''SNL'' writer [[Michael Che]] replaced Cecily Strong beginning with the season 40 premiere, hosted by [[Chris Pratt]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tv.yahoo.com/news/saturday-night-live-adds-michael-che-weekend-anchor-011200003.html|title=Saturday Night Live' Replaces Cecily Strong With Michael Che as 'Weekend Update' Anchor|first=Linda |last=Ge|work=Yahoo! TV|date=September 11, 2014|access-date=September 11, 2014}}</ref> Che's pairing with Colin Jost is the first in which both anchors are male. Che is also the first African-American ''Weekend Update'' anchor. As of the 2024–25 season, Jost and Che are the longest tenured ''Update'' anchors in the show's history, with Jost becoming the longest running ''Weekend Update'' anchor on October 23, 2021,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/10/snl-colin-jost-breaks-seth-meyers-weekend-update-record-1234861329/|title='SNL': Colin Jost Breaks Seth Meyers' Weekend Update Record|first=Peter|last=White|website=Deadline|date=October 24, 2021|accessdate=October 14, 2022}}</ref> and Che rising to second place on January 29, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/snl-michael-che-passes-seth-meyers-weekend-update-1234922613/#!/|title='SNL': Michael Che Passes Seth Meyers In Weekend Update Appearances|first=Peter|last=White|website=Deadline|date=January 29, 2022|accessdate=October 14, 2022}}</ref>

Che led off the broadcast on his premiere episode. Starting with the October 4, 2014, episode hosted by [[Sarah Silverman]], each anchor tells at least one extended joke per segment.

So far, this era features many appearances from cast members playing some version of themselves, most notably [[Pete Davidson]] and [[Leslie Jones (comedian)|Leslie Jones]]. Longtime cast member [[Kenan Thompson]] has also developed several new characters and impressions, including Willie, Michael Che's fictional neighbor. Thompson also has brought on impressions of former MLB star [[David Ortiz]] and [[LaVar Ball]]. With [[Cecily Strong]] no longer anchoring ''Weekend Update'', she reprised characters like [[Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 2012–2013#The Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation with at a Party|The Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation with at a Party]] and [[Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 2014–2015#Cathy Anne|Cathy Anne]], a woman with a southern accent who hits on Michael Che.

On October 13, 2018, former cast member/''Weekend Update'' anchor Seth Meyers hosted the show for the first time since taking over hosting ''Late Night'', and he returned to ''Weekend Update'' for the first time since he left the show, in a segment called "Really?!? With Seth, Colin, and Michael", a callback to the "Really?!? With Seth and Amy" segments. This time, Meyers, Jost, and Che talk and joke about rapper [[Kanye West]] (a Trump supporter) visiting the [[White House]].

For the [[Thanksgiving (United States)|Thanksgiving]] episode in 2015, Jost and Che did a joke swap, where they each read a joke written for them by the other. Since season 44 in 2018, at the end of each [[Christmas]] show and season finale (except for season 47 and 48) Jost and Che have continued this segment, with both of them reading multiple jokes written by the other (except for the season 45 finale, where only Jost read a joke written by Che).<ref name="All joke swaps">{{cite web |last=Riccardo |first=Nick |title=Watch Every SNL 'Weekend Update' Joke Swap |url=https://latenighter.com/features/watch-every-snl-weekend-update-joke-swap |website=LateNighter |publisher=Snugglefish Media |access-date=23 December 2024 |date=24 July 2024}}</ref> During the segment, Jost's jokes for Che regularly consist of Che acting sleazy, often including [[Zoophilia|bestiality]] and [[child sexual abuse]], while Che forces Jost to say highly racist and sexist jokes, sometimes at the expense of his wife [[Scarlett Johansson]], and to make him defend controversial figures such as [[Woody Allen]] and [[Harvey Weinstein]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wright |first=Megh |date=May 20, 2019 |title=SNL's 'Weekend Update' Is Best When Colin Jost and Michael Che Torture Each Other |url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/05/snl-weekend-update-colin-jost-michael-che-joke-swaps.html |access-date=May 21, 2024 |website=[[Vulture (magazine)|Vulture]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilstein |first=Matt |date=May 19, 2024 |title=SNL's Michael Che Nails Colin Jost With Best Joke Swap Prank Yet |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/snls-michael-che-nails-colin-jost-with-best-joke-swap-prank-yet |access-date=May 21, 2024 |website=[[The Daily Beast]]}}</ref> In 2024, Johansson was present in Studio 8H during the segment and reacted to Jost deliver jokes centered around the recent birth of their child.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Flynn |first=Rachel |last2=Rice |first2=Nicholas |date=2025-01-19 |title=SNL's Weekend Update Opens 2025 with Jokes on Donald Trump, TikTok and 'Nosferatu': Full Recap |url=https://people.com/snl-weekend-update-opens-2025-jokes-on-donald-trump-tiktok-nosferatu-recap-8775121 |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=People.com |language=en}}</ref>

Due to [[COVID-19]] issues, the December 18, 2021 episode was filmed with no audience and a limited cast and crew. ''Weekend Update'' was still performed, but Jost was not part of the episode's cast, as he had tested positive for COVID.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Late Night with Seth Meyers |title=Tina Fey Spills on Saving Saturday Night Live During the NYC Omicron Wave |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=nKoiCHmAEVk |website=YouTube |access-date=April 20, 2022 |date=April 20, 2022}}</ref> Tina Fey made a surprise guest appearance to fill in for Jost; due to the reduced staff, the segment was performed on chairs placed on the main stage rather than its usual newsroom set.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Paul Rudd joins 'SNL' Five-Timers Club in unprecedented holiday episode|url=https://ew.com/tv/recaps/saturday-night-live-season-47-episode-9/|access-date=2021-12-19|website=EW.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=White|first=Peter|date=2021-12-19|title=Tom Hanks' Dean Martin, Paul McCartney's Holiday Pageant & Eddie Murphy's Disgruntled Elf Among Classic Sketches Aired On Covid-Hit 'SNL'|url=https://deadline.com/2021/12/tom-hanks-paul-mccartney-steve-martin-eddie-murphy-elf-covid-hit-snl-1234899261/|access-date=2021-12-19|website=Deadline}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Jensen|first=Erin|title='I'm extremely disappointed': Paul Rudd's fifth time hosting 'SNL' relies on taped, old sketches|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2021/12/18/snl-paul-rudd-show-host-relies-taped-old-sketches-tom-hanks-tina-fey/8958730002/|access-date=2021-12-19|website=USA TODAY|language=en-US}}</ref>

For the 2025 ''SNL50: The Anniversary Special'', many familiar faces returned to the Update desk, including [[Bobby Moynihan]] who reprised his popular character, Drunk Uncle, Cecily Strong who returned as, The Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation with at a Party, and Bill Murray, who appeared to offer his ranking of the best ever Weekend Update Anchors, listing: "10. Colin Quinn, 9. Kevin Nealon, 8. Dennis Miller, 7. Seth Meyers, 6. Fey and Jimmy Fallon, 5. Fey and Poehler, 4. Chevy Chase, 3. Jane Curtin and Dan Aykroyd, 2. Norm Macdonald, 1. His brother Brian Doyle-Murray."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Itzkoff |first=Dave |date=2025-02-17 |title='S.N.L.' Celebrates 50 Years With Star-Studded Prime-Time Special |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/arts/television/saturday-night-live-50th-anniversary-special.html |access-date=2025-03-10 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>