"Saturday Night Live" Weekend Update co-anchor Michael Che joked about Charlie Kirk's killing and repeatedly used the R-word while mocking President Donald Trump and his supporters in his new Netflix special, "Michael Che: Shot in Minnesota."
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anchor → joke → Minnesota
The new stand-up special was taped at the First Avenue music venue in Minneapolis.
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special → stand → Minneapolis
Che opened the show by saying he felt so good that he might get emotional.
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he → open → show
"I feel like Erika Kirk on this stage.
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I → feel → stage
That’s no disrespect to the Kirks, by the way."
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That → ’ → way
Che said he didn't know who Charlie Kirk was before the activist was killed, joking that he initially thought people were talking about "the dude from Star Trek."
"I was like, 'What?
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I → say → Trek
They shot Captain Kirk?'"
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They → shoot → Kirk
Che said he then watched the graphic video of Charlie Kirk's assassination to better understand what happened, saying, "I wish I did not see that s---."
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I → say → s---
"I don’t know if you saw," he told his audience, "but it’s f---ed up."
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it → know → audience
Che said the best explanation he had heard for why Kirk was killed was that "in this country, straight White Christian conservative men are being silenced."
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men → say → country
He recalled having a debate about the issue "with this r-----ed guy."
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He → recall → guy
"I know you shouldn’t use that word, but, I do ...
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I → know → word
It’s because I still see them.
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I → ’ → them
I’ll stop saying it when I stop seeing it," he said.
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he → stop → it
He further defended his use of the slur, saying, "Ever since we stopped using the word 'r-----ed,' r-----ed people have taken over the world.
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people → defend → world
I don’t think that s--- is a coincidence."
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s--- → think → ?
Che said that if people still used the R-word, Trump never could have become president.
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Trump → say → word
He just kept getting stronger and stronger.
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He → keep → ?
Now, we can’t stop him ...
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we → stop → him
I watched those debates.
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I → watch → debates
They never know what the f--- to say to that guy.
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They → know → guy
They don’t got the language ...
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They → get → language
'He’s unpresidential.'
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He → ’ → ?
It’s like, 'No, he’s a r-----ed guy.'"
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he → ’ → ?
Che said the Minneapolis audience would know exactly what he was talking about, because every time he turns on the news, "Minnesota is fighting some group of r-----s."
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Minnesota → say → r-----s
"No, it’s important to say it.
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it → ’ → it
Che also called Trump a "r----- whisperer."
"That’s all politics is these days.
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politics → call → Trump
He mocked Trump’s ability to appeal to supporters through red MAGA hats and simple messaging, attributing the popularity of the recognizable caps to the fact that "r-----ed guys love hats."
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guys → mock → hats
The 'SNL' co-anchor said the president would have made a great kindergarten teacher because he knows how to talk to people who "don’t like to think that much."
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who → say → much
Che argued Americans do not take presidential politics seriously enough, suggesting that the country should have a list of potential candidates years in advance.
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country → argue → advance
"If it’s the most important job in the free world, we still don’t know?
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we → ’ → world
There’s no list?" he joked.
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he → ’ → ?
"Right now, ESPN has a list of the top 500 high school quarterbacks in the country.
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ESPN → have → country
But every four years, we end up in this f---ed up 'Would You Rather.'
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You → end → ?
Che later shifted into personal material about aging, drinking, relationships, sex and fatherhood, closing by imagining God as an absent parent.
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Che → shift → parent
I think God loves us.
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God → think → us
I think he just had us at a very young age.
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he → think → age
He realized he had more living to do.
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he → realize → living
'I gotta get the f--- out of here.
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I → got → f---
I ain’t seen him since."
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I → see → him
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