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‘SNL’ Star Michael Che Is Prepping a Late Night Show

'Don't Sleep with Michael Che' is the title of the still-fluid format, which Che is workshopping in a Manhattan comedy club.

1 included a seemingly unplanned Dating Game-style panel featuring a few audience members and some fake ad reads that Che layered throughout. “I always think comedy fans select what they want to see,” Che explained, “and so, ideally, I’d just do it live for a while and listen to what the response is and find the identity of the show that way and then have something to sell.” For now, Che says he still loves being part of the long-running sketch comedy show, even if, he admitted, “you get moments where you love it so much that it drives you crazy and you want to be as far away from it as possible.” When asked if he intended to be there for the show’s 51st season as part of THR’ s recent cover story, pegged to SNL ‘s 50th, Che responded: “I try not to think about it because then I think it ruins the morale for the rest of the year.

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