{"id":1599,"date":"2026-01-27T06:00:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T06:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/?p=1599"},"modified":"2026-01-27T06:00:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T06:00:34","slug":"one-of-the-darkest-weekend-updates-michael-che-sparks-heated-debate-with-joke-about-ice-on-snl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/?p=1599","title":{"rendered":"\u201cOne Of The Darkest Weekend Updates\u201d: Michael Che Sparks Heated Debate With Joke About ICE On SNL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Michael Che<\/b>\u2019s biting commentary about\u00a0<b>I<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>CE agents<\/b>\u00a0did not sit well with certain audiences.<\/p>\n<p>During\u00a0<b>Saturday Night Live<\/b>\u2019s\u00a0<i>Weekend Update<\/i>, the 42-year-old comedian mocked federal agents after yet another fatal encounter in\u00a0<b>Minneapolis<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t even laugh about it anymore, I am exhausted, horrified and pis*ed off,\u201d one netizen commented online.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"h2\">Highlights<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i class=\"bullet\"><\/i>Michael Che sparked outrage for his biting commentary about ICE agents.<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"bullet\"><\/i>Some viewers found the joke \u201cweak\u201d and said it wasn\u2019t hard-hitting enough. Others, meanwhile, criticized Michael and felt he was trivializing a serious issue.<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"bullet\"><\/i>\u201cMan I hate SNL why the f*** are they making light hearted jokes about this?!??\u201d read one comment online.<br \/>\n<h3><b>Michael Che<\/b>\u2019s biting commentary about\u00a0<b>ICE agents<\/b>\u00a0did not sit well with certain audiences<\/h3>\n<p id=\"michael-che-6977498ac26ca__700\" class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/michael-che-ice-joke-snl-slammed\/?image_id=michael-che-6977498ac26ca__700.jpg\"><i><\/i><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Michael Che wearing black hoodie and beanie speaking into a microphone during a podcast about SNL and ICE debate.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/michael-che-6977498ac26ca__700.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Che wearing black hoodie and beanie speaking into a microphone during a podcast about SNL and ICE debate.\" width=\"700\" height=\"652\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As they do for every\u00a0<i>Weekend Update<\/i>, anchors Michael Che and Colin Jost sat down in SNL\u2019s recent episode for the satirical news program, in which they give their sarcastic commentary on current events.<\/p>\n<p>Michael took a moment to talk about ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) and Border Patrol agents,\u00a0<a class=\" staff-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/father-of-ice-agent-who-slew-renee-nicole-good-speaks-out-after-immigrant-wife-reveal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">making a joke at their expense<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"snl-weekend-update-69774995675e3__700\" class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/michael-che-ice-joke-snl-slammed\/?image_id=snl-weekend-update-69774995675e3__700.jpg\"><i><\/i><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Two Weekend Update anchors on SNL set with world map backdrop, discussing a joke about ICE sparking debate.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/snl-weekend-update-69774995675e3__700.jpg\" alt=\"Two Weekend Update anchors on SNL set with world map backdrop, discussing a joke about ICE sparking debate.\" width=\"700\" height=\"593\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7vp1H6CBPvE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Saturday Night Live<\/a><\/p>\n<p>At a time when immigration enforcement in the US is being hotly discussed, Michael spoke about how Vice President JD Vance gave some suggestions to protestors.<\/p>\n<p>He began by saying, \u201cVice President JD Vance criticized\u00a0<a class=\" staff-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/heartbreaking-way-parents-learned-alex-pretti-lost-his-life\/#x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">protesters confronting ICE officers<\/a>, saying they should instead write an op-ed or argue about it on social media.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, just like these young scholars did on Jan. 6,\u201d he added, pointing to a photo of rioters entering the Capitol building on January 6, 2021.<\/p>\n<h3>Michael spoke about how Vice President JD Vance\u2019s suggestions to protestors<\/h3>\n<p id=\"michael-che-snl-ice-6977499033a9a__700\" class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/michael-che-ice-joke-snl-slammed\/?image_id=michael-che-snl-ice-6977499033a9a__700.jpg\"><i><\/i><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Michael Che on SNL Weekend Update segment reacting to controversial ICE joke sparking heated debate.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/michael-che-snl-ice-6977499033a9a__700.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Che on SNL Weekend Update segment reacting to controversial ICE joke sparking heated debate.\" width=\"700\" height=\"560\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7vp1H6CBPvE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Saturday Night Live<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"bef6a1d6-8074-41da-931f-b10b216b30dc-69774f0ddee82-png__700\" class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/michael-che-ice-joke-snl-slammed\/?image_id=bef6a1d6-8074-41da-931f-b10b216b30dc-69774f0ddee82-png__700.jpg\"><i><\/i><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Comment criticizing SNL for joking about ICE, urging peaceful protest and calling for abolishing ICE.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/bef6a1d6-8074-41da-931f-b10b216b30dc-69774f0ddee82-png__700.jpg\" alt=\"Comment criticizing SNL for joking about ICE, urging peaceful protest and calling for abolishing ICE.\" width=\"700\" height=\"273\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<em>SNL\u00a0<\/em>host then went on to address recent incidents in the country where federal agents fired at civilians and claimed their lives in the name of self-defense.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI get that\u00a0<a class=\" staff-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/ice-agent-who-slew-renee-nicole-good-breaks-silence-after-crowdfund-raises-570k\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ICE agents are people<\/a>, allegedly. And they have a job to do. But at some point, while you\u2019re pepper-spraying old ladies or sho*ting at a nurse, do you ever stop and ask yourself, \u2018Are we d***s?\u2019\u201d he went on to say.<\/p>\n<p id=\"people-protesting-ice-697749919810a__700\" class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/michael-che-ice-joke-snl-slammed\/?image_id=people-protesting-ice-697749919810a__700.jpg\"><i><\/i><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Protester in snowy street holding sign during heated debate on ICE immigration policies and SNL controversy.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/people-protesting-ice-697749919810a__700.jpg\" alt=\"Protester in snowy street holding sign during heated debate on ICE immigration policies and SNL controversy.\" width=\"700\" height=\"547\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/news-photo\/demonstrators-gather-on-michigan-avenue-during-a-heavy-news-photo\/2257694302\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jacek Boczarski\/Getty Images<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"95284866-80a3-47bd-b05b-8c7e583688d4-69774c2cf2df9-png__700\" class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/michael-che-ice-joke-snl-slammed\/?image_id=95284866-80a3-47bd-b05b-8c7e583688d4-69774c2cf2df9-png__700.jpg\"><i><\/i><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Comment on heated debate sparked by Michael Che\u2019s joke about ICE on SNL, reacting to a controversial Weekend Update.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/95284866-80a3-47bd-b05b-8c7e583688d4-69774c2cf2df9-png__700.jpg\" alt=\"Comment on heated debate sparked by Michael Che\u2019s joke about ICE on SNL, reacting to a controversial Weekend Update.\" width=\"700\" height=\"185\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Netizens had mixed reactions to the comments during the segment, with one saying, \u201cone of the darkest Weekend updates I\u2019ve ever seen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some viewers found the joke \u201cweak\u201d and said it wasn\u2019t hard-hitting enough. Others, meanwhile, criticized Michael and felt he was trivializing a serious issue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEither make a real statement condemning it or don\u2019t even say anything at all. That was so weak,\u201d one said.<\/p>\n<h3><b>\u201cMan I hate SNL why the f*** are they making light hearted jokes about this?!??\u201d read one comment online\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p id=\"michael-che-late-night-show-6977498c7f15f__700\" class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/michael-che-ice-joke-snl-slammed\/?image_id=michael-che-late-night-show-6977498c7f15f__700.jpg\"><i><\/i><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Michael Che on SNL wearing a black hoodie and cap, sparking heated debate with a joke about ICE on Weekend Update.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/michael-che-late-night-show-6977498c7f15f__700.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Che on SNL wearing a black hoodie and cap, sparking heated debate with a joke about ICE on Weekend Update.\" width=\"700\" height=\"643\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=I6rxyqJ08NA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Late Night with Seth Meyers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another wrote, \u201cI love it when Che hits hard enough to make the audience go \u2018whoooooaa.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe truly live in a dystopia if we make satire and comedy out of times like these,\u201d another said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t laugh at this,\u201d said another. \u201cA man was just executed in front of my local donut shop. Take a f***ing stand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLife will always be filled with difficult times but the show must go on. SNL has pulled me through darkness more times than I can count, and I\u2019ve been watching from day 1,\u201d another said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ice-protesters-69774996baad8__700\" class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/michael-che-ice-joke-snl-slammed\/?image_id=ice-protesters-69774996baad8__700.jpg\"><i><\/i><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Protesters in winter coats hold signs calling to abolish ICE during a heated demonstration on a snowy city street.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ice-protesters-69774996baad8__700.jpg\" alt=\"Protesters in winter coats hold signs calling to abolish ICE during a heated demonstration on a snowy city street.\" width=\"700\" height=\"537\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/news-photo\/demonstrators-gather-on-michigan-avenue-during-a-heavy-news-photo\/2257694391\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jacek Boczarski\/Getty Images<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"142724d7-29a6-4d39-a01a-06b5ccf9b586-69774c2b98d7e-png__700\" class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/michael-che-ice-joke-snl-slammed\/?image_id=142724d7-29a6-4d39-a01a-06b5ccf9b586-69774c2b98d7e-png__700.jpg\"><i><\/i><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Text post from findingdumb reading I've seen cities burn for less than what ICE has done, referencing a heated debate about ICE.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/142724d7-29a6-4d39-a01a-06b5ccf9b586-69774c2b98d7e-png__700.jpg\" alt=\"Text post from findingdumb reading I've seen cities burn for less than what ICE has done, referencing a heated debate about ICE.\" width=\"700\" height=\"141\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The US witnessed national outrage after federal immigration agents fatally struck Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse and US citizen, on January 24, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The government\u2019s account of the confrontation differed sharply from witness accounts and videos of the incident.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) initially stated that the federal agents acted in self-defense when they tackled Alex and fired about 10 bullets at him in the span of five seconds.<\/p>\n<p>However, video footage and witness narratives\u00a0<a class=\" staff-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/bystander-footage-fuels-online-analysis-of-the-alex-pretti-fatal-incident\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">captured the ICU nurse<\/a>\u00a0holding a phone in his hand and not actively threatening agents when the firing began.<\/p>\n<h3>The government\u2019s account of the confrontation differed sharply from witness accounts and videos of the incident<\/h3>\n<p id=\"michael-che-snl-cc-6977498e4a5fb__700\" class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/michael-che-ice-joke-snl-slammed\/?image_id=michael-che-snl-cc-6977498e4a5fb__700.jpg\"><i><\/i><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Comedian Michael Che on SNL delivering a controversial joke about ICE that sparked a heated debate.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/michael-che-snl-cc-6977498e4a5fb__700.jpg\" alt=\"Comedian Michael Che on SNL delivering a controversial joke about ICE that sparked a heated debate.\" width=\"700\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7vp1H6CBPvE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Saturday Night Live<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"d06ab900-7f10-43ee-9f87-0bd2939164d0-69774f072b3f8-png__700\" class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/michael-che-ice-joke-snl-slammed\/?image_id=d06ab900-7f10-43ee-9f87-0bd2939164d0-69774f072b3f8-png__700.jpg\"><i><\/i><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Commenter J-TownBrown expresses that the situation must be taken seriously and is not comedic, responding to Michael Che's SNL joke about ICE.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/d06ab900-7f10-43ee-9f87-0bd2939164d0-69774f072b3f8-png__700.jpg\" alt=\"Commenter J-TownBrown expresses that the situation must be taken seriously and is not comedic, responding to Michael Che's SNL joke about ICE.\" width=\"700\" height=\"185\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Some reports revealed that he was trying to help a woman who was being\u00a0<a class=\" staff-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/minneapolis-ice-victim-woman-identified-renee-nicole-good\/#x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pepper-sprayed by the federal agents<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe agents pulled the man on the ground. I didn\u2019t see him touch any of them \u2013 he wasn\u2019t even turned toward them,\u201d one\u00a0<a class=\" staff-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/jan\/24\/alex-pretti-killing-witness-testimony\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">witness said<\/a>\u00a0about the events that took place during Alex\u2019s final moments.<\/p>\n<h3>A witness said Alex didn\u2019t seem like he was trying to resist during the fatal encounter<\/h3>\n<p id=\"protest-after-alex-pretti-murder-6977499375224__700\" class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/michael-che-ice-joke-snl-slammed\/?image_id=protest-after-alex-pretti-murder-6977499375224__700.jpg\"><i><\/i><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Crowd in snowy Chicago holding a large portrait, reflecting heated debate and protests related to ICE and Michael Che on SNL.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/protest-after-alex-pretti-murder-6977499375224__700.jpg\" alt=\"Crowd in snowy Chicago holding a large portrait, reflecting heated debate and protests related to ICE and Michael Che on SNL.\" width=\"700\" height=\"627\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/news-photo\/demonstrators-gather-on-michigan-avenue-during-a-heavy-news-photo\/2257694079\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jacek Boczarski\/Getty Images<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt didn\u2019t look like he was trying to resist, just trying to help the woman up. I didn\u2019t see him with a g*n,\u201d the same witness said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey threw him to the ground. Four or five agents had him on the ground and they just started sho*ting him,\u201d she continued, saying the agents fired \u201cso many times\u201d but she didn\u2019t know why.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just sh*t him \u2026\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7vp1H6CBPvE\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7vp1H6CBPvE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Saturday Night Live<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The woman said the DHS statement about the incident was \u201cwrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Contrary to the agency\u2019s statement, she said the man approached the agents with a camera and not a woman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was just trying to help a woman get up and they took him to the ground,\u201d said the witness, who reportedly\u00a0<a class=\" staff-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/nyc-shooter-shane-tamura-possible-motive-found-nfl-revenge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">filmed the encounter<\/a>\u00a0from just behind where Alex was.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel afraid,\u201d she added. \u201cOnly hours have passed since they sh*t a man right in front me, and I don\u2019t feel like I can go home because I heard agents were looking for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><b>\u201cThis episode was terrible overall,\u201d one netizen commented on SNL\u2019s recent episode<\/b><\/h3>\n<p id=\"3a9f0a47-d7d5-4474-b5c5-114006775078-69774c2751cf3-png__700\" class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/michael-che-ice-joke-snl-slammed\/?image_id=3a9f0a47-d7d5-4474-b5c5-114006775078-69774c2751cf3-png__700.jpg\"><i><\/i><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Comment expressing frustration over SNL making light-hearted jokes about ICE during a controversial Weekend Update segment.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/3a9f0a47-d7d5-4474-b5c5-114006775078-69774c2751cf3-png__700.jpg\" alt=\"Comment expressing frustration over SNL making light-hearted jokes about ICE during a controversial Weekend Update segment.\" width=\"700\" height=\"141\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"6f3a1b8c-899f-4073-b510-59d90f4f31d6-69774c2a81753-png__700\" class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/michael-che-ice-joke-snl-slammed\/?image_id=6f3a1b8c-899f-4073-b510-59d90f4f31d6-69774c2a81753-png__700.jpg\"><i><\/i><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Text post from user GongTzu reacting to a controversial Michael Che joke about ICE on SNL sparking debate.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/6f3a1b8c-899f-4073-b510-59d90f4f31d6-69774c2a81753-png__700.jpg\" alt=\"Text post from user GongTzu reacting to a controversial Michael Che joke about ICE on SNL sparking debate.\" width=\"700\" height=\"141\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"c7dd8f37-b3b0-444f-ba60-e77fbbbdeea9-69774c2f0fd22-png__700\" class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/michael-che-ice-joke-snl-slammed\/?image_id=c7dd8f37-b3b0-444f-ba60-e77fbbbdeea9-69774c2f0fd22-png__700.jpg\"><i><\/i><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Screenshot of a social media post commenting on Michael Che's controversial ICE joke during SNL\u2019s dark weekend update.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/c7dd8f37-b3b0-444f-ba60-e77fbbbdeea9-69774c2f0fd22-png__700.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of a social media post commenting on Michael Che's controversial ICE joke during SNL\u2019s dark weekend update.\" width=\"700\" height=\"185\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"3c46c617-d18c-454e-a773-c01a1b4f4383-69774f0370b6a-png__700\" class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/michael-che-ice-joke-snl-slammed\/?image_id=3c46c617-d18c-454e-a773-c01a1b4f4383-69774f0370b6a-png__700.jpg\"><i><\/i><img 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src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/d83b603c-14b2-40aa-b32e-d8e8cb5c8d9f-69774f04e9684-png__700.jpg\" alt=\"Comment thread discussing Michael Che sparking heated debate with joke about ICE on SNL, expressing mixed reactions.\" width=\"700\" height=\"141\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"47f1b539-3052-47b0-98dc-5db13d123770-69774f0619aa8-png__700\" class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/michael-che-ice-joke-snl-slammed\/?image_id=47f1b539-3052-47b0-98dc-5db13d123770-69774f0619aa8-png__700.jpg\"><i><\/i><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Michael Che performing a controversial Weekend Update joke about ICE on Saturday Night Live live stage.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/47f1b539-3052-47b0-98dc-5db13d123770-69774f0619aa8-png__700.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Che performing a controversial Weekend Update joke about ICE on Saturday Night Live live 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During\u00a0Saturday Night Live\u2019s\u00a0Weekend Update, the 42-year-old comedian mocked federal agents after yet another fatal encounter in\u00a0Minneapolis. \u201cI can\u2019t even laugh about it anymore, I am exhausted, horrified and pis*ed off,\u201d one netizen commented online. 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