{
  "id": 15016542,
  "title": "Michael Che’s Awkward Interview Over Shane Gillis’ Joke Backlash On ‘SNL’: “I Didn’t Think About It, Honestly”",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/michael-ches-awkward-interview-over-shane-gillis-joke-backlash-on-snl",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-16T18:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/10/michael-che-shane-gillis-joke-backlash-snl-1237165913/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Michael Che gave an awkward interview on the Today Show as he tried to avoid talking about the controversial Shane Gillis joke on Saturday Night Live. The “Weekend Update” host already knew he’d be grilled about the Gillis backlash and took to social media to joke about it. “Gotta do more press this week to promote […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}