Taking a break from its usual summer holiday, Saturday Night Live returned recently with a special short run of one of its most popular and longest-running segments — Weekend Update. Anchored by the current team of Colin Jost and Michael Che, SNL’s Weekend Update Summer Edition is having a four-episode, prime-time run on NBC and Global on Thursdays. Weekend Update has been a staple since SNL launched in 1975. We remember some of the segment’s most memorable anchors.
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Colin Jost, left, and Michael Che are the current Weekend Update hosts, and are behind the desk for the four-episode summer run.
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CHEVY CHASE (1975-76): As the first anchor, he opened segments with the catchphrase, “I’m Chevy Chase — and you’re not” and ending with “That’s the news. Good night, and have a pleasant tomorrow.”
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NORM MACDONALD (1994-97): The comedian opened each segment with “I’m Norm Macdonald, and now the fake news.” Maybe that’s where Donald Trump got the expression.
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DENNIS MILLER (1985-91): The acerbic comic’s offbeat approach took Weekend Update to a unique place and was the longest solo run of any SNL anchor.
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KEVIN NEALON (1991-94): After three seasons as anchor, Nealon asked to leave so he could do more sketch comedy. He signed off with the tag line “I’m Kevin Nealon, and that’s news to me.”
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TINA FEY AND AMY POEHLER (2004-06): Fey had co-anchored with Jimmy Fallon from 2000 to ’04. When Fallon left the show, Poehler joined to make Weekend Update’s first two-woman anchor team.
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SETH MEYERS (2006-13): Meyers has his own late-night show now, with its popular SNL-like Closer Look segment. But before that, he had the Weekend Update gig, first co-hosting with Amy Poehler (2006-08), then solo until 2013. (Big Bird was just a guest...
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JANE CURTIN AND DAN AYKROYD (1977-78): Curtin’s tenure spanned from 1976-80, starting solo then pairing with Aykroyd followed by Bill Murray. Aykroyd’s put-down of his co-anchor was, “Jane, you ignorant slut!”