Verkkocolin jost and michael che have a hilarious joke swap tradition on 'weekend update' that gets him and the audience on the edge of their seats every time. Verkkoan early chevy chase update, for example, includes punchlines about talk show host mike douglas, red dye #2, black activist eldridge cleaver, assassin sirhan sirhan and patty hearst. If none of those subjects ring a bell, the jokes will likely fall flat. Verkkofor a few minutes on saturday, weekend update anchor colin jost was sweating bullets after several of his jokes were met with a lackluster reaction from the studio audience.
