After making a joke about Iowa Hawkeyes player Caitlin Clark retiring her jersey for an apron, Michael Che was roasted on the “Weekend Update” segment of “SNL” this week by none apart from Clark.
Che opened the bit by saying, “University of Iowa announced that Caitlin Clark may have her jersey retired.” With a smirk and fun, he added, “And replace with an apron.” The gang didn’t love the joke, and Che playfully said, “Whoa! Well, the WNBA draft is that this Monday, and Iowa star Caitlin Clark is anticipated to be the primary pick. Here to comment is Caitlin Clark.”
To thunderous applause and cheers, Clark appeared on the Weekend Update desk smiling. She and Che sat waiting for the wild clapping to die down before she began roasting Che for his joke about her. “I am a fan, Caitlin, by the way in which,” Che said.
Questioning his fanship, Clark replied, “Really, Michael? Because I heard that little apron joke you probably did.”
Clark, batting back, said, “You make numerous jokes about women’s sports, don’t you, Michael?” Che responded that he wouldn’t classify them as “lots” but that they’re not “irregular.” A little bit of intel that co-host Colin Jost jumps on playing a supercut of varied “Weekend Update” clips during which Che knocks women’s sports, joking in a single segment about bars showing women’s sports, saying they’re “known collectively because the empty ones.” In one other, he jokes that the WNBA is a made-up, AI-generated malfunction.
Clark, who is taken into account considered one of the best collegiate players of all time, thanked Colin. “Wow, Colin with the receipts. Thanks, man.” Jost added, “Unlike Che, I support women.”
In response to the numerous jabs Che has thrown at women’s basketball, Clark showed up with a set of jokes, all her own, that Che would then read.
Che, with a smirk and hesitation, delivered, with Clark smiling nearby, “The Indiana Fever have the primary pick on this Monday’s draft. A reminder that the Indiana Fever is a WNBA team, and never what Michael Che gave to dozens of girls at Purdue University.”
Continuing to read the jokes, Che says, “Netflix’s top recent show is ‘Ripley,’ featuring an eerie, unsettling performance by Andrew Scott. Critics say it’s’ the toughest thing to look at on Netflix since Michael Che’s special ‘Shameless,’” Che delivers the road, erupting into laughter. “How bout that one?” said Clark with a satisfied smile.
After all the pieces was said and done, Clark had one last callback souvenir she brought for Che, “Because you’re such an enormous fan…it’s an apron signed by me.”
