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Weekend Update: Christmas Joke Swap 2025
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The premise
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Michael Che opens the Christmas Weekend Update by recalling the annual tradition of swapping jokes neither anchor has seen. Colin Jost objects that Che had said they were skipping it this year and that he wrote nothing for Che, but Che has a stack waiting for him anyway. Jost reads jokes about a coin collection, a church compensation fund and menopause, while Che feigns shock and then complains that Jost has more pages than he does. Jost ends up hiding his face as the segment closes with Che reading a joke of his own that stalls midway and turning to ask if Jost is okay.
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Highly quotable.
Wow, Colin, that’s really bold to say on Christmas.
You should have wrote some jokes for me to tell.
Wow, Colin, I wouldn’t have done that one.
Script
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- 00:00
Michael Che
Well, tonight is our Christmas show and we have a tradition where me and Colin give each other jokes to read that neither of us has ever seen before.
- 00:14
Colin Jost
See, that's interesting because you specifically said that we were not doing it this year.
- 00:21
Michael Che
Oh, did I?
- 00:25
Colin Jost
Yes, and you know that I did not write any jokes for you.
- 00:31
Michael Che
Oh, well, I guess you'll just have to read mine.
- 00:37
Colin Jost
Okay. Okay. Okay. I didn't know. Critics say a new series of coins from the U.S. Mint celebrating great moments in the country's history ignores civil rights. But what about the coin that celebrates where black people actually come from, ships? Oh, my God.
- 01:09
Michael Che
Wow, Colin, that's really bold to say on Christmas.
- 01:14
Colin Jost
The Archdiocese of New York announced that it will set up a $300 million fund for victims of church sexual abuse, and yet I get nothing for keeping my mouth shut and taking it like a champ?
- 01:30
Michael Che
You should have wrote some jokes for me to tell. Looks like you got more.
- 01:43
Colin Jost
Oh, good. New research shows that millions of women leave the workforce due to menopause, which means there's only a couple years left on my gravy train.
- 01:55
Colin Jost
God. My girl already be like, Colin, I'm warm. Colin, I'm sweating. Bitch, you having a hot flash.
- 02:10
Colin Jost
But don't worry about me. I got a backup. They don't call Wednesday hump day for nothing.
- 02:22
Michael Che
Wow, Colin, I wouldn't have done that one.
- 02:28
Michael Che
Wednesday? It's almost the end of the year, which means that people online are going to be— Are you okay?
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