Michael Che

April 16, 2020

SNL’s Michael Che to pay rent for 160 units at late grandmother’s NYCHA building

Comedian and "Saturday Night Live" cast member Michael Che on Wednesday pledged to pay one month's rent for all 160 apartments at a public housing building where his late grandmother lived. Earlier this month, Che, who grew up on the Lower East Side, announced he lost his grandmother, Martha, to complications from the coronavirus.
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SNL comic Michael Che plans benefit comedy show to raise funds for NYCHA residents

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January 8, 2019

SNL comic Michael Che plans benefit comedy show to raise funds for NYCHA residents

By Alexandra Alexa

Stand-up comic and SNL’s Weekend Update co-anchor Michael Che is organizing a benefit show for New York City public housing residents this week. There are still a few tickets left for "A Night for NYCHA" on January 11, as amNY reported earlier today. Che is the headliner, “Roastmaster General” Jeff Ross will be hosting, and Michelle Wolf will feature in a “top secret lineup” of comics. “It's gonna be a fun show and a GREAT cause," Che posted on his Instagram stories earlier this month. "A lot of residents don't have heat this winter. This money could really help. I grew up in a building like that, and it's really tough."
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SNL’s Michael Che to pay rent for 160 units at late grandmother’s NYCHA building

SNL comic Michael Che plans benefit comedy show to raise funds for NYCHA residents

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