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SNL Stars Jost, Che Set for Peacock's "New York After Dark" Livestream

SNL stars Colin Jost and Michael Che will host Peacock's first-ever live-streamed comedy special on September 12th, "New York After Dark."

Even though NBC's Saturday Night Live is less than a month away from kicking off its milestone 50th season, you only have a little more than a week to wait until SNL writers and "Weekend Update" anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che are back in our lives with some live comedy. On September 12th at 9 pm ET, Peacock will be venturing into live comedy special streaming territory with the duo for Colin Jost & Micheal Che Present: New York After Dark.

Stemming from The Bell House in Brooklyn and with a live audience in play, viewers can look forward to a night of "drop-ins only," featuring Jost and Che's favorite NYC club comics, some fresh faces, and maybe some folks you might just recognize – with Grammy-nominated musical ensemble 1500 or Nothin' serving as the house band for the show. But don't take our word for it – check out what Jost and Che have to say in the official trailer that's waiting for you above.

Peacock's Colin Jost & Micheal Che Present: New York After Dark is the inaugural production for both 7F Project and No Notes Productions. Colin Jost, Jeff Grosvenor and Emily Hason of No Notes Productions; Michael Che and Rachael Edwards of 7F Project; and Rikki Hughes of Magic Lemonade serve as Executive Producers. Universal Television Alternative Studio, a division of Universal Studio Group, serves as the studio.

Saturday Night Live Season 50 & SNL EP Lorne Michaels

Back in May, the word went out regarding early plans to celebrate the milestone 50th season of Saturday Night Live. The network confirmed that there will be a "celebratory weekend" that wraps up on Sunday, February 16th (from 8-11 p.m. ET), with a live, primetime special. Now, thanks to an interview he had with The New York Times at the end of the most recent season, we're learning some additional details on what's ahead – as well as EP Lorne Michaels's thoughts on those rumblings about his retiring after Season 50.

Along with the primetime special on February 16th, music producer Mark Ronson and Michaels will produce a "homecoming" of sorts at Radio City Music Hall on the Friday of that weekend. In addition, it was noted that musician and producer Questlove (The Roots) is co-producing a documentary for the anniversary season spotlighting the impact that SNL had had on music and culture, and Morgan Neville (Steve! (Martin): A Documentary in 2 Pieces, Won't You Be My Neighbor) is producing five documentaries focusing on both Michaels and the long-running late-night sketch comedy/music series. As for those rumblings that the 50th anniversary will also be his last hurrah, Michaels is basing that decision on how he's feeling and not committing to anything. "I'm going to do it as long as I feel I can do it," he shared. "But I rely on other people and always have."

NBC's Saturday Night Live Season 49 company included Michael Che, Mikey Day, Andrew Dismukes, Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, Marcello Hernandez, James Austin Johnson, Punkie Johnson, Colin Jost, Molly Kearney, Michael Longfellow, Ego Nwodim, Sarah Sherman, Kenan Thompson, Chloe Troast, Devon Walker, and Bowen Yang. SNL is executive-produced by Lorne Michaels, with Liz Patrick directing and SNL alum Darrell Hammond announcing. Broadcasting from Studio 8H in Rockefeller Center, the long-running late-night sketch comedy/music series is produced by SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video.

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