Michael Che shares Colin Jost's 'SNL' joke that made him 'angry'

Michael Che is not always enthusiastic about Colin Jost’s contributions to Saturday Night Live.

In an interview with Dana Carvey and David Spade about their Fly on the wall On the podcast, the “Weekend Update” co-hosts reflected on the moments they drive each other crazy after Carvey asked if Jost or Che had ever threatened to kick the other's ass for something they said during the show.

Che immediately jumped in with one of his least favorite Jost “update” jokes of all time. “Yeah, I think the jalapeño business, I was pretty mad about that,” the comedian said of the pun meant to sound like “all meddling in your business.” Jost retorted, “You were just upset that it worked so well.”

“I remember the run-through when you did it because I'd never heard it before,” Che recalled of the joke. “I don't remember the intro, but the punch line was 'jalapeño business.' And I said, 'If you tell that joke live, I'm leaving. I'm leaving the show.' And he did it live and it was a blast. And I was so frustrated. I was so frustrated. I was like, 'I don't even know what we're doing anymore.'”

Jost said he himself wasn't particularly fond of the joke, but Che's anger only increased his commitment to the part. “I honestly would have cut it out if it didn't upset you so much,” Jost told his co-host. “And then I thought, 'I'm definitely going to do that.'”

The comedian later remarked that he also couldn't remember how the punchline was constructed and that he found it funnier without a background. “It doesn't need one. You could say it without any context.”

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The infamous jalapeño joke came in the season 40 finale in May 2015. During the “Weekend Update” segment, Jost explained that each of the hosts would bring back a joke that was cut from a previous episode. He then launched into the joke: “Ohio police arrested a woman who allegedly stabbed her boyfriend to death because he ate all her salsa. Although you'd be mad too if your boyfriend had anything to do with jalapeño.”

After loud laughter from the audience, Che responded, “First of all, I hate that you're laughing at this. My joke was pulled after dress rehearsal because they said it was too offensive and went way too far, man! But it's the last show of the season. And what are they going to do? So I'm just going to do it. Here we go.” Che then launched into a joke about a Malaysia Airlines flight and was interrupted by Bobby Moynihan's riblet.

Che and Jost recently hosted Peacock’s first live comedy special New York after dark on Thursday evening. SNL returns with season 50 on September 28th.

Listen to the full conversation between Che, Jost, Carvey and Spade above.