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Michael Che mourns loss of grandma to COVID-19

Michael Che
Posted at 5:22 AM, Apr 07, 2020
and last updated 2020-04-07 06:22:01-04

Saturday Night Live star Michael Che is mourning the loss of his grandmother to coronavirus.

Che revealed the sad news in a lengthy Instagram post Monday night.

The 36-year old comedian co-anchors Weekend Update on SNL with Colin Jost.

The pair also co-hosted the 2018 Emmys.

Che says he’s hurt and angry that his grandmother had to go through COVID-19 alone

He wrote "to anybody that has lost someone to the virus, I don’t have to tell you how much it hurts."

He added - "just know we will make it through this."