Michael Che and Michael Longfellow mourn the loss of TikTok on ‘SNL’ Weekend Update

As Americans sat down to tune in the latest Saturday Night Live episode, TikTok it went quietly online, pulling back on US users despite assurances from the Biden administration that it would not be enforced until the new administration took office.

Although it felt like it for many, the world has not ended, and SNLfor what it’s worth, he continued to sell jokes while the country mourned the loss of the app.

Cast member Michael Longfellow and Weekend Update host Michael Che dug into why it was so shocking, discussing the heightened emotional response, because, let’s not forget, we haven’t even had it for so long.

What about data and national security issues regarding China, the Michaels wondered. Who cares, Longfellow argues. He teaches us things. He diagnosed my ADHD. It ruined my mental health and focus, I think, but at least there was something to do.

“I know I lived a life before TikTok. But that kid died.”