Michael Che explains why he won't ever date famous women like 'SNL' costars Pete Davidson and Colin Jost do: 'That seems like so much work'

• "SNL" star Michael Che said he has no desire to date someone famous on "The Howard Stern Show."
• He explained that relationships between two celebrities seem "miserable" and require "so much work."
• "I just want a nice, boring librarian. Nobody famous," the comedian told Stern.

Michael Che is more than happy to leave the high-profile romances to his "Saturday Night Live" costars.

The comedian, 38, said he has no desire to ever date a famous person during his appearance on Sirius XM's "The Howard Stern Show" on Tuesday.

Host Howard Stern asked Che if he had plans to follow in the footsteps of "SNL" cast members Colin Jost, a co-head writer that met his wife Scarlett Johansson when she hosted in 2006, and Pete Davidson, a comedian that proposed to his ex-fiancée Ariana Grande years after getting to know her as the show's host in 2016.

The stand-up comic rolled his eyes.

"No, absolutely not. Oh my god. You can have them all," he said with a laugh. "No, thank you."

Che, who recently released an HBO Max comedy-sketch series called "That Damn Michael Che," went on to say that relationships between two famous individuals seem "miserable" to him.

"It's so much harder for two famous people to get together and combine forces of attention and press and constant scrutiny," he said.

Che continued, "It's hard. It's a very, very hard thing to do. Like, if you're in love and it's beautiful, I totally get it, but for me to think to date someone like that… I'm like, 'Oh my god, that seems like so much work.'"

The comedian admitted that it can be difficult to meet a partner outside of the industry, as a vast array of professional projects keep him engrossed in the entertainment world.

Che told Stern that meeting on set at "SNL" - like Jost and Johansson or Davidson and Grande did - is a rare opportunity to get to know celebrities as "regular" people since Studio 8H is an air-tight bubble during the week leading up to the show.

But things get complicated when the episode wraps, he explained.

"You get to see people for who they are here," he said, adding, "Outside of that is the industry, that other industry where it's not 'SNL.' There's no security here, no paparazzi. When you're in the middle of that, it's exhausting. Those parties? It's rough. I'd much rather meet someone normal."

Despite the wide variety of hosts and musical guests that the NBC show's creator and executive producer Lorne Michaels introduces to the cast members, the "Weekend Update" cohost said he's not interested in an "SNL" meet-cute.

"The sexiest thing a woman can ask me is 'So, what do you do?' That is beautiful," he said. "I just want a nice, boring librarian. Nobody famous."

Ever since Che entered the stand-up circuit years ago, he has been private about his personal relationships.

And even though he doesn't want to be matched up with a celebrity, he told Stern that it worked out for Jost and Johansson, who got married in October 2020.

"If you knew them, they're the same," he said. "They're perfect for each other. For the same reason I love Colin, I love her."