Saturday Night Live airs new episode as New York City faces Storm Jonas

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SNL's Michael Che cracked a joke that his boss, the show's executive producer Lorne Michaels, had ignored New York City travel warnings
'The one guy ignoring these warnings - my boss. Yay' he said
The show earlier said online that a new episode would be airing

Published: 12:13 EST, 24 January 2016 | Updated: 15:09 EST, 24 January 2016

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A new episode of Saturday Night Live aired over the weekend, as New York City faced a huge snowstorm.

SNL's Michael Che cracked a joke during the show's Weekend Update segment that his boss, executive producer Lorne Michaels, had ignored New York City travel warnings.

The comedian said: 'As a result of the massive blizzard that has hit the East Coast, officials have banned cars from the road, shut down half the subway lines and advised everyone to remain at home.

'The one guy ignoring these warnings - my boss. Yay.'

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SNL's Michael Che cracked a joke during the Weekend Update segment that his boss, executive producer Lorne Michaels, ignored warnings about travel in New York City -- including a travel ban for cars

All smiles: Che said 'The one guy ignoring these warnings - my boss' during the comedy bit

UFC fighter Ronda Rousey hosted the comedy sketch show on Saturday evening

On screen, an image of Michaels popped up next to Che during the comedy bit.

UFC fighter Ronda Rousey hosted the comedy sketch show, and Selena Gomez performed songs.

During her opening monologue, Rousey also joked about the weather.

She said: 'So what's up with this winter storm, huh? I haven't seen this many flakes since I joined Tinder.'

The show earlier announced online that a new episode would be airing.

It tweeted a photo Saturday showing the NBC Studios entrance sign outside 30 Rockefeller Center, where the show is filmed, covered in snow.

'What blizzard? See you tonight. #SNL,' it tweeted.

Saturday Night Live tweeted a photo Saturday showing the NBC Studios entrance sign outside 30 Rockefeller Center, where the show is filmed, covered in snow

In a video on SNL's Twitter, actress Leslie Jones said: 'You think a storm named Jonas is going to stop a girl named Leslie? No! You hear that Jonas? That's all you got?!'