( EW.com ) -- `` The Daily Show '' has hired another correspondent in the wake of John Oliver 's exit . `` Saturday Night Live '' writer and standup comic Michael Che will join the Comedy Central series in June after he finishes his stint at `` SNL . '' The hire follows the exit of Oliver , who launched his new HBO talk show , `` Last Week Tonight , '' on Sunday . `` The Daily Show '' also recently added Jordan Klepper last March . Che is an NYC standup comic who joined the `` SNL '' writing staff last fall . Che started doing standup in 2010 , and since then has won New York 's Funniest Stand-Up Competition , appeared on CBS ' `` Late Show , '' and was a regular on VH1â€²s short-lived `` Best Week Ever '' reboot . He 's been writing for `` SNL '' since 2013 . See the original story at EW.com . CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . © 2011 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. All rights reserved .
Che joins in the wake of John Oliver leaving . He will join in June . Che won New York 's Funniest Stand-Up Competition .