TV: Must Watch! New Generation of Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update Kicks Off with Cecily Strong & Colin Jost

It was a brand New Day (or night) at Saturday Night Live this weekend, as new co-anchors Cecily Strong and Colin Jost took over the popular late night show's iconic WEEKEND UPDATE news desk, replacing Seth Myers.

Check out the video of the pair's debut, as well as some of our favorite zingers below... Great job guys!

"WEEKEND UPDATE" CO-ANCHOR CECILY STRONG - "President Obama this week launched a new effort to help young minority men warning them not to make the same mistakes he did when he was their age such as get high and not take school seriously - unless, of course, they definitely want to be president."

STRONG - "First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move campaign released a video Thursday showing President Obama and Joe Biden exercising by running around the White House. And I think it's probably hard for all of us to picture Joe Biden running around without hearing this music."

"WEEKEND UPDATE" CO-ANCHOR COLIN JOST - "North Korea on Thursday launched four short-range missiles into the East Sea - as retaliation against a wave that knocked down Kim Jong Un."

JOST - "Jason Collins made history this week when he became the first openly gay athlete to play on a major professional sports team. Said Red Sox fans, "HOW ABOUT JEETAH?!""

STRONG - "It was announced this week that rock group Kiss will not play when they are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next month since they cannot decide on which lineup of the band should perform. Plus, no one will cover their shifts at Radio Shack."

STRONG - "Taco Bell announced this week that it will start selling breakfast foods, including a waffle taco. "Finally!" said people who wear sweatpants out of necessity. The breakfast items are part of Taco Bell's new campaign: Taco Bell: Weigh Más."

JOST - "Piers Morgan announced that he is stepping down from his low rated CNN talk show. Morgan says he wants to spend more time gradually morphing into a potato."

JOST - "Paula Deen said this week that her struggles resulting from her use of the N-word were like those of gay football player Michael Sam who she called "that black football player." This according to her publicist's suicide note."

STRONG - "The New York State Court of Appeals ruled this week that rubbing one's genitals against another person on the subway is considered "forcible touching" While the New Jersey Court of Appeals ruled it "flirting.""

STRONG - "Two dogs in Oklahoma went for a 3 block long ride in their owner's car after one of the dogs accidentally knocked the vehicle into gear. And then the other dog accidentally opened a map to Las Vegas. And then the first dog accidentally put on sunglasses and the second dog accidentally started playing "Bad to the Bone" and then they hit a tree."

STRONG - "Archaeologists in New York City doing work under City Hall Park have discovered a 200 year old vaginal syringe that was used for douching. Said the archeologist who discovered it, "Ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew!""

JOST - "This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Pop Tart, the official breakfast of kids whose parents are in way over their heads."

JOST - "A Virginia man was arrested after police found his mother locked in the trunk of his car. He's been charged with one count of finally standing up for himself."

JOST - "A man in New Jersey has spent the past 30 days in a "Pay It Forward" campaign by doing kind deeds for random strangers, such as paying for gas and giving out subway fare. Said the man, "So...we good?"" (picture of Governor Chris Christie)

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