Michael Che is half-heartedly trying to do damage control after he made some harsh, and one horrifyingly tasteless joke about Simone Biles dropping out of Olympic events.
The 'SNL' star announced late Thursday night on social media he intended to try out some Simone jokes on stage in NYC -- but apparently couldn't wait, because he immediately unleashed them, including a reference to the now convicted molester, Larry Nassar ... Simone being one of his victims.
Che wrote, "Larry Nasser understands Simone Biles better than anyone.