Scarlett Johansson reacts live on ‘SNL’ as Colin Jost tells NSFW jokes about their marriage

It’s not the holiday season on “Saturday Night Live” until Colin Jost and Michael Che host their semi-annual banter exchange.

The joke exchange, which is featured during their holiday show “Weekend Update” and the final show of the season, has the co-hosts writing jokes for each other that no comedian has ever seen before.

Over the years, it has become a tradition for Che to trick Jost into making controversial and inappropriate jokes about his wife, Scarlett Johansson. However, during this year’s segment, There was a special twist: Johansson was present at Studio 8H to witness the pranks live.

“I want to dedicate this next joke to my boo, Scarlett Johansson,” Jost began the joke, before the camera panned from the “Weekend Update” desk to the “Black Widow” star watching the show live backstage. with a worried expression. face.

Jost continued the joke, adding, “Hey, boo. “Everyone knows Scarlett just celebrated her 40th birthday, which means I’m about to get out of there.”

The camera again showed Johansson her live reaction, which appeared to be a combination of confusion and laughter.

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That wasn’t all Che had prepared for the evening about the couple either.

His next joke to Jost had the comedian explaining that he was “just playing” and that he and Johansson had just welcomed her first child, her son Cosmoin August 2021.

His explanation for not showing any photos of his son? He said it was because “he was black as hell” before a Photoshopped image of Jost and Johansson with a black child appeared on the screen.

Che’s latest prank on Jost was a vulgar insinuation centered on Costco removing the roast beef sandwich from its menu. Johansson had an appropriate reaction to the NSFW joke, audibly saying “Oh my God,” while looking completely shocked.

Jost brought back Che throughout the segment, including his analysis of accusations against Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” combs.

Che’s jokes about Johansson to Jost go back several years, including an attack on her career just two months after the couple married in October 2020.

During a December 2020 episode, Jost ended mocking his wife’s past money laundering controversy joking that he would play Sammy Davis Jr. in an upcoming film.

In May 2024, Jost also had to read a joke about how ChatGPT launched a voice assistant feature inspired by Johansson’s character in the movie “Her.” However, he He claimed he had never seen the movie. “because without that body, what is the point of listening?”

johansson reacted to the tradition of exchanging jokes during a July 2024 episode of “The Kelly Clarkson Show” and joked that they both needed to “go into witness protection” after the most recent segment.

“I am absolutely terrified that we will be a target,” she said. “It’s so bad. I pass out during that period of the night. “I don’t really remember.”

He later called the segment “brutal” before adding, “I feel like it gets worse every year. It’s just terrible. It’s painful… I don’t actually remember that segment.”

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