'Tis the season for Colin Jost and Michael CheThe annual “Weekend Update” joke was made for Saturday Night Live —And this time, Ghost's wife, Scarlett JohanssonHe was front and center in the crowd.
During the Saturday, December 21, episode, Jost, 42, asked, “Why?” When he saw an image of Johansson, 40, flash up on the screen.
“I want to dedicate this next joke to my friend Scarlett Johansson,” Jost said with a laugh.
The camera then panned to the actress backstage, shaking her head while holding a glass of water.
It's Colin Jost and Michael Che's annual “joke exchange” season on Saturday Night Live — and this year, Scarlett Johansson is caught in the crossfire. “New York State now allows movie theaters to serve alcoholic beverages, and this is how I can finally enjoy my wife's small art films,” Jost, 41, said over the weekend.
“No, no, no,” Ghost continued. “She's really worried. …Hey, Bo. You all know that Scarlett just celebrated her 40th birthday, which means I'm about to get out of there.
Jost and Johansson both burst into laughter, with… Black widow The star added: “Oh my God. Why?”
Che, 41, then pointed out that “there's more” to the joke.
Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost
snl/youtube“No, no, I'm just playing.” “We had a baby together and you haven't seen any pictures of him yet because he's black as hell,” Ghost read out loud. “S-, I'm not afraid of you, Mofos.”
Johansson who participates 3-year-old son Cosmo With Ghost, then she took a sip of her drink and added, “Oh, s-.”
He kept up with Ghost and Chi Annual holiday tradition throughout their joint term SNL. During the last episode of the year, they secretly write jokes for each other. The two comedians only know what the other has written live on air, which often causes Johansson “panic.”
“Now I rarely watch (SNL“Without feeling…not overwhelming panic, just like a slight underwhelming panic because I feel like at any moment something is going to collapse,” Johansson said during a July 2021 appearance on Instagram. The Kelly Clarkson Show. “That's the excitement SNL And for all fans, right? Because he is completely alive.
Colin Jost and Michael Che's annual “joke swap” segment on Saturday Night Live may be a tradition, but it's one that Jost's wife Scarlett Johansson didn't want to participate in. Johansson (39 years old) said that she “passed out” when she saw her photo during the “Weekend Update” segment in which Jost (42 years old) and Chi (41 years old) write outrageous jokes to each other (…)
“But when you get emotionally invested in it and don't just enjoy it, it takes on a little different life,” she continued at the time.
Scarlett Johansson
snl/youtubeJost and Johansson first met when she hosted an episode of the show Snell, She later married in 2020. She also appeared on Saturday Outdoor in JCelebrate the manager Martin Short.
Since the holiday show was the former cast member's fifth time hosting Short, he finally received an invitation to the elusive Five-Timers Club. johansson, Tom Hanks, Tina Fey And Short's BFF turned collaborator Steve Martin Help welcome him into the ranks.
Saturday Night Live It airs on NBC Saturdays at 11:30 PM ET.
