Scarlett Johansson She was “really shocked” when she was mentioned during her husband Colin Jost and Michael CheSaturday Night Live's annual “joke exchange.”
“She was obviously surprised by everything, but they gave her a heads up,” Jost, 42, said during an appearance on Monday, January 20. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. “They were like, 'Hey, would you be okay with Michael making some kind of vaginal joke at some point?'
Johansson, 40, was “open to it,” according to her husband. But the joke was far from what either of them expected.
“I didn't know where things were going and then the Arby's graphic came out,” Jost recalls. “Scarlett is backstage, like, 'Oh my God, this is it?'
“Exchanging jokes” between Jost and Che, 41, has become a holiday tradition SNL's Weekend Update section.. The duo writes jokes to read to each other for the first time on air. For the last batch, Johansson was backstage — and there was a camera on her to capture her reaction when Ghost read this very joke.
Colin Jost and Michael Che during Weekend Update.
Will Heath/NBC“Costco has removed the roast beef sandwich from its menu,” Jost said. “I've been eating roast beef every night since my wife had the baby.”
Johansson looked horrified and shocked when she heard the last sentence.
“It was honestly a legitimate live moment,” the host said Jimmy Fallon – Which was also in SNL Christmas show – tell the audience on Monday. “You weren't acting at all.”
“I can't behave myself,” Ghost replied.
Fallon also wondered if Jost was “in trouble” with his wife.
“I think I'm in trouble with a lot of people,” Jost replied.
Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost's love story is one for the books. The Golden Globe nominee and the Saturday Night Live star were first spotted together in May 2017 at an afterparty celebrating the 42nd season of the NBC variety show. One year later, he called Johansson his “girlfriend” during a “Weekend Update” segment on SNL. (…)
Jost and Johansson met in a SNL after party in May 2017. One year later, the comedian referred to the former Marvel star as his girlfriend during a party SNL Live show. They married in October 2020 and Welcome son Cosmo in August 2021. (Johansson also shares daughter Rose, 10, with her ex-husband Romain Dauriac.)
Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost
Paul Morigi/Getty ImagesThe December 2024 SNL episode wasn't the first time Chi Johansson's name was dropped while “exchanging jokes.” He previously wrote a joke for it Focus on Johansson's body.
Johansson said she walked out during that episode when she saw her image on the screen.
“I blacked out at that point in the night,” she said during a July 2024 appearance. The Kelly Clarkson Show. “I actually don't remember it. As soon as the picture came up, I completely blacked out.
