For a number of years, the ultimate “Saturday Night Live” episode of the yr features a phase of “Weekend Update” by which co-anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che write jokes that the opposite should learn for the primary time on the air. For Jost, this usually has meant Che forces him to say a litany of jokes about race and racism which might be horrifically tone deaf and over-the-top — and, in context, typically fairly humorous.
This yr, nevertheless, Che discovered a brand new method to torture Jost: Making him say outrageous issues about his spouse, Scarlett Johansson — whereas a digicam captured Johansson’s reside reactions within the hallway outdoors of the studio. The actor appeared throughout the episode’s chilly open to welcome host Martin Short into the Five Timers Club, and Che apparently couldn’t resist the possibility to have some enjoyable on the couple’s expense.
The bit began with Jost studying that this yr, he was going to “read all the jokes in ‘Black voice’ so I don’t get in trouble,” which led into Jost studying a joke about Kamala Harris saying she nonetheless helps the thought of slavery reparations.
“Well, damn girl, me too,” Jost stated, barely in a position to get the phrases out by way of his exasperated laughter. “Because white people deserve our money back for all those slaves that ran away.”
That was a mere appetizer for what Jost was required to say about his spouse. Just the sight of her face in a picture over Jost’s shoulder was sufficient to have some individuals within the viewers screaming in anticipation of what was to come back.
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“I want to dedicate this next joke to my boo, Scarlett Johansson,” Jost stated, after which a digicam reduce to a nervous Johansson, clutching a drink as she watched Jost from a monitor above her.
“No! No!” Jost stated, as he realized what was taking place. “Oh my gosh, she’s so genuinely worried!”
Then he obtained to the enterprise of studying, for the primary time, the jokes Che had written for him.
“Y’all know Scarlett just celebrated her 40th birthday, which means I’m about to get up out of there!” Jost stated, once more exploding in guffaws earlier than he may even end the road. After he regained his composure — and Che reminded him that there was extra to the joke — Jost continued. “Shiz! Nah, nah. I’m just playin’,” he stated. “We just had a kid together, and y’all ain’t see no pictures of him yet, because he’s Black as hell!” — at which level, a Photoshopped picture of Jost and Johansson holding a Black child appeared over Jost’s shoulder.
Che definitely had his justifiable share of comedic humiliation, compelled to make jokes about “Moana 2” and Jeffrey Epstein, Jay-Z, and his promise to Diddy that “I will help get you off.” But then the highlight turned again to Jost, who ended the phase with a joke involving his spouse that’s so R-rated that it genuinely startled Johansson. Warning: This will not be for the faint of coronary heart!
“Costco has removed their roast beef sandwich from its menu, but I ain’t tripping,” Jost stated. “I be eating roast beef every night since my wife had the kid!” After the viewers, Jost and Che all stopped laughing, Jost learn the ultimate strains. “Nah, nah, I just playin’ baby. You know I don’t go downtown! Shiz! That’s gay as hell!”
Martin Short hosted the episode with Hozier as musical visitor. You can watch the total phase under: