Colin Jost is tricked by Michael Che during Weekend Update to make a joke about his wife Scarlett Johansson.
In their yearly “Weekend Update” joke exchange, Saturday Night Live stars Colin Jost and Michael Che took turns telling some very funny and unexpected jokes.
The “Weekend Update” co-hosts scripted jokes for each other to deliver during the program, which aired on Saturday, May 18, without consulting each other beforehand. Since the end of SNL’s 49th season with this year’s skit, the segment has grown to be a fan favorite.
Following the custom, Che made Jost feel awkward by tricking him into making fun of his wife Scarlett Johansson. An anxious Jost announced to the audience, “ChatGPT has released a new voice assistant feature inspired by Scarlett Johansson’s AI character in Her.” “Which I’ve never bothered to watch, because what good is listening if that body isn’t there?”
The father of two instantly started laughing and covering his face with his hands in shame.
In another segment of “Weekend Update,” Jost challenged rapper Kendrick Lamar on his spat with Drake. “Talking about b**ches, I want to call up the biggest b**ch of all time, Kendrick Lamar,” proclaimed Che, swatting the cue cards with an emphatic “No!”
“Your conflict with Michael Che has just begun; your struggle with Drake may be over. Thus, in the words of Hamilton, “Shoot your shot, player,” he continued. After complimenting his “Weekend Update” co-host for the unexpected hit, the comedian said to Jost, “That was pretty well done, man.”
Stars of “Saturday Night Live,” Colin Jost and Michael Che, share yearly jokes during “Weekend Update.”
Jost and Johansson’s connection has been the source of several humorous moments on Saturday Night Live before. During their famous joke exchange in 2020, Che once again conned Jost into making fun of his wife by joking about the actor’s previous casting scandals. The joke quoted Creed member Scott Stapp as saying, “But the good news is Sammy Davis Jr will be played by Scarlett Johansson,” in reference to his role as Frank Sinatra in a Ronald Reagan movie.
The Black Widow actress faced criticism for her portrayal of a Japanese character in the live-action Ghost in the Shell film released in 2017. Additionally, she withdrew from the movie Rub and Tug due to negative feedback she received after being cast as a transgender male mobster.
When Jason Sudeikis played the devil in a 2021 “Weekend Update” piece, he also made fun of Jost’s marriage to Johansson.
“Oh, man, so many little side projects,” was Sudeikis’ devil response to the host’s question about his recent work. We’re attempting to get Instagram for kids off the ground, but we also have earthquakes and some really bad storms. Whoa! as well as the weather.
Jost was playfully threatened with a line by Sudeikis’s character later in the skit, saying, “You take it back, Colin, or I swear, I will go back on our deal to let you marry Scarlett.”
The Lost in Translation actress initially hosted Saturday Night Live in 2010, which is when Jost and Johansson first got together. Following Johansson’s divorce from French writer Romain Dauriac in 2017, the two immediately began dating. In 2019, they declared their engagement.
Amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, the pair exchanged vows in a private wedding in October 2020. Jost revealed that they had welcomed their first child together, a son named Cosmo, less than a year later.
Johansson and her ex-partner Dauriac also have an eight-year-old daughter named Rose. The former pair wedd in 2014 and separated in 2017. The actor Ryan Reynolds and the Asteroid City star were previously wed from 2008 to 2011.
