For a number of years, the ultimate “Saturday Night Live” episode of the 12 months 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 sometimes has meant Che forces him to say a litany of jokes about race and racism which are horrifically tone deaf and over-the-top — and, in context, typically fairly humorous.
This 12 months, nonetheless, Che discovered a brand new technique to torture Jost: Making him say outrageous issues about his spouse, Scarlett Johansson — whereas a digital camera captured Johansson’s dwell reactions within the hallway outdoors of the studio. The actor appeared during the episode’s cold open to welcome host Martin Brief into the 5 Timers Membership, and Che apparently couldn’t resist the prospect to have some enjoyable on the couple’s expense.
The bit began with Jost studying that this 12 months, he was going to “learn all of the jokes in ‘Black voice’ so I don’t get in hassle,” which led into Jost studying a joke about Kamala Harris saying she nonetheless helps the thought of slavery reparations.
“Nicely, rattling woman, me too,” Jost mentioned, barely in a position to get the phrases out by his exasperated laughter. “As a result of white individuals deserve our a reimbursement for all these slaves that ran away.”
That was a mere appetizer for what Jost was required to say about his spouse. Simply 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 return.
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“I wish to dedicate this subsequent joke to my boo, Scarlett Johansson,” Jost mentioned, after which a digital camera lower to a nervous Johansson, clutching a drink as she watched Jost from a monitor above her.
“No! No!” Jost mentioned, as he realized what was taking place. “Oh my gosh, she’s so genuinely frightened!”
Then he bought to the enterprise of studying, for the primary time, the jokes Che had written for him.
“Y’all know Scarlett simply celebrated her fortieth birthday, which implies I’m about to stand up out of there!” Jost mentioned, 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 simply playin’,” he mentioned. “We simply had a child collectively, and y’all ain’t see no footage of him but, as a result of 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 fair proportion of comedic humiliation, compelled to make jokes about “Moana 2” and Jeffrey Epstein, Jay-Z, and his promise to Diddy that “I’ll assist get you off.” However 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 isn’t for the faint of coronary heart!
“Costco has eliminated their roast beef sandwich from its menu, however I ain’t tripping,” Jost mentioned. “I be consuming roast beef each evening since my spouse had the child!” After the viewers, Jost and Che all stopped laughing, Jost learn the ultimate strains. “Nah, nah, I simply playin’ child. You recognize I don’t go downtown! Shiz! That’s homosexual as hell!”
Martin Brief hosted the episode with Hozier as musical visitor. You possibly can watch the complete phase beneath:
