Scarlett Johansson has admitted how a lot she dreads her husband Colin Jost and his Weekend Update co-host Michael Che‘s widespread Joke Swap phase, through which every will get to learn brutal jokes written by the opposite, sight unseen.
As soon as once more, Jost was made to do jokes about Johansson — and this time, viewers may see her response from backstage. (Jonansson was one among a number of members of Saturday Night Live‘s 5-Timers membership who showed up in the Cold Open to provoke tonight’s host Martin Brief.)
Jost and Che historically humiliate one another within the phase however they took that to the following stage this time with a slew of extremely inappropriate jokes as Jost was compelled to learn his “in a Black voice,” beginning with a slavery reparations dig.
The viewers — and Jost — knew a Johansson joke is coming, and when her picture appeared, it was greeted by a mixture of cheers and groans by the viewers and a “why?!” by Jost. Dedicating the road “to my boo, Scarlett Johannson,” he famous that she simply celebrated her fortieth birthday, “which implies I’m about to stand up outta there!”
There was extra.
“We simply had a child collectively, and y’all ain’t seen no footage of him but — as a result of he Black as hell!”
Johansson’s was seen shacking her head in disbelief backstage. That was a shock when a THIRD joke was made at her expense by Jost — and it did was very R-rated.
Referencing Costco’s current determination to take away the roast beef sandwich from its menu, Jost said that he’s been “consuming roast beef each evening since my spouse had the child,” including, “Nah, nah, I’m simply playin’ child, you already know I don’t go downtown… That’s homosexual as hell!” Ouch!
Che didn’t get by way of the joke swap unscathed both.
He attributed the box-office success of Moana 2 to the truth that “like me and my good buddy Jeffrey Epstein used to say, there’s nothing like an island journey with a teenage woman,” earlier than including “I’m simply kidding, I might by no means ever sleep with a lady as darkish as Moana.”
By the point Jay-Z’s picture was displayed later within the phase, Che was going full “no man, no, no, no.” He did proceed to handle the rape allegations towards each Jay-Z and Diddy, telling the latter that “we’re Dangerous Boys for all times” and that “I’ll say the identical factor I all the time mentioned at your events: I’ll assist get you off.”
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Jonahsson spoke concerning the Joke Swap, which Jost and Che usually do within the Christmas and season finale episodes of SNL, in a July interview.
“We have to go into like, witness safety after that evening,” she joked. “Like, I’m completely terrified we’re gonna be like, focused. It’s so unhealthy. I black out for that interval of the evening. I don’t — I really don’t bear in mind it.”
