Colin Jost forced to joke about wife Scarlett Johansson’s body on ‘SNL’ ‘Weekend Update’

Awkward!

Colin Jost had to make a wisecrack about his wife Scarlett Johansson’s body during his and Michael Che’s fan-favorite joke swap segment on the “Weekend Update” portion of the “Saturday Night Live” Season 49 finale on May 18.

The pair each write offensive jokes that they swap and read on-air, with no warning about what they have to say.

Colin Jost (left) and Michael Che on “Saturday Night Live” on May 18. SNL/NBC
Colin Jost (left) and Michael Che on “Saturday Night Live” on May 18. SNL/NBC

Jost, 41, got tricked by Che, 41, into making a joke about Johansson, 39.

“Oh God,” Jost said as he looked at the camera and saw an image of his wife that read, “ChatGPT.”

While trying to hold back his laughter, Jost said: “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 without that body, what’s the point of listening?”

Colin Jost had to make a joke about Scarlett Johansson on “SNL.” SNL/NBC
Colin Jost had to make a joke about Scarlett Johansson on “SNL.” SNL/NBC
Colin Jost laughing during the “SNL” Season 49 finale. SNL/NBC
Colin Jost laughing during the “SNL” Season 49 finale. SNL/NBC

Jost covered his face with his hand after cracking the joke about Johansson.

The live audience, meanwhile, laughed loudly and cheered.

Che looked over at his mortified co-host and smiled and laughed to himself.

Colin Jost after making fun of his wife on “SNL.” SNL/NBC
Colin Jost after making fun of his wife on “SNL.” SNL/NBC
Michael Che got a kick out of the joke about Scarlett Johansson that Jost read aloud. SNL/NBC
Michael Che got a kick out of the joke about Scarlett Johansson that Jost read aloud. SNL/NBC

Ironically, Jost and Johansson owe their entire relationship to “SNL.”

The couple met in 2017 when Johansson hosted an episode of the late-night sketch comedy show. They got married in 2020 and welcomed their son Cosmo the following year.

Johansson also has a 9-year-old daughter, Rose, from her previous marriage to French journalist Romain Dauriac.

Colin Jost and Scarlett Johansson at the “Asteroid City” premiere on May 23, 2023. Getty Images
Colin Jost and Scarlett Johansson at the “Asteroid City” premiere on May 23, 2023. Getty Images

Last year, Johansson revealed on “The Kelly Clarkson Show” that Jost sometimes tries his jokes out on the actress — and it doesn’t always go well.

“He’ll love a play on words or a pun that have now become dad jokes,” she said. “They used to be just like duds and now they’re dads.”

During another one of Johansson’s interviews on Kelly Clarkson’s talk show in 2021, the “Black Widow” star admitted that she gets nervous watching her husband on “SNL.”

Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost at Cannes Film Festival in May 2023. WireImage
Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost at Cannes Film Festival in May 2023. WireImage

“I now rarely watch without having a sense of … not overwhelming panic, just like a slight underwhelming panic, because I just feel like at any moment something’s going to fall apart,” she explained“And that’s the excitement of ‘SNL’ and for all audiences, right? Because it’s absolutely live.”

Johansson continued: “But when you’re emotionally invested in it, and not just entertained by it, it takes on a little bit of a different life.”