Saturday Night Liveseason 50 capped off 2024 with Colin Jost and Michael Che’s annual joke swap during episode 10’sWeekend Update, and the subject of one of the jokes made an epic cameo.Jost and Che have hostedWeekend Updatesince 2014,following in Seth Meyers' footsteps. The hilariousSaturday Night Liveskithas been around since the late-night live comedy variety show’s first episode in 1975, with Chevy Chase as the first cast member behind the desk. Now, almost 50 years later, Jost and Che are the faces of Weekend Update, and one of their best segments is their joke swap.
Saturday Night Liveseason 50 returns in 2025, with its three-hour celebratory 50th anniversary special set to air on February 16.
Jost and Che always write jokes for the other to tell during the lastSaturday Night Liveepisodebefore the new year. It has become a tradition that many fans look forward to. The two comedians never hold back, often giving each other crude, racist, sexist jokes that they have to tell duringWeekend Update. Jost and Che’s annual skit has resulted in many memorable moments over the years. However,Saturday Night Liveseason 50’s joke swap is undoubtedly the best,thanks to one unfortunate cameo.
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DuringtheWeekend Updateannual joke swap inSaturday Night Liveseason 50, episode 10,Michael Che gave his co-host a joke about Scarlett Johansson.For those who don’t know, Colin Jost and Johansson are married in real life. So, forcing Jost to tell a crude joke about his wife is sinister and hilarious in and of itself. However, what made it worse (aka so much better) was that Johansson watched it all happen. Jost said, “I want to dedicate this next joke to my boo, Scarlett Johansson,” before the cameras cut to the actress backstage and the audience burst into laughter. The rest of Jost’s joke was:
“Y’all know Scarlett just celebrated her 40th birthday, which means I’m about to get up out of there … Nah, nah. I’m just playin'. We just had a kid together, and y’all ain’t see no pictures of him yet cause he black as hell.”
Johansson just smiled, shook her head, and said, “Oh, sh*t,” after the bit was over. The actress' reaction combined with Che’s written lines for Jost instantly made itone of the best joke swaps ever in the history ofSaturday Night Live.It was a fantastic way to say goodbye totheWeekend Updatehostsuntil 2025, and will not be forgotten anytime soon.
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Saturday Night Liveseason 50’s joke swap is even more perfect when taking into account thatit isn’t the first time Scarlett Johansson has been targeted during the segment.Previous installments of the fan-favorite annual skit featured Che writing jokes about Scarlett Johansson. For example, one of Jost’s jokes duringseason 46’sWeekend Updatesegmentrevolved around Johansson playing Sammy Davis Jr. in an upcoming biopic about Frank Sinatra. So, it was only a matter of time before Johansson made an appearance. HerSaturday Night Livecameo certainly sent the joke over the top, making it one of the show’s best.
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Saturday Night Live is a live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels, premiering in 1975. It features comedy sketches parodying contemporary culture and politics, performed by a rotating cast. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest and includes musical performances.
