Saturday night live season 50 ended 2024 with Colin Jost and Michael Che's annual exchange of jokes during episode 10 Weekend Updateand the subject of one of the jokes made an epic cameo. Jost and Che hosted Weekend Update since 2014, following in the footsteps of Seth Meyers. The hilarious Saturday night live The sketch has been around since the first episode of the late-night live comedy variety show in 1975, with Chevy Chase as the first cast member behind the table. Now, almost 50 years later, Jost and Che are the faces of Weekend Update, and one of their best segments is their joke exchange.
Saturday night live season 50 returns in 2025, with its three-hour 50th anniversary special set to air on February 16.
Jost and Che always write jokes for each other to tell during the last Saturday night live episode before the new year. It has become a tradition that many fans look forward to. The two comedians never hold back, often telling each other crude, racist and sexist jokes that they have to tell during Weekend Update. Jost and Che's annual play has resulted in many memorable moments over the years. However, Saturday night live season 50's joke exchange is without a doubt the best, thanks to an unfortunate cameo.
SNL 50's Holiday Weekend Update Joke Swap Tradition Features Scarlet Johansson
Johansson makes a cameo during the final SNL episode of 2024
During the Weekend Update annual exchange of jokes in Saturday night live season 50, episode 10, Michael Che made a joke to his co-host 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 all worse (aka so much better) was that Johansson watched it all happen. Jost said, “I want to dedicate this next joke to my girlfriend, Scarlett Johansson,” before the cameras cut to the actress backstage and the audience roared with laughter. The rest of Jost's joke was:
“You guys know Scarlett just celebrated her 40th birthday, which means I'm about to get out of there… No, no. I'm just kidding. We just had a baby together, and you guys aren't. I haven't seen any pictures yet him because he's black as hell.
Johansson just smiled, shook her head and said, “Oh, shit,” after the part was over. The actress' reaction, combined with lines written by Che for Jost, instantly made him one of the best joke exchanges of all time Saturday night live. It was a fantastic way to say goodbye to Weekend Update hosts until 2025 and will not be forgotten anytime soon.
Why Scarlet Johansson makes Jost and Che's joke exchange more hilarious
Che has a history of writing jokes about Johansson for Jost
Saturday night live the exchange of jokes in season 50 is even more perfect when we take into account that This isn't the first time Scarlett Johansson has been targeted during the segment. Previous editions of the fan-favorite annual play featured Che writing jokes about Scarlett Johansson. For example, one of Jost's jokes during season 46 Weekend Update segment revolved around Johansson playing Sammy Davis Jr. in a biopic about Frank Sinatra. So, it was only a matter of time before Johansson showed up. Her Saturday night live the cameo certainly exaggerated the joke, making it one of the show's best.
The longest-running comedy/satire show on television, debuting in 1975, Saturday Night Live is a weekly series that introduces new hosts for each episode, with a main cast of actors and comedians that rotate over time. The episodes feature several sketches that are sometimes improvised on the spot, with the hosts participating in most of them, and also feature musical performances from guests that close out each night.
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October 11, 1975
- Seasons
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50
- Presenter
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Lorne Michaels
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