Scarlett Johansson 'Genuinely Shocked' by Husband Colin Jost's SNL Joke
Scarlett JohanssonIn a recent episode of "Saturday Night Live", a surprising moment left actress Scarlett Johansson genuinely shocked when her husband, Colin Jost, made a crude joke about her during the show's popular "joke swap" segment. The incident unfolded during the December 2024 episode, where Jost and his co-host Michael Che exchanged jokes they had written for each other to read live on air.
The evening took an unexpected turn when Jost, 42, introduced a joke about Johansson’s private parts, leading to her astonished reaction backstage. "I’m in trouble, I think, with a lot of people", Jost admitted during his appearance on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon". He recounted how the "Black Widow" star was "genuinely so shocked" despite being given a heads-up about the joke's potentially explicit nature.
"They gave her a heads-up", Jost told Fallon. "They were like, ‘Hey, would you be OK if Michael made a little, like, kind of vagina joke at some point?’ and she was, like, ‘Sure, you know, whatever, I’m open to it.’” However, the graphic joke, which unexpectedly involved a reference to Arby’s, caught both Jost and Johansson off guard.
As the camera captured Johansson's live reaction, the moment highlighted the raw and unpredictable nature of live television. Jost himself struggled to maintain his composure as laughter erupted following the punchline. Despite the shock, it seems the couple is taking the incident in stride with humor—a hallmark of their public relationship, which began on the set of "SNL" in 2017 and led to marriage in 2020.
The joke in question revolved around the duo's new parenthood, having welcomed their son, Cosmo, in 2021. This moment further underscores the complexities of balancing a public life where humor can sometimes test personal boundaries.
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