Colin Jost says Scarlett Johansson was “genuinely so shocked” over the “vagina joke” on Saturday Night Live.
Jost and his “Weekend Update” co-host Michael Che have made a joke swap tradition by writing jokes for each other.
On the Christmas episode, which aired on December 21, Che wrote a joke about the Avengers star, which Jost read during the live show while Johansson watched backstage.
The Pop Culture Jeopardy host appeared on The Tonight Show, where host Jimmy Fallon asked Jost if he was “in trouble with Scarlett” following the show.
“I’m in trouble, I think, with a lot of people,” Jost told Fallon. “Scarlett was genuinely so shocked.”
Jost revealed that SNL had given Johansson a “heads up” that they would make a crude joke at her expense, which she was game for.
“They were like, ‘Hey, would you be okay if Michael made a little, like, kind of vagina joke at some point?’ She was like, ‘Sure, whatever, I’m open to it.’ I didn’t know where it was going,” Jost told Fallon.
When Jost made the joke, cameras caught Johansson’s shocked face. Jost said his reaction to her reaction was genuine because “I can’t act that well.”
On the Christmas episode, Jost and Che swapped jokes, with Jost making a joke likening Costco’s roast beef sandwich to Johansson’s vagina.
“Costco has removed the roast beef sandwich from their menu. But I ain’t tripping. I’ve been eating roast beef every night since my wife had the kid,” Jost joked.
Relive the SNL joke swap below.
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