AceShowbiz - Colin Jost responded with humor after his Michael Che made a playful jab about Scarlett Johansson during a recent Saturday Night Live episode. The exchange happened on the March 14, 2025, installment of the show’s "Weekend Update" segment, where Che hinted that Johansson is the one “wearing the pants” in their relationship.

During the sketch, Che, 42, quipped, "The winners of the annual wife-carrying contest in England was a couple from Finland. While, once again, the winner of the husband-carrying contest was Scarlett." The joke implied that Johansson, who has been married to Jost since 2020, figuratively carries him in their marriage.

Colin Jost, 43, who co-anchors "Weekend Update" alongside Che, appeared unamused at the remark but quickly fired back with a clever comeback. “We both put food on the table,” he said, “They’re different kinds of food!”

This interaction is just one of many times Jost has had to laugh off jokes about his wife during the 49th season of Saturday Night Live. The couple met on the set of SNL when Johansson hosted an episode, started dating in 2017, and married three years later in 2020.

Their relationship has become a frequent source of material for the show’s writers and cast members. Johansson has previously shared that watching the live NBC variety show can be nerve-wracking due to the personal nature of some jokes. On The Kelly Clarkson Show in July 2021, she admitted, “I now rarely watch [SNL] 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 elaborated on the emotional aspect of viewing the show, saying, “When you're emotionally invested in it and not just entertained by it, it takes on a little bit of a different life.” Despite her nerves, Johansson continued to appear on the show occasionally and even watched live episodes.

One memorable moment came during the 2024 holiday special when Jost performed the annual “joke swap” with Che. Jost read a joke referencing Johansson in a surprising and somewhat risqué manner: “Costco has removed the roast beef sandwich from its menu. I’ve been eating roast beef every night since my wife had the kid.”

The joke referred to Johansson’s giving birth to their son, Cosmo, in 2021. Johansson, who also has a daughter named Rose from a previous relationship, appeared visibly shocked by the line during the broadcast.

Colin Jost later explained on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in January 2025 that the showrunners had given Johansson a heads-up about the possibility of a joke involving her. “They were like, ‘Hey, would you be OK if Michael made a little, like, kind of vagina joke at some point?’” Jost said. He added that his wife was open to being mentioned on the show but wasn’t fully aware of the joke’s content beforehand.

Jost recalled the moment the joke aired: “I didn’t know where it was going and then the graphic came up for Arby’s. Scarlett is backstage, like, ‘Oh, my God, that’s what it is?’”

Following the controversial joke, Che publicly apologized to [strong]Scarlett Johansson[/strong] for the vulgar line. Despite the occasional roast, the couple seems to handle the humor with good spirits, maintaining their supportive relationship amidst the ongoing jokes.

In addition to managing on-air jokes, Jost has shown his dedication off-camera as well. He revealed on the Amazon Prime Video game show Pop Culture Jeopardy! that he once searched through 12 dumpsters in New York City after Johansson thought she had lost her engagement ring. This act of devotion highlights the couple’s strong bond despite the public teasing.

Saturday Night Live continues to air on NBC every Saturday at 11:30 p.m. ET, with [strong]Colin Jost[/strong], [strong]Michael Che[/strong>, and [strong]Scarlett Johansson[/strong> remaining prominent figures in the show’s ongoing legacy of comedy and celebrity moments.