Bill Murray recently appeared on Saturday Night Live (SNL)’s Weekend Update, alongside co-anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che. Here, he made a joke about Scarlett Johansson “having an affair,” leading to fans wondering how Jost, her husband, reacted. The actress has often been the subject of various kinds of jokes on Weekend Update, all thanks to his co-anchor Michael Che’s antics. These jokes have often made fun of different aspects of Johansson or discourses surrounding her.
So, here are all the details of Murray’s joke about Johansson on the show as well as how Jost reacted to it.
Colin Jost’s reaction to Bill Murray’s joke explained
The Groundhog Day star, who had formerly served as a co-anchor on Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update alongside Seth Meyers, recently was a part of the show’s 50th anniversary special celebration.
In his SNL appearance, Bill Murray did a ranking of the top 10 Weekend Update anchors and co-anchors, which included names like Tina Fey, Chevy Chase, and Jimmy Fallon. When the ranking reached Number 1, he said that the yet-to-be-revealed name was “funny” and that the person had “got a great smile.”
This prompted a chuckle from Colin Jost. “He’s currently sleeping every kind of way with the lovely actress, Scarlett Johansson…,” Murray jokingly added. “Of course, I am talking about my brother Bryan Doyle-Murray.”
Despite the unexpected joke about his wife, Jost responded sportingly to it and even laughed. “I’m told he’s a very considerate lover,” Murray continued. Additionally, in his SNL appearance, the actor jokingly ranked the African American anchors of Weekend Update. This ranking list humorously included only one name, Michael Che, prompting a deadpan response from him.
Meanwhile, Scarlett Johansson has been the subject of numerous Weekend Update jokes over the years. In a December episode last year, her husband made various inappropriate jokes about the Black Widow star, including her age. Moreover, these have sometimes affected the 40-year-old actress to the point that she once “blacked out” during one rendition, which she confirmed in an appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show.
Originally reported by Abdul Azim Naushad on ComingSoon.net.
