Colin Jost was cheated by Michael Che in SNL once again, a year after the couple caused a stir for comparing Scarlett Johansson to a roast beef sandwich.
The moment came during Saturday night live annual Christmas episode on December 20 with a special segment called “Weekend Update” banter exchange.
“Tonight is our Christmas show and we have a tradition where Colin and I tell each other jokes to read that neither of us have ever seen,” Che explained in the viewer segment.
Jost, however, protested, saying he didn’t think they were making the prank this year. “And you know I didn’t write you any jokes,” he said, to which Che responded, “Well, I guess you’ll have to read mine.”
After telling several jokes, Jost hit the one that aimed directly at his wife of five years. “New research shows that millions of women are leaving the workforce due to menopause. Which means I only have a couple of years left on my gravy train,” she read, laughing as a photo of Johansson appeared on the screen.
“My girl was already saying, ‘Colin, I’m hot. Colin, I’m sweating.’ Damn, you’re having a hot flash,” Jost continued. Then he followed up with another punch line: “But don’t worry about me, I have reinforcements. They don’t call Wednesday hump day for nothing.”
The moment echoed last year’s viral exchange of banter, when Jost launched into another Che-penned comment that left Johansson visibly stunned backstage.
Reflecting on that moment earlier this year, Johansson admitted: “It was so vulgar. I just can’t believe they went there.”
