Scarlett Johansson Opens Up About Her Fear of a Popular 'SNL Weekend Update' Tradition

Entertainment | July 12, 2024, 4:14 a.m.

Scarlett Johansson, married to SNL cohost Colin Jost, revealed on The Kelly Clarkson Show that she sometimes "blacks out" during the show's annual joke swap segment. The segment involves Jost and Che reading jokes written by each other, with Che often trying to make Jost read offensive jokes about Johansson. During one segment, Jost quipped about an AI voice feature stealing Johansson's voice. Johansson admitted the jokes can be brutal and painful, saying she fully blacked out during the annual segment. Despite the tamer version on Daytime television, Johansson feels the jokes get worse every year. The experience has left her feeling terrified and she joked about going into witness protection with Jost after enduring the cringe-worthy jokes.