Colin Jost was forced to drag his wife, Scarlett Johansson, on live TV during a joke swap segment with Michael Che on “Saturday Night Live.”
The comedians, who co-host the “Weekend Update,” wrote brutal jokes for the other to deliver during the long-running show’s final episode of the year.
“New York State now allows movie theaters to serve alcohol, which is how I’m finally able to enjoy my wife’s little art movies,” Jost, 41, said, wincing as he delivered the never-before-seen material.
“I’m kidding, honey, I love all of your movies and if you ask me you’re an even better ‘Black Widow’ than Coretta Scott King,” he said of the late Martin Luther King Jr.’s wife.
To make matters worse, Che introduced a “poet, author and activist … who was last on this show, Season 3, 46 years ago” to sit next to Jost as he delivered the racist quip.
“Please welcome Dr. Hattie Davis, ladies and gentlemen,” Che added, welcoming an actor to the set who was ostensibly a black civil rights activist.
“Michael Che does him so dirty
