For the pair’s joke swap skit, Jost, 42, was forced to read Che’s absurd quips about Johansson — including one where Jost said he’s “eating roast beef every night since my wife had the kid” — as the actress watched from backstage in shock.

It happened when Jost and cohost Michael Che were anchoring the "Weekend Update" segment in the last episode of the year, in which the two tell jokes that were written for them for by the other and that they haven't seen. As viewers saw on the Dec. 21 episode, this time it referred to Marvel actress Johansson, who Jost married in 2020.

Live's Colin Jost surprised wife Scarlett Johansson during her stint as Jenna Bush Hager's guest cohost on the Today, where they debated over their parenting skills.