Scarlett Johansson finally breaks silence on Michael Che's lewd SNL joke aimed at her: ‘I didn't expect the setup to be like that'
has finally responded to
Michael Che
for the 'Weekend Update' jokes aimed at her.
Michael Che, who co-anchors the recurring 'Weekend Update' segment on
Saturday Night Live
, writes jokes alongside Colin Jost—Johansson's husband—each season.
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During the December
SNL
episode, Jost joked on 'Weekend Update':
'Costco has removed the roast beef sandwich from its menu, but I ain't trippin'. I've been eating roast beef every night since my wife had the kid.'
In the season finale of 'Weekend Update,' Che and Jost invited Johansson to join them at the desk, where Che formally apologized for his distasteful joke.
'I was just lashing out because I'm jealous. I've never even seen a human vagina,' he said, seemingly reading lines written by Jost.
'And notice I said 'human,' because I once spent the summer on a farm.'
Before hosting Saturday Night Live, Scarlett promised to get back at Che for the roast beef joke.
'I had all these cameras on me. I didn't expect the setup to be like that,' she told Vanity Fair. 'I was like, 'Wow, you really are seventh-, eighth-grade boys…' I feel like it's almost my responsibility to come up with some way to burn Michael back. Retaliation, I'd say, should be expected.'
During the episode, Che also joked that he was 'sorry' to Jost 'because I owe you everything,' another line likely written by his co-host.
'When Colin discovered me, I was selling crack outside a convenience store. Now I'm selling crack outside the American Girl Doll Store,' he quipped. 'I've told thousands of jokes on 'Update' that have gotten dozens of laughs, but I've never said the three most important words of all: I love you.'
This episode marked Scarlett Johansson's seventh time hosting Saturday Night Live, setting a record for the most hosting appearances by a woman.
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