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During Saturday Night Live's Season 51 finale hosted by Will Ferrell with Paul McCartney as the musical guest, Michael Che interrupted Colin Jost's Weekend Update joke swap to stop him from shaving his own hair, a cringe-worthy moment that underscored the enduring chemistry between the two hosts and the show's notorious joke-swaps.
Colin Jost narrowly avoids a real haircut on live TV during Weekend Update as he reads jokes from Michael Che about Ye’s controversial remarks; a barber comes on stage and the moment leads to laughter and relief from Jost, who quips about sacrificing his hair, while Che horaciously keeps the moment in stride.
In SNL’s season finale, host Michael Che read a joke swap piece written by Colin Jost about Michael Jackson that included a provocative line about molestation, triggering backlash and online debate over taste and boundaries in live comedy.
During Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update joke swap, Colin Jost flirted with losing his signature hair as Michael Che teased a provocative bit; a barber appeared on cue to shave him, Jost muttered “Send in the barber,” and Che’s pushback kept the plan from fully going through, with Jost later material appearing in a bald cap for curtain call.
On SNL's season finale, Colin Jost and Michael Che swapped jokes live, continuing their biannual tradition of trading cue cards. The bits feature edgy material—from a Barbie with autism to crude lines about penis length, a vampire-welfare joke, and a controversial Michael Jackson joke—culminating in Jost's hair-shaving moment as Che heckled. The joke swap has grown increasingly outrageous since 2018; Variety links to highlights and the full clip.
Colin Jost revealed on The Tonight Show that SNL writers rejected his pitch to have Pete Hegseth read a Tarantino-inspired Bible verse from Pulp Fiction, a gag he says foreshadowed the real moment two weeks later when Hegseth delivered an altered Ezekiel 25:17 prayer at a Pentagon service.
Colin Jost revealed on The Tonight Show that SNL writers once pitched a cold open about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth quoting an Ezekiel verse in a nod to Pulp Fiction, but the gag was scrapped as too ridiculous; two weeks later, Hegseth did something very similar in real life by delivering a Pentagon prayer that echoed Samuel L. Jackson's Pulp Fiction monologue.
Matt Damon reprises Brett Kavanaugh in a booze-filled Saturday Night Live cold open with Colin Jost as Pete Hegseth and Aziz Ansari as Kash Patel, joking that Trump could serve a third term despite the 22nd Amendment; the barroom sketch is built on drinking gags, includes a bourbon with Patel’s name, and ends with a Tubthumping moment, while the piece notes Hegseth’s denial of a drinking problem and Patel’s own legal dispute.
Scarlett Johansson responded with a single-word 'We?' when Colin Jost recalled buying a decommissioned Staten Island Ferry for $280,100 in January 2022 with Pete Davidson and partners. Johansson has since playfully referenced the ferry on podcasts and interviews, while Jost and Davidson have discussed potential uses for the 277-foot vessel (nicknamed Titanic 2) amid ongoing financial challenges. The couple, married since 2020 and parents to Cosmo, have kept the moment lighthearted as the venture pieces together.
Colin Jost revealed Scarlett Johansson’s one-word reaction to his 2022 purchase of a decommissioned Staten Island ferry: 'We?' He described how he and Pete Davidson, plus a partner, bid $280,100 for the non-operational vessel and planned to turn it into a floating event space, a process hampered by permits and environmental regulations.
SNL's Weekend Update skewers Donald Trump's claim that Iran has 'no cards' by poking fun at Iran's leverage over the Strait of Hormuz, with Colin Jost and Michael Che delivering sharp, politically pointed jokes about the administration and Melania Trump's Epstein mention, highlighting sharp satire around current international tensions.
The Hollywood Reporter reports that SNL is launching The Rundown, a short-form digital series where current and former cast members pick their favorite sketches and performances to assemble a fantasy episode to be streamed on Peacock, YouTube and SNL’s social channels. Colin Jost is first up, focusing on a difficult cold open and drawing from a Palin–Poehler Weekend Update parody from season 34, written by Seth Meyers; future installments will feature other stars and guests, and new episodes will debut on Wednesdays during SNL breaks through mid‑June. The next live installment is set for April 4 with Jack Black hosting and Jack White as musical guest.
Saturday Night Live launches The Rundown, a short-form digital series on Peacock, YouTube and SNL’s social channels, inviting current and former cast members and guests to pick favorite past segments for a simulated “Rundown.” Colin Jost hosts the premiere, breaking down the Cold Open and selecting a nostalgic opener, with guests like Chloe Fineman, Bowen Yang, Dana Carvey and Questlove. New episodes arrive on Wednesdays during SNL hiatus through mid‑June, ahead of SNL’s April 4 return with host Jack Black and musical guest Jack White.
Variety reports NBC's SNL launched a new short-form series on Peacock and YouTube called The Rundown, where SNL alumni review favorite clips and add them to Lorne Michaels’ Rundown board; Colin Jost hosts the inaugural episode, breaking down the craft of writing a cold open and spotlighting Amy Poehler and Tina Fey's Katie Couric Interviews Sarah Palin, with guests Dana Carvey, Mikey Day, Chloe Fineman, Bowen Yang and Questlove; new episodes air Wednesdays during hiatus through mid-June.
Colin Jost reprised his Pete Hegseth persona in SNL's chaotic cold open, lampooning Iran-attacks coverage and the Trump administration's messaging while foreshadowing Kristi Noem's looming reassignment; viewers praised Jost's unhinged, frat-boy take as one of the show's standout moments.