SNL's Colin Jost uncomfortably tells ruthless jokes about wife Scarlett Johansson as she watches backstage

What Jost may not have been prepared for this year was Johansson's presence backstage, as she was forced to watch her husband take jabs in real-time, with the camera cutting between the couple. The actress appeared on "SNL" to welcome host Martin Short into the prestigious Five-Timers club, which she joined in 2017. Before going into jokes about his wife, however, Jost read racist jokes written for him by Che, as has happened in years past.

The next joke focused on Jost's wife, but he continued speaking in "Black voice" throughout the segment.

"I want to dedicate this next joke to my boo, Scarlett Johansson," Jost said. The camera then cut to Johansson backstage watching the taping. Clutching her drink, Johansson winced as she prepared for the inevitable.  

"No! Oh my god, she's so genuinely worried," Jost said, before delivering the joke. "Hey boo. Y'all know Scarlett just celebrated her 40th birthday. Which means I'm about to get up out of there."

"Why?" Johansson could be heard saying when the camera cut back on her. "Shiz," Jost continued, in hysterics. "Nah, nah. I"m just playin'. We just had a kid together, and y'all ain't see no pictures of him yet cuz he Black as hell," he said, referencing the couple's son, Cosmo. "Shiz. I ain't afraid of you mofos," he repeated.

"Oh s---," Johansson said, the camera back on her, taking a swig of her drink.

"It is brutal. I feel like every year it gets worse. It's just terrible."

The couple has been married since 2020 after reconnecting during a 2017 episode of the sketch comedy show.