{"id":2130158,"date":"2025-11-02T09:26:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T09:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2130158"},"modified":"2025-11-02T09:26:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T09:26:06","slug":"snls-colin-jost-gets-loud-groans-for-trump-pedophile-joke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/snls-colin-jost-gets-loud-groans-for-trump-pedophile-joke\/","title":{"rendered":"SNL\u2019s Colin Jost Gets Loud Groans for Trump Pedophile Joke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Colin Jost shocked some viewers with a risqu\u00e9 joke early into this week\u2019s \u201cWeekend Update\u201d segment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <i>SNL <\/i>star showed a clip of President Trump and First Lady Melania walking out of the White House to a cover of \u201cThriller\u201d by Michael Jackson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jost responded to the clip by calling the song, \u201cThe perfect soundtrack to lure kids to a famous mansion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The joke was a reference to the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/inside-the-fbis-case-against-michael-jackson-eyewitnesses-train-rides-and-an-alleged-sex-tape\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:allegations of child molestation;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">allegations of child molestation<\/a> against the late pop star Michael Jackson, as well Trump\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/why-trump-welcoming-distraction-epstein-024050102.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:alleged connections;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">alleged connections<\/a> to sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The joke drew laughter as well as some shocked groans from the audience, all of which Jost took in with a smile.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Co-anchor Michael Che tried to outdo Jost for the darkest joke of the night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cCritics of President Trump are calling him tone deaf for posting pictures of his newly renovated White House bathroom during the government shutdown,\u201d Che said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He showed a picture of the bathroom <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/trump-turns-lincoln-bathroom-mar-190142066.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:with its new marble floor;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">with its new marble floor<\/a>, noting, \u201cI\u2019m happy that the floor looks slippery.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>SNL, Michael Che on Trump&#8217;s new bathroom. \/ NBC<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Che also attempted to get in on the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/6-7-meme-annoying-kids-100051331.html\" rel=\"\" data-ylk=\"slk:viral \u201c6-7\u201d meme;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">viral \u201c6-7\u201d meme<\/a> with a joke about the New York City mayoral race.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cCurtis Sliwa, a Republican candidate for mayor of New York and the world\u2019s only White Panther, has been endorsed by Rudy Giuliani. But Giuliani only likes him because his poll numbers are between 9 and 11,\u201d Che joked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Doing the hand gesture associated with the \u201c6-7\u201d meme, Che added, \u201c9 11!\u201d He turned to Jost and asked, \u201cDid I do that right?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Saturday Night Live, Bowen Yang as George Santos \/ NBC\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"530\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/wiloEvyvCJx9Yzm2oBiujA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTUzMDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/thedailybeast.com\/65ebc78501de051901d0a00dda9157d1\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Saturday Night Live, Bowen Yang as George Santos \/ NBC<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bowen Yang returned to the \u201cUpdate\u201d desk as disgraced former congressman George Santos.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Although Santos had his prison sentence <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/trump-scores-points-mtg-pardoning-022339849.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:commuted by President Trump;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">commuted by President Trump<\/a> in mid-October, Yang <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/snl-star-bowen-yang-to-skip-saturdays-show\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:was unavailable;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">was unavailable<\/a> to reprise his portrayal of him for the first <i>SNL<\/i> episode following the news.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In his first time back in the role, Yang\u2019s Santos announced that prison had changed him and that he would \u201conly tell the truth\u201d from this point forward. A few minutes later, Santos told Jost that he was Black.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When Jost accused of him of lying, Santos replied, \u201cWow, are you accusing me of lying about my race? Like Rachel Dolezal? That horrible woman who <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/rachel-dolezal-aka-nkechi-diallo-ousted-from-teaching-job-for-onlyfans\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:lied about being Black;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">lied about being Black<\/a>? Remember her? Because that was me.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colin Jost shocked some viewers with a risqu\u00e9 joke early into this week\u2019s \u201cWeekend Update\u201d segment. The SNL star showed a clip of President Trump and First Lady Melania walking out of the White House to a cover of \u201cThriller\u201d by Michael Jackson. 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