{"id":2330351,"date":"2026-03-16T02:13:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T02:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2330351"},"modified":"2026-03-16T02:13:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T02:13:38","slug":"bet-you-can-guess-who-michael-ches-snl-joke-about-a-husband-carrying-contest-was-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/bet-you-can-guess-who-michael-ches-snl-joke-about-a-husband-carrying-contest-was-about\/","title":{"rendered":"Bet You Can Guess Who Michael Che\u2019s SNL Joke About A &#8216;Husband-Carrying Contest&#8217; Was About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.<\/i><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 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 bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-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>Credit: Will Heath\/NBC<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I\u2019m not saying the <em>Saturday Night Live<\/em> crowd likes it when the cast members are mean to each other, but I will say they get a kick out of the stars having a little good-natured fun at each others&#8217; expense. It happens now and again in sketches, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/snl-forced-change-sketch-last-142457191.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:especially when James Austin Johnson rambles as President Trump;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;especially when James Austin Johnson rambles as President Trump&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">especially when James Austin Johnson rambles as President Trump<\/a>, but the most common time it happens is on Weekend Update. The co-anchors occasionally take some shots at the cast members who show up to do bits and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/busted-hear-though-snl-translated-144356016.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:vice versa;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;vice versa&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">vice versa<\/a>, but more often than not, they take shots at each other.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This week\u2019s <em>SNL<\/em> attracted a lot of notice <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/upcoming-snl-hosts-musical-guests-200400303.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:thanks to Harry Styles hosting;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;thanks to Harry Styles hosting&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">thanks to Harry Styles hosting<\/a>, but it was Weekend Update that had my attention. The segment was another great example of perfectly-timed trolling when Michael Che turned a joke about a \u201cwife-carrying contest\u201d into a joke about a \u201chusband-carrying contest.\u201d I bet you can guess who was the unfortunate recipient of that left hook. Colin Jost. It was obviously Colin Jost. Here\u2019s the text of the joke\u2026<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"mb-4 border-l-2 pl-5 italic text-tertiary\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The winners of the annual wife-carrying contest in England was a couple from Finland. Once again, the winner of the husband-carrying contest was Scarlett (Johansson).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I have no idea if the joke was discussed in advance. Jost and Che are well-known for going off script to take a shot at each other. Sometimes it\u2019s via planned segments like <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/snls-michael-che-talks-why-162527390.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:the recurring Joke Swaps;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;the recurring Joke Swaps&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">the recurring Joke Swaps<\/a> and sometimes it\u2019s via a random joke one of them just decided to stick in there to have a little fun at the other\u2019s expense.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Either way, Jost reacted with a positive spirit. Here\u2019s the face he made after the comment\u2026<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Colin Jost makes an I-just-got-burned face on SNL.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/pH5Lezlqlk22KCLcE.vEbA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cinemablend_388\/cce380bd3235daab0d04d9f3077b627c\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 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 bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-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>Credit: NBC\/ Saturday Night Live<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">That\u2019s the face of a man who knows he\u2019s been hit with a good joke. There\u2019s no point arguing or firing back aggressively. Sometimes you just take a sassy comment from one of your friends and there\u2019s nothing else to do but mentally accept you got roasted. You basically have two options. You can <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/michael-che-gave-colin-jost-144741882.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:file it away for a time in the future;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;file it away for a time in the future&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">file it away for a time in the future<\/a> in which you can roast that same friend back with an unrelated comment or you can admit you\u2019ve been bested by dunking on yourself a little bit to show you don\u2019t care.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jost picked the second path, though I assume he also took note and is planning to get Che back in the coming weeks. Here\u2019s a look at his comment\u2026<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"mb-4 border-l-2 pl-5 italic text-tertiary\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">We both put food on the table. It\u2019s just different kinds of food.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The line between being mean and taking a humorous shot at a friend is hard to explain, but it\u2019s easy to understand when you see a specific interaction. It has to do with body language and tone and what we perceive as the unsaid sentiment behind the comment. Che and Jost are masters at finding that line. Even when they say the most horrible things about each other (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/everyone-talking-colin-jost-reading-153006359.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:or make each other read the most horrible things about their partners;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;or make each other read the most horrible things about their partners&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">or make each other read the most horrible things about their partners<\/a>), they always use their faces, body language and word choices to convey there\u2019s a lot of love there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It\u2019s a dynamic that has served them well for years, and it\u2019s why, despite co-anchoring together since 2014, fans still want to keep seeing them return each year. The dynamic just works and likely will continue to work as long as they stick around. You can see what I mean in the segment below, which includes the joke in question\u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">No announcements have been made about their futures, but as an <em>SNL<\/em> superfan, I actually feel better about them coming back than I did last year. Jost has <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/colin-jost-made-another-snl-143151782.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:started appearing in sketches outside of Weekend Update on a regular basis;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;started appearing in sketches outside of Weekend Update on a regular basis&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">started appearing in sketches outside of Weekend Update on a regular basis<\/a>, and he looks like he\u2019s having a ton of fun. I\u2019m not sure if his long-term plan is to continue as a writer or an actor or <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/sarah-sherman-took-shot-colin-132910107.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:a ferry boat captain;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;a ferry boat captain&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">a ferry boat captain<\/a>, but if he wants to be an actor, he would be well-served by putting in another year or two in front of the camera.<\/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>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. 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