The *entire* crowd felt that.

I cry-laughed at this whole segment. 🤣

Do you think Jost knew about it or was it a complete surprise?

Yea I agree 😅. Colin probably edged him out on the jokes this time. Che breaking out one of the mothers of the Movement was just next level 😂.

@@vinndiggs2880that wasn’t really her but I don’t know if Colin knew that either lol

TOO SOON 😂😂😂😂

I think jost won this round purely for that exact moment

His whole career flashed before his eyes lmao

@@RepentandbelieveinJesusChrist5No.

Do all the "haha" black people jokes you like they seem edgy but a bad Jew joke WILL get your ass fired, remember who signs your checks.

By far!!!

"...and people can find you on Instagram?" 🤣🤣

Che's face while reading it said it all! Colin wasn't messing around this year. That was a solid duel.😂

I still prefer the “Blue lives matter even more” joke during the George Floyd protests.

@@danzam40 Che not knowing where it was going and then giggling during the Blue Lives punch line is definitely in the Top 5.

About time Colin won a round!

Agreed

Che was so uncomfortable lol. This one was so good.

"...Muslims and Jews, y'all need Jesus". That moment needed a 60s Batman style "POW!" overlaying the screen.

Agreed that was his best ever, but Che Rigged the game with Hadie Davis

Ayy wsg Mr. Otamatone

When Hattie Davis refuses to give Colin a fist bump. Ouch. 😅

I think it's more like "Colin and Michael Try to Get Each Other Murdered".

Colin kind of went hard on Micheal Che this year especially with the Middle East comments 💀

Its my favorite part

right! and then che brought it right back to jost writing it. Che truly is the king of joke swap

I absolutely LOST it when he talked about the Middle East cause I was like "where is this going to go without getting Che cancelled" 💀

He did it before on the season 46 finale joke swap, but still lost. But hey, that just means that, if ever the day should come that one or both of them leaves SNL, Jost will finally get his revenge.

Just Che's reaction when he read the "especially given the situation in the Middle East right now" part -- it's like he knew he'd stepped on the land mine and it was going to go off as soon as he lifted his foot, but he just couldn't stop walking.

@@meganf1213 The Black Widow joke was brutal. I choked on my drink when he hit the punch line.

Almost blacked out laughing at this 😂, best part of SNL.

I cried I laughed so hard, totally nailed it!

What is the context for that joke !?

That was the definition of Savage. That felt like genuine disgust from the Dr Davis 😂

@@JamietheroadrunnerThat’s not the joke. The joke is that Scarlett Johansson plays a character named Black Widow, and the late Coretta Scott King was the wife of Martin Luther King Jr., who was assassinated. Which made her a literal “black widow.”

@@kinggoldark3853 hahaha!! I see now 🤣

​@@Jamietheroadrunner the joke literally had nothing to do with it lol

Maybe a pair of low-rise pants would have helped!

So good.

that joke was brutal

And the way his eyebrows raised as he was reading "middle east" lol

😂😂😂😂😂😂

Unfortunately Michael had already checkmated him from the get-go lol

@@Enrique-Garcia Nah but then Colin turned it around on him with the Beyonce joke!

@RepentandbelieveinJesusChrist5 Allahu Akbar!

Colin finally won a round hahah, he got Che this time

Who's the God of Hope? I didn't peg you for a polytheist​@RepentandbelieveinJesusChrist5

Naming her “Hattie” is just icing on the cake.

I fell for it😂

Bro I went months thinking she was a real activist.

@@brandonmiller8377so did I 😂

Wow that's craaaazy

Yes!!!😮😊

....& Colin went for a handshake at the end....but she refuzed that, too..... 🙂😁🙂

@@jamesjimowen because she was insulted!

@FrancineCampbell-Hakim .....I'm awair she wuz insulted!..... .....That's Y Che placed hur there..... .....tu make Jost's jokes look even morr insensitivv..... .....How du yu NOT git that?.....🤔🤨.....

​@@jamesjimowenthey're just one of the few ppl who watched this and instead of laughing- got offended

That is exactly the look I saw too!

Got me when he said they can find you on instagram 😂😂

I actually didn't get the connection to Che having to mention the Middle East. I don't watch their news too often so the inside joke is lost on me tbh.

@@sanfranman4919 he thought Colin was going to make him say an insensitive joke about the Israel/Gaza situation

​@@stevenestime7664 same 🤣🤣

That's the best part! :D

Agreed. When they were first introduced all those years ago I wasn't thrilled. I love Seth and Amy as well as Tina and Amy. But man, their comedic chemistry is probably one of the best I have seen

Che is a good writer but terrible at his job imo. He half laughs through every joke he reads and ruins it. He has no timing.

For sure. They're the only funny thing on SNL. For decades now.

@@bpal7006he’s terrible in general. He doesn’t come up with his own ideas (ie. he steals them) and he’s a racist misogynist.

Let's keep Jost, and replace Che with Veronda

And the next one might be the Last, so I hope they go all out

Yo that was the literal funniest thing i've ever seen ever... Somebody somebody mentioned Saturday night live in the same sentence with South Park earlier today. Something I was watching and, I really had to think about it... I don't have to think about it anymore.... This this is like This is like the first time I saw richard pryor... Is or dave chappelle... This is S tier

Way too short. 😁

@@Repent-and-believe-in-Jesusno no you mean /s. See, where you’re talking about fictional characters like gods, Jesus, etc, use the /s for sarcasm as in “LOL all these make believe characters based on poorly written fiction like the bible etc…”

@@Repent-and-believe-in-Jesus 1 Timothy 2:8

Che wun the "racist joke battle".... ....but, he cheetid.... ....he placed an elderly African-American Civil Rights Activist beside Colin....🙂😁🙂

He hadn’t even seen the punchline to the Middle East setup yet, and he was already terror laughing.

But what about the legendary civil rights professor and humanitarian… why was she brought on to bear witness to grown men making jokes about such insensitive racial jokes….

⁠​⁠@@FrancineCampbell-HakimGood news, Hattie Davis isn't a real person but a character made for this skit and the woman who sat next to Colin is an actor 😆😆

@FrancineCampbell-Hakim ....beekuzz the jokes that Che rote for Jost, tu read aloud, wurr insensitivv tu African-Americanz.... & having an African-American Civil Rights Activist sitting next tu him, while he red them, made Jost look exponentially morr insensitivv.....

I enjoy them; they're hands down my favorite segment. But I think they're even more special because of how rarely they do it.

Amen

Good catch!

Where?

he just says “ok colin”

No, he said "OK Colin"

Thank u

@@ernestholloway9436I already told you are welcome, now shut up, the bottom isn’t supposed to speak when two kids on each others shoulders in a trench coat are sneaking into a theater

Her "little art movies"😂😂

He sleeping on the couch for a while after that one😂

I can see Scarlett nevering letting Che forget he had Colin read that…😂🤣🤣🤣

And the middle east and Jesus one 😂💀

That whole paragraph was sheer comedic gold just because of Ches facial reactions

The Middle East joke was worse lol.

I laughed so much when they cut back to jost and he had a very evil grin. It really closed the joke. I still think Che won, he’s just on another level with this. To have the civil rights activist setting next to jost was just brilliant.

That was hysterical! 😆

Two times divorced + tattoos, a walking red flag.

@@PROVOCATEURSK Colin Jost has tattoos?

@@PROVOCATEURSK what kind of red flag are we talking about? 🤨

red flags work when you still want to mount your pole to fly it. snl did have a nice skit on Red Flag perfume, tho...

I’m so sorry to hear about your mother. How are you holding up?

Humor helps a lot ❤. Sorry for your loss.

I'm sorry for your loss 😢

My condolences!

Sorry for your loss. Thoughts and prayers

They actually do this twice a year (one Christmas,one summer), but seasons 47 and 48 didn't have them due to Omicron variant COVID counts rising (the first one), Aidy Bryant and Pete Davidson saying goodbye to the show (second one), Cecily Strong saying goodbye to the show (third one), and season 48 ending prematurely because of the WGA strike (fourth one).

If you're talking about joke swapping, they do it every episode. It's just not the centerpiece like it is in this episode.

They did a summer Weekend Update series a while back.

@@guitarheel99 no???

You have once used that word "best." I do not think it means what you think it means.

His career is over…

Oh wow...wow...WOW... Lol

Don't blame SNL, blame the social climate we live in. Like, people keep trying to cancel Dave Chappelle every other week for his jokes even though the man's style of comedy has been consistent for the past 20+ years. He pokes fun at everyone. Male, female, black, white, Asian, Mexican, gay, straight, trans, rich, poor, disabled, democratic, republican. No race, religion, political party etc. etc. is off limits and not even his own wife gets a free pass from being used as a punch line. It's so annoying how people try to police comedians and have no understanding of what a joke is nowadays.

@@nissan_skylineit has not been consistent and I love Dave Chappelle 😂

**Dr.

@@voxveritas7941not a real Dr.

She iced him pretty good!

She's an actor haha​@@voxveritas7941

I’m not sure that was acting.

Did y'all catch the Amen from Hattie Davis?

I didn't until I saw this and It made everything better, thanks@@shrisheel

It was nice to see Colin finally get him good with one. Michael usually absolutely dominates

Jost has hit is 'Stride'. He caught up with Che😢😂.

Here's the best part; There's no such person as "Hattie Davis" lmao Che straight up invented a fake social justice icon and presumably got an actress to come in and play her just to torture Colin.

This is second hand information (someone said that someone said) she's been an extra in earlier seasons. So I assume she must be snl staff. Jost must have known she wasn't a "real person". I haven't fact checked this

@@anthonyfabel8463 Official: Found a Newsweek Article online where it is confirmed Che invented Dr. Hattie Davis! No word yet on who the Lady actually is.

@@Wolf6119 I know! Right!?! Actually looked her up, because I was so ashamed I had not heard of her!

She had one job. NAILED IT!

Cause she was an actress playing her part. 😊

It was a fistbump, not handshake.

@@billbobaggins1693 I should have clarified, right at the end of the video he goes in to shake her hand and she’s like “nope”

@@junglemutt8022 You realized that fist bump was part of the joke Che wrote for Jost, right?

@smurfday You realized I was referring to the part at the very end of the video Collin goes in to shake her hand and she pulls away, right?

Actually, I think they did it once or twice earlier this year

​@@DrAndyShickwhat happened was Michael told the crowd not to laugh at any of Colin's jokes, which was slightly more savage. They haven't done a joke swap in a few years now.

They _have_ been doing joke swaps all year long. They confirmed this in an interview. They don't formally tell *us* that's what they are doing, but they surprise each other. Usually, you can tell because Colin's reaction is hilarious. 😆 🤣

It’s been their first Christmas Joke Swap since 2019!

@@virgilhodgesjr1524Correct, it was their first proper joke swap segment since the 2021 season finale

his wife and child are Jewish so it wasn't that serious lol

@@molls127 /woosh or something like that lol

​@@DFI429it's r/woosh

"and people can find you on Instagram?"

It's too hard for me to compare eras anymore but this whole recurring bit has definitely earned a spot in the SNL Hall of Fame.

@@dlh7989 there has bern some seriously funny skits and such on there over the years, as well as some great Weekend Update hosts, but these two consistently nail it when the do their joke swop.

Colin really upped his game this time around. It was great seeing Che truly uncomfortable for once.

Y'all need Jesus.

Yea feel like he could’ve won but the civil rights activist and icon was devastating

More like the other way around with Jost's 'y'all need Jesus' quip lol

They BOTH make me cringe in a GREAT way!😅

He called in reinforcement! Jost was soooooooo uncomfy!

The attempt to fist bump the Activist had me laughing way too hard!! 😆 🤣 😂

“Y’all need Jesus!”😅

YES! I thought those were two standouts too! And you, since she wasn't really, he laid it on good and thick just to make Colin squirm... Art movies? LOL!!!!!

Best part is that was also a joke. She's Daphne Skeeter, and most definitely not an activist. 😂

It's the strongest part of SNL these days. I still love the show, and I know not every sketch is a winner but I respect the work all the cast members put into coming up with something original every week.

I was genuinely curious "who is this woman? I want to know more," and looking it up to see Che trolled all of us I was like "aaaaah he got me good!"

​@@jaydoggy9043oh, a woman, I thought it was someone wearing an African tribal mask. Damn

I beg to differ… I found the r whole episode in poor taste!… actress or freedom fighter, either way…👎🏽👎🏽👎🏽

@@FrancineCampbell-Hakim, obviously, opinions will defer. For me, the humor came not so much from the jokes (which were intentionally racially insensitive) but from Michael Che's "offended" reactions (knowing full well that HE was the one who wrote those) along with Colin's increasingly uncomfortable reactions. That's been part and parcel of these joke swaps what makes them so funny -- two men who are friends intentionally trying to make the other one as uncomfortable as possible on camera. Usually Che gets the better of the two by getting Jost to say racist things such as one time where the joke "Today was Rosa Parks Day or, as we call it in my house, 'Uppity Black Person Day'" but Jost got Che back with the line "whether you're Muslim or Jewish, you all need Jesus in your life!". Once again, it's how much we got to see Che squirm saying that that made it funny.

Hattie Davis was played by an actress named Daphne Skeeter. Had me fooled until I looked it up...

And reminding people he has an Instagram account, savage

Che bringing her on backfired, Colin came to play 😂😂

No, he had one that hit harder, the "blue lives matter even more".

this one was bloody omg XD

That’s all Michele Che has. His cast mate could be even more savage but he doesn’t.

@@rosemarywoodhouse4832 Who the hell is Michele Che? You're just a bigoted hater who can't spell.

They probably get strongly suggested not to talk about it. Good on Colin for brining it up

She isn’t really an activist, but she sure does look like one, lmao. Her makeup, hair, and outfit are on point.

@@belleslettres354 I saw some statements like that, but wasn't totally sure (it is the internet after all). I figured I would play it safe. But Michael sold it so damn well, and the way she was made up made it very believable. Either way it was a master stroke on his part. And you could see in the way Colin was all ready reacting to her that he knew he was doomed. Lol.

I dunno... I found it really f*ing gross that they just used her as a prop, even if it was a character... and I usually give comedians tons of leeway because I like dark humor. But her not even having lines and just sitting there as a human prop, really rubbed me wrong. Am I crazy? Am I the only one who thought that was a really weird and shitty thing to do?

It's all comedy. She knew what she got herself into.

​@@BooBuKittyPhukfor the record, she's an actress and so it was all part of the joke. Colin was not aware though.

Hmmm. Lol

She's not even a real activist/doctor! She's an actor that Michael Che hired just for this skit!

If so, she gave a good performance.

And also rejecting Colin's fist bump

that was the best part LMAO!

Yea Michael wins. But Colin brought some good ones this year

Pure genius 😂

That was a cheap gimmick. The MJ joke and Jesus follow up were the best by far.

Dr. Davis is not a real person

@@cmw12 yeah, Che had to bring in props this time. Jost just had a great joke

No way, Michael was one step ahead. Colin finally made che panic though, and it was hilarious.

You watched 4 times because you couldn’t believe that this crap was being normalized …. NORMALIZED via humor…. Horrible!

@@FrancineCampbell-Hakimlmao shut uppppp.. laugh a little.

wahhhhhhh@@FrancineCampbell-Hakim

This made me watch all the other ones in a row and I realized they reached their apex mountain

Sis this was absolutely the best ever and Colin got him good 🤣🤣🤣

Wear a Depends when watching Che&Jost!!!!!!

He finally got a couple scorchers on Michael !

How about we replace the regular news broadcasts everyday with them? I’ll take my news in this form better than any other

This is The Daily show I want!

I disagree, this is like sweet candy: you are ecstatically anticipating and enjoy it so much when it finally arrives because it's not a regular feature... the moment it becomes a regular feature it will lose its allure and it'll be just regular and droned out work.

I agree - SNL is always brilliant but these two would make a great show in their own right.

Only reasons I come to SNL, it Weekend Update.

He has to be. It’s TV. He black.

This was good. But in all the years they have been doing this, the '23 April Fools episode will always be the best.

I thought it was pretty equal, except Che brought out Hattie.

I thought Colin won this one. The MJ and Y’all need Jesus jokes were excellent.

Brilliant format that allows jokes that would otherwise get people cancelled and/or physically attacked.

@@amerlin388 that let’s you know that they knew those jokes and that whole segment was inappropriate!

That's too short! I'm thinking 150 years!!!😂

@@FrancineCampbell-Hakim There she is... there she is...

Because of their reaction, I believe that they are seeing these jokes for the first time

The best ever.

Watched it a second time and teared up again.

No I dont think so. She is a incredibly serious person - she isnt funny and doesnt usually express levity on camera. Did you see how she refused to shake Colin's hand even AFTER the sketch ended and the cameras were pulling off? Yeah even though she knows this is humor she cannot allow herself to be seen condoning the jokes Colin told - even though Che wrote them. Thats how SERIOUS she is!

​@@breakdancinfool I don't know how to tell you this, but there's no such activist named Hattie Davis. She's an actor that Che hired.

@@MelodicQuestThe woman walked with King! Anyway, she held character, but you could tell it wasn’t easy sometimes. 😁

@@kellyalves756she’s an extra on SNL, has appeared before. She’s not a real activist. It’s part of the joke. Reddit has a tell all thread about it.

@@breakdancinfool I love when people pretend to know something only to be called out on it right away.

""Doctor" of what, buffoonish haircuts?

She wouldn't shake his hand! 😂

The cue card probably read Colin goes for a fist bump and is refused.

No…she literally wouldn’t shake Colin’s hand at the end of the skit after they wrapped up. 😂 Took the non fist bump to a new level.

Fun Fact: Haddie Davis is just a made up character, to make Collin feel guilty about his jokes.

Lowkey it is the best dunk on every man. I'm married to this woman.

it was closer than usual though

Oh, he could see his 1st one on the cue card! 😳🤣

Jost could see where it was going when they said "joke swap" 😂🤣

The awkward “hi” was great

You know she was a made up person right?

That lean back like I’m good😂😂😂

Pete Davidson is a joke

Amen

​@@alidi4144 Yes he is but you're being a dick. Its a true statement.

I like the " seen here..." bits