As Scarlett Johansson retains chugging alongside as some of the high-profile actors in Hollywood, her husband, Colin Jost, will proceed internet hosting Saturday Evening Reside’s Weekend Replace phase with Michael Che when Season 51 premieres on the 2025 TV schedule subsequent month. Nonetheless, Johansson desires in on that Weekend Replace motion, too, and he or she already has the right for borrowing the desk. Even higher, it will contain her partnering up with somebody similar to Jost does.
Johansson has been making the press rounds for her directorial debut, Eleanor the Nice, which stars June Squibb and is now enjoying on the 2025 films schedule Whereas the 2 of them have been being interviewed by Leisure Tonight, it was introduced up how Johansson had as soon as joked about internet hosting Weekend Replace. She’s nonetheless recreation for that, however provided that Squibb is by her facet. Watch the alternate for your self:
Whereas I would definitely welcome seeing Scarlett Johansson and June Squibb collectively behind the Weekend Replace desk, there are two obstacles they famous that would forestall this. For one factor, it’s a giant ask for Squibb, who turns 96 in November, to watch for an episode of Saturday Evening Reside, which runs from 11:30 pm-1:00 am ET. Nonetheless, Johansson thinks this drawback is definitely solved by giving her an espresso shot at 10 p.m.
Extra importantly, although, is that June Squibb is on the point of carry out within the Broadway manufacturing of Marjorie Prime because the title character. Preview showings start on on the Helen Hayes Theater starting November 20, and opening night time is December 8. So doing each a Saturday efficiency after which heading over to 30 Rock to take part in a Saturday Evening Reside episode could be a difficult endeavor. But when on the off likelihood one thing may be labored out, Squibb is recreation to re-team with Scarlett Johansson for Weekend Replace.
Johansson’s curiosity in Weekend Replace comes following her amusing affiliation with the phase throughout SNL Season 50. Final December, as a part of Colin Jost and Michael Che’s joke swap, Jost needed to learn some fairly off-color jokes about his spouse, and since she was at 30 Rock that night time, the general public noticed her shocked reactions. Then on the joke swap that through the Season 50 in Might, Johansson got here again on in order that Jost may power Che to apologize to Johansson. She’s taken all of it in good enjoyable, however I can perceive why she’d need to check out internet hosting Weekend Replace with June Squibb for an evening.
Try Scarlett Johansson’s directing chops in Eleanor the Nice, which additionally stars Erin Kellyman, Jessica Hecht, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Rita Zohar. Earlier this 12 months, Johansson starred in Jurassic World Rebirth, and that may ultimately grow to be obtainable to stream with a Peacock subscription, which can also be how one can watch everything of the Saturday Evening Reside catalog.