Saturday Night Live fans are gushing about Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost’s sweet onscreen kiss as they closed out the show’s 50th season finale.
The actress, who shares a three-year-old son, Cosmo, with her husband, broke a record as she became the first woman to host the show seven times.
In a promo clip for the episode, Johansson, 40, screamed at the top of her lungs at the thought of kissing her 42-year-old husband, who she married in 2020.
The hilarious sketch, clearly inspired by her upcoming Jurassic Park film, shows the Avengers star running in terror as Jost chases her.
However, by the end of Saturday’s episode, Jost finally caught up with her and secured his kiss after presenting his wife with a big bouquet of roses.
Fans went wild on social media for the smooch, raving about the romantic moment between the couple.
‘Omg, I’m in tears, Scarlett Johansson & Colin Jost on SNL,’ one person said. ‘Power couple energy on full display,’ said another.
‘They always bring great energy together,’ a third person said. ‘I hate how I can tell how deep in love they are just by this kiss,’ said a fourth.
Scarlett Johansson and her husband, Colin Jost, shared a sweet onscreen kiss after he brought her a bouquet of roses
The actress, who has been married to Jost since 2020 and shares a three-year-old son, Cosmo, with him, set a record for a woman with her seventh appearance as host
A fifth person said, ‘Sweet gesture from Colin—classy way to celebrate Scarlett’s SNL spotlight!’
‘He’s not just a Weekend Update guy, he’s the main character in a real-life rom-com,’ added sixth.
Others poked fun at how Mike Myers appeared to photobomb the sweet moment
‘Mike Myers looks like he’s saying what about my kiss,’ one person said.
Some fans joked that Jost finally got his kiss after trying so hard in the promotional clip.
‘They finally got to kiss,’ one person said. ‘Colin’s on screen kiss finally happened,’ said another.
The promo clip is titled ‘Scarlett Johansson Is Saved From Colin Jost By Sarah Sherman,’ and begins with SNL stars Heidi Gardner and Mikey Day talking about their summer plans.
A thundering pound interrupts their conversation and sets off an alarm and ominous flickering red lights.
In a promo clip for the episode, Johansson, 40, screamed at the top of her lungs at the thought of kissing her 42-year-old husband
Scarlett then dashes into the frame and screams, ‘Run! Run!’, ignoring Day as he welcomes her back onto the show and pushes him out of the way of a door.
She runs inside the double door and bolts it shut with a pole, before cowering in terror as the mystery adversary bangs at the door.
‘No, please!’ she pleads.
Suddenly, the moment is interrupted by the arrival of her husband, who cheerfully greets her and places a hand on her shoulder.
‘Hey, babe! I had a sketch idea I wanted to pitch you. Maybe it’s one where we, I don’t know, finally kiss?’ he suggests nervously.
Scarlett then screams at the top of her lungs, ‘No!’
Out of nowhere, her husband is shot in the neck with a dart by Sarah Sherman, who is hiding in the rafters.
‘Thanks, Sarah!’ Scarlett says, clearly relieved.
‘Anytime, Scarlett!’ Sarah, clad in a hunting costume, says.
‘That was just a tranquilizer, right?’ Scarlett inquires.
‘Oh, I have no idea. Che just handed this to me and said, “Take care of Jost?”‘ Sarah replies, referencing Colin’s Weekend Update co-host Michael Che.
Alarmed, Scarlett goes to her husband’s side – but is repulsed when he suggests a kiss in a gargled voice.
‘Nope!’ Scarlett says.
The couple shared several other onscreen moments together during the show, including on Jost’s Weekend Update segment
Jost also appeared in a pre-recorded, behind-the-scenes bit where Johansson has torrid sex with Bowen Yang
The couple shared several other onscreen moments together during the season finale episode.
Jost and Weekend Update co-anchor Michael Che returned to their annual season-finale tradition of writing and being forced to deliver wildly inappropriate jokes for each other.
Johansson is the subject of many of the Che-written jokes, so this year, Jost compelled Che to bring her out and apologize for once comparing part of her body to ‘Costco roast beef.’
Jost also appeared in a pre-recorded, behind-the-scenes bit where Johansson has torrid sex with Bowen Yang after she confesses to Edo Nwodim and Heidi Gardner that she has a crush on him, and learns he has only been publicly pretending to be gay ‘for the clout.’
Johansson has her heart broken when she learns Yang also has been hooking up with Nwodim, Gardner and guest star Emily Ratajkowski.
