SNL Roasts Santos, MTG and Trumpโs โBig Ole Dump Truckโ
NBCOn Saturday Night Liveโs โWeekend Updateโ this week, co-anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che took on some of the Republican Partyโs newer crop of stars. But as is often the case, Donald Trump got the worst of it.โRepresentative George Santos said that he is stepping aside from his committee assignments to prevent being a distraction,โ Che said. โHe added, โThe last thing I want is attention.โ Then he sashayed away in a feather boa.โJost then got one more dig at Santos in by calling out one of t
news.yahoo.comSNLโs Michael Che Knocks Jada Pinkett Smith in Fierce Chris Rock Defense
NBCWith his stand-up tour in New Jersey this weekend, it must have been tempting for Chris Rock to drop by his old stomping grounds to address what went down with Will Smith at the Oscars just six days ago. But instead, it was left to โWeekend Updateโ co-anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che to come to his defense. And they held nothing back.โIntelligence officials are saying that Vladimir Putin is being misinformed by his advisers about how badly the Russian military is performing in Ukraine,โ Jos
news.yahoo.comSNLโs โWeekend Updateโ Roasts โInsaneโ Putin and โHonorary Russianโ Trump
NBCโThis week marks two years since the beginning of the first COVID lockdown and letโs just say some people have handled the stress better than others,โ Colin Jost said at the top of Saturday Night Liveโs โWeekend Updateโ this week, as Vladimir Putinโs photo appeared on screen beside him. โRussia has passed a โfake newsโ law that makes it illegal for any organization to report information that contradicts what the government says,โ he continued, โwhich explains the recent headline, โ6-foot-5 Pu
news.yahoo.comUkraine and Russia to hold talks Monday
Video from Russian news agency RIA Novosti showed the arrival of a Ukrainian delegation for talks with Russia amid its invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine has agreed to talks with Moscow, but it's unclear whether they'll lead to any breakthrough. (Feb. 28)
news.yahoo.comDesperate Afghans resort to selling their kidneys to feed families
With Afghanistan plunged into financial crisis following the Taliban takeover six months ago, a growing number of people are selling their kidneys to save their families. The practice has become so widespread in the western city of Herat that a nearby settlement is bleakly nicknamed "one kidney village".
news.yahoo.comUkraine and Russia agree to diplomatic talks amid fighting
Ukrainian and Russian officials will engage in talks on Monday in Belarus. This comes after four days of fighting since Russia invaded Ukraine. Michael Weiss, news director at New Lines Magazine, joins CBS News' Lana Zak to break down the latest headlines and Russian President Vladimir Putin's mindset.
news.yahoo.comSNL Mocks Trump and Tucker Carlson for Backing Putin in Ukraine
NBCAfter opening this weekโs show on a somber note, Saturday Night Live avoided trying to mine laughs from Russiaโs Ukraine invasionโuntil Colin Jost and Michael Che took the stage for โWeekend Update.โโPresident Putin launched the attack with support from allies like Belarus and Tucker Carlson,โ Jost began. โMany analysts were surprised that Putin went through with it even though it was obviously going to be a colossal mistake. But he couldnโt back down after all that build up. Kind of like how
news.yahoo.comScarlett Johansson, Colin Jost reunite for Super Bowl ad
Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost once made comedy skits on โSaturday Night Live,โ but now the married couple will reunite onscreen to dodge a mind-reading Alexa device in a new Super Bowl commercial. Johansson and Jost put their normal game-day routine at home into action with the help of the Amazon device โ a virtual personal assistant that plays music, tells the weather, delivers news and sports. The commercial attempts to take a comical approach on the situation, which Jost believes every couple would โrelate to on some level.โ
news.yahoo.comSNL's Michael Che Nails Fox News Hostโs Awful Christmas Tree Fire Take
Saturday Night Liveโs โWeekend Updateโ had a lot of news to cover this week, but the hands-down best joke came from Michael Che about the homeless arsonist who set the Fox News Christmas tree on fire last week.โAfter the tree outside of Fox News headquarters was set on fire by a homeless man, Fox & Friends host Ainsley Earhardt said, โThis Scrooge is not going to get away with it,โโ Che told viewers. โAnd nothing has ever explained Fox News better than a rich white lady calling a homeless man โS
news.yahoo.comSNLโs Michael Che Nails Trumpโs New โSex Offenderโ Social Network
NBCColin Jost opened the Halloween edition of Saturday Night Liveโs โWeekend Updateโ with the โmost haunting imageโ he saw this past week. No, it wasnโt Kanye West in his creepy white mask, he joked: โSorry, Ye, he goes by Ye now. Even though no one looks at this and goes, โYay!โโHe was actually talking about Steve Bannon, โformer White House, I want to say garbage man,โ who was held in contempt of Congress this week for avoiding a subpoena in the January 6th investigation. โBut this is what Ban
news.yahoo.comColin Jost opens up about reasons behind his marriage reveal
FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2020 file photo, Scarlett Johansson, left, and Colin Jost arrive at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif. Meals on Wheels America announced Thursday on Instagram that Johansson and Jost married over the weekend in an intimate ceremony. AdIn his latest film, a new version of "Tom and Jerryโ that combines animation with live action, Jost plays a groom in an elaborate high-profile wedding at a ritzy hotel. Filmed before his own nuptials, Jost picked up a little something from the experience. โMy character obviously is going overboard in an attempt to both please his bride and impress her father,โ Jost said.
Scarlett Johansson, Colin Jost marry in private ceremony
FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2020 file photo, Scarlett Johansson, left, and Colin Jost arrive at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif. Meals on Wheels America announced Thursday on Instagram that Johansson and Jost married over the weekend in an intimate ceremony. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, FIle)
Scarlett Johansson, Colin Jost marry in private ceremony
FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2020 file photo, Scarlett Johansson, left, and Colin Jost arrive at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif. Meals on Wheels America announced Thursday on Instagram that Johansson and Jost married over the weekend in an intimate ceremony. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, FIle)LOS ANGELES โ Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost have tied the knot a year after engagement. Meals on Wheels America announced Thursday on Instagram that Johansson and Jost married over the weekend in an intimate ceremony. This is the first marriage for the 38-year-old Jost, who is the co-anchor of โSNL'sโ Weekend Update.
Pete Buttigieg and Colin Jost crossing paths 15 years later
Buttigieg and Jost have known each other for almost two decades. After being asked how he responds to criticism that he is not "gay in the right way," Jost says, "I have heard that. Ran in different circlesDespite both being involved, Buttigieg and Jost were not incredibly close at Harvard, according to people who knew them at the time. As for Buttigieg, Koh said it was clear he had political goals, but even he -- one of his best friends -- never envisioned him being where he is now. "I bet Trump's impression of those two agents," he joked, "is about as accurate as my impression of Pete Buttigieg."