- On the final "Saturday Night Live" episode of 2020, "Weekend Update" co-anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che exchanged jokes without showing one another beforehand.
- Following Che's script, Jost made his wife, Scarlett Johansson, into the punchline of his last joke.
- "It was announced that Creed singer Scott Stapp will play Frank Sinatra in an upcoming movie," Jost began, referring to the upcoming Ronald Reagan biopic.
- He continued, "The good news is Sammy Davis Jr. will be played by
Scarlett Johansson ." - The joke alluded to the actress' past casting controversies, which have led people to accuse her of "whitewashing" roles and "erasing" transgender actors.
—Saturday Night Live - SNL (@nbcsnl) December 20, 2020
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