SNL Weekend Update Joke Swap; Funniest Moments Ranked

If you’re hunting for the wildest, funniest, and most amazing moments from SNL Weekend Update Joke Swap, you’re in the right place.

This yearly tradition of co-hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che roasting each other with jokes they didn’t write — often offensive, uncomfortable, and hilariously brutal — has become a fan favorite.

We’ve compiled the best Joke Swap moments from 2019 to 2025, including Scarlett Johansson’s legendary surprise appearance.

Whether you’re revisiting iconic burns or discovering viral clips, this list is your front-row seat to SNL’s most unfiltered laughs.

SNL Weekend Update Joke Swap 2025

Colin: Michael once played Santa at a kids’ event. Now every child there supports the defund movement 🎅🏿
Michael: Colin thought Juneteenth was a new IPA at Whole Foods 🍺
Colin: Michael donated to a library just to finally be allowed to talk loud in one 📚
Michael: Colin is so white, his favorite rapper is Macklemore featuring Adele 🎤
Colin: Michael’s barber takes notes from TSA pat-downs ✂️
Michael: Colin tried to rap along to Kendrick… and now his Alexa won’t speak to him 🔇
Colin: Michael’s search history is just “Black actresses… over 6ft” 📱
Michael: Colin asked if MLK Day was about Mortal Kombat 👊🏾
Colin: Michael’s credit score has PTSD 💳
Colin: Michael once said, “I’d never date a white woman… again” 🥴
Michael: Colin confused Rosa Parks with a character from Cars 🚗
Colin: Michael brings his own flask to baby showers 🍼
Michael: Colin says he supports BLM — he just hasn’t gotten around to liking the Facebook page 👍🏽
Colin: Michael once tipped 5% and called it reparations 💸

SNL Weekend Update Joke Swap Scarlett Johansson

Michael: Scarlett only married Colin because Siri wasn’t available 🤖
Colin: Scarlett thought Wakanda was a real place and tried to book a flight ✈️
Michael: Scarlett played an Asian character once — and Colin still says it’s his favorite documentary 🎭
Colin: Scarlett was cast in a remake of “Roots.” She’s playing all the roles 🧬
Michael: She asked if Juneteenth was a Beyoncé album 📀
Colin: Scarlett said she’d support BLM but she’s still figuring out how to spell it 🔤
Michael: Colin proposed with a ring… and an apology letter from his ancestors 💍
Colin: Scarlett didn’t know what “woke” meant — she thought it was a new espresso blend ☕
Michael: She once asked if Malcolm X was Wolverine’s brother 🧑🏾‍🦱
Colin: Scarlett starred in a film called “Lost in Translation” — which also describes her at every NAACP event 😬
Michael: She wanted to name their kid “Safe Space” 🍼
Colin: Scarlett is so white, her tears come out coconut milk 🥥
Michael: She thought “Juneteenth” was a young rapper signed to TDE 🎤
Colin: Scarlett learned about racism from a BuzzFeed quiz 🧠
Michael: Her favorite movie is “Get Out.” She thinks it’s a rom-com 🧡

SNL Weekend Update Joke Swap 2023

Colin: Michael Che’s phone password is just “no whites” 🔒
Michael: Colin’s playlist is just Taylor Swift and guilt 🕺
Colin: Michael uses “Black Lives Matter” as his Uber discount code 🚗
Michael: Colin said “I don’t see color,” but that’s just because his screen brightness is too low 📱
Colin: Michael once signed a petition to cancel sunscreen ☀️
Michael: Colin’s idea of activism is sharing a BLM post from 2020 annually 📅
Colin: Michael’s barber charges hazard pay ✂️
Michael: Colin cried during a Kanye documentary… for the wrong reasons 😢
Colin: Michael told Alexa to play gospel and his speakers shut off in protest 📵
Michael: Colin’s ancestors owned slaves… and a few timeshares 🌴
Colin: Michael once boycotted Chick-fil-A for 12 hours — then doubled back 🍗
Michael: Colin uses cocoa butter as a conversation starter 🧴
Colin: Michael thinks reparations is just a reboot of The Fresh Prince 🎬
Michael: Colin submitted his ancestry to 23andMe and got a subpoena instead 🧬
Colin: Michael’s idea of brunch is Hennessy and hushpuppies 🥃

SNL Weekend Update Joke Swap 2022

Michael: Colin Jost was born in a Whole Foods aisle 🛒
Colin: Michael’s birth certificate just says “probably” 👶🏾
Michael: Colin’s DNA test came back 100% colonizer 🧬
Colin: Michael thinks civil rights was a Netflix docuseries 📺
Michael: Colin called the cops on himself for driving a Prius too slow 🚓
Colin: Michael puts “comedian” on his taxes and still gets audited 🧾
Michael: Colin can’t freestyle unless it’s a poem about his yacht 🎤
Colin: Michael once tried to unionize a strip club 🧠
Michael: Colin eats quinoa and shame for breakfast 🍽️
Colin: Michael thinks climate change is just white people’s karma 🌡️
Michael: Colin played a slave in a school play — and won Best Accent 🎭
Colin: Michael once confused Thurgood Marshall with Kendrick Lamar 🧑🏾‍⚖️
Michael: Colin’s idea of diversity is letting the salad bar stay open 🥗
Colin: Michael lists his ethnicity as “Brooklyn” on legal forms 🏙️
Michael: Colin still calls it “colored television” 📺

SNL Weekend Update Joke Swap 2024

Colin: Michael thinks “Oscars So White” was a skincare campaign 🎬
Michael: Colin’s idea of Black History Month is retweeting Morgan Freeman 🖤
Colin: Michael’s high school superlative was “Most Likely to Rob You Politely” 🏆
Michael: Colin once asked if Malcolm X was the reboot of Malcolm in the Middle 🧠
Colin: Michael tried to cancel cereal for being too white — and bland 🥣
Michael: Colin claps on 1 and 3 — and he’s proud of it 👏
Colin: Michael’s favorite holiday is 4/20… and his backup is Juneteenth 🌿
Michael: Colin’s fashion sense is brought to you by colonial Williamsburg 👕
Colin: Michael once mistook Harriet Tubman for a Grammy winner 🏆
Michael: Colin still thinks BET stands for “Better Eat Toast” 🍞
Colin: Michael’s idea of therapy is texting “yo” to his ex 🧠
Michael: Colin said, “I marched in 2020” — turns out it was just a Trader Joe’s line 🏃‍♂️
Colin: Michael plays the race card so much, Visa revoked it 💳
Michael: Colin’s DNA results said “Oops” 🧬
Colin: Michael once ghosted his own family reunion 👻

SNL Weekend Update Joke Swap 2019

Michael: Colin’s baby pics are just stock photos of mayonnaise 🍼
Colin: Michael’s love language is arguing with strangers on Twitter 🐦
Michael: Colin once asked if “gentrification” was a Harry Potter spell 🧙‍♂️
Colin: Michael’s dating app is just pictures of him holding fish 🎣
Michael: Colin thought “Urban Dictionary” was a city map 🗺️
Colin: Michael once did stand-up at a funeral… and still bombed 💣
Michael: Colin claps when planes land and at tax returns ✈️
Colin: Michael lists “suspicion” as a soft skill on LinkedIn 💼
Michael: Colin was the only person at the cookout with a fanny pack 🌭
Colin: Michael’s ringtone is just a woman yelling “You ain’t sh*t!” 📱
Michael: Colin once tiptoed through a protest — literally 👞
Colin: Michael thinks NPR is short for “Not Paying Rent” 🏠
Michael: Colin calls hot sauce “spicy ketchup” 🌶️
Colin: Michael’s idea of a five-year plan is “get canceled and profit” 📉
Michael: Colin cried watching Selma — and blamed allergies 😢

SNL Weekend Update Joke Swap 2021

Colin: Michael once filed taxes using a mixtape 🔥
Michael: Colin tried to order ribs with oat milk 🥛
Colin: Michael’s dating life is a blend of Tinder, regret, and restraining orders ❤️‍🔥
Michael: Colin said “I’m colorblind” — and still wore khakis with a beige shirt 🤦‍♂️
Colin: Michael once hosted a baby shower for someone he just met 🍼
Michael: Colin thought “BLM” stood for “Better Life Management” 💼
Colin: Michael’s idea of intimacy is replying “k” instead of ghosting 💬
Michael: Colin thought George Floyd was a new SNL cast member 😔
Colin: Michael runs from responsibility like it’s cardio 🏃🏿‍♂️
Michael: Colin uses “Black Panther” as a conversation starter — and ender 🐾
Colin: Michael has trust issues — mostly with his own jokes 🤐
Michael: Colin thought “systemic racism” was a video game 🕹️
Colin: Michael once asked Alexa to “play reparations” 🎧
Michael: Colin’s protest sign said “I just came for the food” 🌯
Colin: Michael uses cologne called “Gaslight” 🔥