Scarlett Johansson Saturday Night Live ”for the sixth time on Dec. and kicked things off with an “Avengers” -themed monologue.
Stepping out on stage at Studio 8H in New York City, Johansson was first joined by Aidy Bryant who did a quick change from her cold open snowman character
Bryant was the first in a long line of “SNL” cast members to disappear in this way, due to what turned out to bePete Davidson
Other cast members to dissolve included Alex Moffat, Beck Bennett and Bowen Yang, who commented, “” First Asian cast member and you guys are dusting me? Twitter is going to eat you alive, ”as he disappeared.
Kenan Thompsonportrayed Nick Fury in the monologue, while both “Weekend Update” co-anchors (and series co-head writers) Michael Che and Johansson’s fianceColin Jostjoined her on stage as themselves. She greeted Che with a big hug to tell him she was glad he was OK, while Jost got a kind of awkward acknowledgment.
Johansson first called Thompson “Samuel L. Jackson” and then asked the name of the character he played, to which Jost asked if she watched the movies she’s in.
Signing off from stage, Johansson pointed out how much she enjoys coming back to “SNL,” which was where she “met the love of [her] life.”
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