Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost Share a Date Night at the ‘SNL’ 50th Special Emergency USA

Colin Jost and Scarlett Johansson enjoyed a date night at the SNL50: The Anniversary Special.

The couple were among the stars in New York City on Feb. 16 to celebrate half a century of the iconic sketch comedy show in New York City. Both the SNL star and the Black Widow actress dressed in black for the special evening. Jost opted for a classic tuxedo, while his wife wore a black gown with a jewel-lined upper bodice.

For the big night, Jost worked on a number of elements of the show, while Johansson appeared beside Kim Kardashian, Ana Gasteyer, and Kristen Wiig as the Maharelle Sisters.

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This night was particularly special for the pair because they met on the set of SNL in 2006. At the time, Johansson was making her hosting debut on the sketch comedy show (she later became a member of the “Five-Timers Club”) and Jost was in his first year working in the writer’s room.

They remained friends after but weren’t romantically linked until March 2017 when the movie star made a special guest appearance on SNL‘s season finale. While Page Six reported that the two were seen kissing at the afterparty, Jost declined to comment on the relationship rumors at the time.

Later that year, the same month the Marvel star finalized her divorce from ex-husband Romain Dauriac, the comedian opened up about their romance.

“She’s pretty cool … it’s hard to have a lot of complaints, she’s pretty awesome,” he told Entertainment Tonight at the 2017 Emmy Awards. “I’m very happy. I feel very lucky.”

They finally made their public debut in November 2017, posing for photos together at the American Museum of Natural History Gala in New York City. A friend of Jost’s told PEOPLE at the time that the pair were “in love,” and the following month, they confirmed the relationship on SNL.

In an episode hosted by Kevin Hart on Dec. 16, 2017, Johansson surprised viewers by appearing in the cold open as Ivanka Trump, whom she had previously portrayed during a mock ad for a perfume called “Complicit.” At the end, Jost wrapped his arm around the actress’ shoulder and his “Weekend Update” co-host Michael Che shared a video of after it aired.

“murrrrr xmas!!,” Che wrote alongside the clip of the couple holding hands.

In December 2019, Johansson used her sixth hosting gig on SNL to share a sweet sentiment about Jost after he had recently proposed.

“This place means so much to me,” she said. “I have so many friends here and I met the love of my life here,” concluding with an adorable hug and kiss with Jost.

They married in October 2020, celebrating with an intimate ceremony amid the COVID-19 pandemic. When they got pregnant with their first child together the following year, they kept quiet with the exception of a brief mention during one of Jost’s SNL skits.

“Ok ok, we had a baby… His name is Cosmo,” Jost wrote when announcing the arrival of their baby on his Instagram in August 2021.

Johansson has since been a topic of several “Weekend Updates” — most recently when Che and Jost wrote each other’s jokes for the Christmas episode this past December. During the segment, cameras even honed in on Johansson to capture her reaction.

While reading his cue cards, Jost said, “Hey boo, y’all know Scarlett just celebrated her 40th birthday, which means I’m about to get up out of there! Nah, nah. I’m just playing. We just had a kid together, and y’all ain’t see no pictures of him yet ’cause he Black as hell.”

Another joke about his wife came later in the segment: “Costco has removed their roast beef sandwich from their menu,” Jost read. “But I ain’t tripping, I be eating roast beef every night since my wife had the kid.”

On camera, Johansson appeared shocked but was a good sport, mouthing “Oh my god,” as Jost hid his face in his hands.

Jost later told Jimmy Fallon that while he didn’t get to see the jokes in advance, the SNL team had given Johansson “heads up” about potential R-rated content. 

“They were like, ‘Hey, would you be okay if Michael made a little, like, kind of vagina joke at some point?’” Jost shared. “She was like, ‘Sure, whatever, I’m open to it.’ I didn’t know where it was going.” 

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SNL50: The Anniversary Special airs on Sunday, Feb. 16 at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and streams on Peacock.