Colin Jost Explains How to Pronounce Scarlett Johansson’s Last Name | E! News
Colin Jost has an update on wife Scarlett Johansson’s last name. The ‘Saturday Night Live’ comedian—who tied the knot with Johansson in 2020—riffed on an audience member’s question about whether the Black Widow star’s three-syllable moniker is pronounced with a “Joe” or “Yo” while hosting ‘Pop Culture Jeopardy!’. “I don’t know, I’ve never met her in person yet,” Jost quipped between fits of laughter, as seen in a July 18 clip of the Netflix show. “So, I want to hear how she says it.” But jokes aside, Jost confessed that he does not pronounce his wife’s last name the Danish way. “I certainly say Joe-hansson,” Jost admitted, before keeping up with the bit by adding, “I mean, I don’t say it really ever.” And after getting through plenty of jokes about not being familiar with Johansson—with whom he shares son Cosmo, 4, and is stepdad to her daughter Rose, 11, with ex Romain Dauriac—Jost did share a bit of knowledge about the Lost in Translation actress’ family heritage. “Originally, she’s Danish,” Jost clarified. “Her family is a mix, probably went back and forth between Denmark and Sweden, so it was definitely Yo-hansson originally.” In fact, the 44-year-old noted that his own last name is likely pronounced without the soft J sound given his own ancestry. “I was probably Yost in Germany, but now that’s all long forgotten,” he explained. “We changed together. All of our ancestors coordinated and said, ‘Let’s get them together.'” Full Story: https://www.eonline.com/news/1434210/scarlett-johanssons-husband-colin-jost-reveals-how-to-pronounce-her-name
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6 Comments
Adorable couple❣️
😅 hello . E news .
And together they're JoJo, pronounced "Yo-Yo".
Good 😅
Ryan Reynolds NEVER knew her name
That's actually an interesting fact about language evolution and how time and environment play in the pronunciation of works. Like how silent letters exist for no apparent reason apart from a reminder of origins (knife, knight, etc)