Colin Jost Doubles Down on Being Scarlett Johansson’s Plus One

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Travis Kelce, Colin Jost Bond Over Being "Less Famous" Than Partners

Colin Jost is happy with his marriage story.

Besides being “financially” beneficial, the 43-year-old revealed what he likes most about being less famous than his wife Scarlett Johansson.

“Just low expectations,” Colin told Carson Daly on the Today show May 20, “you know, like you can be like, ‘Hey, what's up? I'm here too.’”

Indeed, the Avengers star—who shares 4-year-old Cosmo with Colin and Rose, 11, with ex Romain Dauriac—has been acting since she was a child. As a result, the 41-year-old has been in the spotlight a lot longer than the Saturday Night Live cast member.

But Colin doesn’t mind acting as a plus one to the Marriage Story actress. And fellow “plus one fraternity” member Travis Kelce, who is engaged to Taylor Swift, is right there with him. In fact, as the NFL player quipped during Colin’s May 13 appearance on his New Heights podcast, "How nice is it to be the less famous person in the relationship?"

With a laugh, Colin responded, "Huge relief. Really."

Yet, despite being lesser-known, Colin said that he gets approached more often than his wife, chalking it up to his longtime role on the iconic sketch comedy show. "She's less approachable Because I'm on TV, I'm in their living room, so they're just like, 'Hey, what's up man? How's it going?'"

Meanwhile, for Scarlett—whom he married in 2020—he sees her as “actually almost so famous that [people] don't believe it a lot of times.” In fact, he said strangers often assume she’s simply a ScarJo lookalike when they encounter her in real life.

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During one such encounter during their travels, Colin recalled, “The person's looking at her passport and he'll be like, 'Has anyone ever told you you look like Scarlett Johansson?' Like, genuinely asking and not realizing, even though he's looking at her. He's like, 'It would be weirder if it was her.'”

These are the moments that the comedian finds hilarious, adding, "It's really kind of awesome."

Read on to see the cutest moments between Colin and Scarlett over the years…

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Super Parents

From Hollywood power couple to super parents, the couple announced the special news that they welcomed a baby boy named Cosmo in 2021.

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Green With Envy

In May 2021, the couple proved they know how to have a little fun during awards season. While accepting the Generation Award at the MTV Movie & TV Awards, Colin brought out a green bowl of slime and poured it over his wife. The moment? Iconic.

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Round of Applause

When award season came to a close at the 2020 Oscars, Scarlett and Colin were one of Hollywood's most fashionable—and lovable—couples.

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Dynamic Duo

While celebrating her 2020 SAG Awards nominations for Marriage Story and Jojo Rabbit, Scarlett received support from Colin.

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Look of Love

After the show is the after-party! Colin and Scarlett whooped it up at Netflix's 2020 Golden Globes After Party.

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Red Carpet PDA

In between posing for photos in her stunning red gown, Scarlett managed to sneak in a kiss with Colin at the 2020 Golden Globes.

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The Endgame? It's Just the Beginning

The lovebirds shared a laugh at the Avengers: Endgame premiere in April 2019.

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Pretty in Pink

Scarlett and Colin attended the 2018 American Museum of Natural History Gala together.

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The Biggest Night in Television

The SNL actor and Avengers actress celebrated the best in television at the 2018 Emmy Awards.

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Met Gala Goals

The Hollywood couple slayed on one of the biggest red carpets in the world when they attended the 2018 Met Gala.

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Look of Love

They say a picture is worth a thousands words. But when it was time for Scarlett to celebrate Avengers: Infinity War, all we saw was love in Colin's eyes.

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