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Saturday Night Live Weekend Update hosts Michael Che and Colin Jost carried on their yearly “joke swap” tradition as a part of SNL ’s Christmas episode. Inexplicably cut last year to the chagrin of fans, the joke swap sees Che and Jost exchange quips they’ve written for the other that neither of them have seen before going on air. As you might guess, the jokes are often created to shock each other — along with audience members. And this year was no exception. The joke swap hit the ground running as Che immediately kicked off the segment by introducing an unexpected special guest. “There’s someone very special here who was last on this show Season 3, 46 years ago,” Che said. “Poet, author, and activist. Please welcome Dr. Hattie Davis.” Sources like Newsweek have since confirmed that “Dr. Davis” is, in fact, a fictional character played by an actor. But that didn’t seem to thwart Che from successfully pulling the wool over Jost’s eyes. (And, judging from Twitter, plenty of viewers fell for it, too.) Jost seemed to be shaking in his boots as he delivered a slew of offensive jokes written by Che, even meekly going for a fist bump that Dr. Davis denied. Among the no holds barred range of (often highly distasteful) topics, Jost’s wife Scarlett Johansson even came under fire — with Jost having to crack that New York’s new allowance of alcohol sales in movie theaters would help him to tolerate Johansson’s “little art movies.” Check out the full sketch below.

Twinkle Khanna was recently spotted exiting a bank with a huge bag. Though the bag seemed empty, social media was quick to conclude. Twinkle seemed a bit taken aback by the presence of the paps in front of the bank. And now, netizens are having a field day coming up with some of the most hilarious reactions. Some are even crediting Akshay Kumar’s OMG 2’s commercial success behind Twinkle’s bank visit.

Social media enjoying the video

“She looks like she just robbed the bank and is making a run to Canada,” one user wrote. “Bag mein dher sara paisa hoga (has to be a lot of money in the bag),” another user wrote. “Ek bag bhar ke Paisa OMG2 jo mast chal raha (bag filled with money as OMG 2 is commercial success,” a social media user said. “Twinkle ne aaj fd tudwadi lagta hai akshay ki movies chal nai rahi zada (Has twinkle broken her FD, Akshay’s movies aren’t working anymore),” another social media user took a dig.

Comments pour in

“The bag is empty. It is too lite the way she carried,” one of the comments read. “Give me 1/4th of the money, I will survive,” another one of the comments read. Akshay Kumar has often been criticised for holding Canadian citizenship. However, on the 77th Independence Day, Kumar took to social media to announce that he has received Indian citizenship. Akshay Kumar also renounced his Canadian passport. Taking to Twitter, Akshay had written, “Dil aur citizenship, dono Hindustani. Happy Independence Day! Jai Hind! (sic).”

Despite a tough competition from Sunny Deol’s Gadar 2 and Rajinikanth’s Jailer, OMG 2 has maintained its steady pace. The film stars Akshay Kumar in a guest appearance, Pankaj Tripathi in the lead role.

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