Colin Jost joked that Ryan Reynolds is "one of his best friends" during the actor’s appearance on ‘Saturday Night Live’.
The 37-year-old comedian is engaged to Ryan’s ex-wife, movie star Scarlett Johansson, but the high-profile duo were both happy to make light of the situation as Ryan made an appearance on the hit TV show.
During the ‘Weekend Update’ segment of the show – which also featured Alex Moffat – Colin quipped that Ryan and Alex are his "two best friends".
Hollywood star Will Ferrell also appeared on the show, and was visibly – albeit jokingly – unnerved when Ryan admitted that he and his current wife Blake Lively were both big fans of the comedy actor.
Meanwhile, Scarlett – who was married to Ryan from 2008 until 2011 – recently admitted to being "surprised" by Colin’s proposal.
The actress and the ‘Saturday Night Live’ writer got engaged in May after two years of dating – but Scarlett confessed she hadn’t been expecting her beau to get down on one knee.
The ‘Marriage Story’ star – who has a five-year-old daughter called Rose with her second husband, Romain Dauriac – gushed: "It was surprising, he’s got a lot behind that news desk he’s hiding. He’s very charming and very thoughtful and romantic. But yeah, I was surprised.
"Even if you kind of imagine what that moment’s gonna be like, it’s still beautiful moment. It was very personal, it was a very special moment. I think, more than anything, when someone tells you they want to spend their life with you, that’s a lovely, special thing."
Scarlett didn’t go into detail about how Colin proposed, but did say he "killed it", and hinted that the TV star took a "James Bond" approach to his proposal.
Colin Jost says Ryan Reynolds is one of his ‘best friends’
