Colin Jost Reveals Wife Scarlett Johansson’s Reaction to Pricey Ferry Boat Purchase

Colin Jost came clean to People about how his wife, Scarlett Johansson , reacted to him and Pete Davidson purchasing a decommissioned Staten Island Ferry.

The purchase, which Jost called “absolutely the dumbest and least thought-through purchase I've ever made in my life," came as something of a surprise to Johansson despite her husband’s claim that he “soft-floated” the idea prior to purchase.

"She was just like, 'Wait, so you own this boat now?' Very fair question," Jost said of Johansson’s initial reaction. After shelling out a combined $280,000 for the boat, Jost, Davidson, and their co-investor, Paul Italia, were flummoxed about what to do with it. Earlier this month, it was announced as the location for Tommy Hilfiger’s 2024 fashion show . The trio of owners are mulling several uses for the ferry, including a hotel with several restaurants.

Johansson has somewhat softened to the purchase now that there’s a tangible use for it, even giving her husband some advice from her own career with the hope that the Staten Island Ferry will be more than a footnote in Jost and Davidson’s careers.

"She now obviously sees the value in it,” Jost reported , “but also I think she's like, 'It's now become something that is a defining thing for you guys and an interesting thing for you guys. So you should take it seriously and figure out the best version of it, because for better or worse, it's going to reflect on you.'”

But Jost admits he and Davidson have been slow to absorb Johansson’s advice. “We don't care,” he said, “because we're comedians."