Colin Jost
James Austin Johnson
[Starts with Colin Jost in his set]
Colin Jost: Well guys we only have about a minute left at the end of update. Here to fill it with some random impressions as James Austin Johnson. All right, James, what is your first impression?
James Austin Johnson: Okay, here we go. This is Adam Driver as Kylo Ren from Star Wars on the show, Girls. Here we go. [impersonating Adam Driver] Hanna, do you know how difficult it is? To be on the Dark Side of the Force? No, you don’t because you’re a child.
Colin Jost: Great. Great. What else you got? What else you got?
James Austin Johnson: Batman and he’s reading “Where’s Waldo”?
Colin Jost: This is Batman reading “Where’s Waldo”.
James Austin Johnson: [impersonating Batman] Where is he?
Colin Jost: Okay. Great. I think we’re already running out of time.
James Austin Johnson: Okay. This next impression would make a great sketch on the show. You should consider it? This is Jay Z and he’s downstairs.
Colin Jost: Okay.
James Austin Johnson: [impersonating Jay Z] Beyonce! Beyonce! Beyonce!
Colin Jost: How would you play Jay Z?
James Austin Johnson: Oh, he’d be downstairs. We don’t see him because he’s downstairs.
Colin Jost: Okay. James, I don’t think you put much though into this.
James Austin Johnson: Okay, look, I have a stockpile of useless two second impressions that I don’t know what to do with. So I just kind of thought why not do them on a Update where it doesn’t really matter. I get these impressions out? Okay. It’s my brand. All right? Bartenders won’t even look at me at the after party unless I do my Trump voice. [impersonating Trump] We’ve been waiting a very long time for that Negroni. This is much too long. It’s a three ingredient drink. We’re very thirsty. Very, very thirsty. We love Negroni.
Colin Jost: Alright, we have time for one more impression, but it’s gotta be quick.
James Austin Johnson: Okay, I got the perfect one. This is Bob Dylan cell phone on vibrate.
[Michael Che laughing]
[James Austin Johnson making vibrating sound]
Colin Jost: James Austin Johnson, everyone. For Weekend Update, I’m Colin Jost.
Michael Che: I’m Michael Che. Goodnight.
This is one of the best explanations I’ve come across. Thanks!