Colin Jost Says They Were Pitching the Idea of the Pulp Fiction Bible Verse and ‘Then for Real,’ Pete Hegseth Did It

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Jimmy I ░░░░░░░░ they must be going ░░░░░░░░ up but we all ░░░░░░░░ you from from weekend ░░░░░░░░ and you re fantastic ░░░░░░░░ that on Saturday night ░░░░░░░░ And we love you ░░░░░░░░ this year you ve ░░░░░░░░ crushing it as Pete ░░░░░░░░ in these cold opens ░░░░░░░░ Man oh man it ░░░░░░░░ funny Cheers and applause ░░░░░░░░ you are in a ░░░░░░░░ with Matt Damon and ░░░░░░░░ Ansari Yeah it was ░░░░░░░░ fun I mean it ░░░░░░░░ very intimidating to have ░░░░░░░░ go out and act ░░░░░░░░ to Matt Damon Jimmy ░░░░░░░░ Laughter He s pretty ░░░░░░░░ Like he s a ░░░░░░░░ s a very skilled ░░░░░░░░ accomplished actor Jimmy he ░░░░░░░░ a pretty great actor ░░░░░░░░ you know at snl ░░░░░░░░ just have to pretend ░░░░░░░░ you could hang Jimmy ░░░░░░░░ Laughter It s it ░░░░░░░░ s been it s ░░░░░░░░ really fun to do ░░░░░░░░ Jimmy how did it ░░░░░░░░ Do they just Yeah ░░░░░░░░ some writers I don ░░░░░░░░ even know exactly how ░░░░░░░░ happened I know like ░░░░░░░░ and Jake and streeter ░░░░░░░░ yeah asked me do ░░░░░░░░ think I could try ░░░░░░░░ at the table read ░░░░░░░░ I did it at ░░░░░░░░ table read but then ░░░░░░░░ still didn t know ░░░░░░░░ it was gonna get ░░░░░░░░ And then it worked ░░░░░░░░ dress but I didn ░░░░░░░░ Jimmy are they gonna ░░░░░░░░ me Yeah recast or ░░░░░░░░ And they basically called ░░░░░░░░ about it And I ░░░░░░░░ watched some video of ░░░░░░░░ Hegseth It was the ░░░░░░░░ where he remember he ░░░░░░░░ summoned all the generals ░░░░░░░░ come meet him and ░░░░░░░░ basically called a a ░░░░░░░░ of them fat like ░░░░░░░░ their faces Laughter You ░░░░░░░░ that He was like ░░░░░░░░ don t want these ░░░░░░░░ generals Jimmy yes Laughter ░░░░░░░░ it cut to the ░░░░░░░░ And they were like ░░░░░░░░ me I flew out ░░░░░░░░ this Laughter And the ░░░░░░░░ part about it was ░░░░░░░░ was like we re ░░░░░░░░ to start twice a ░░░░░░░░ We re going to ░░░░░░░░ everyone s weight and ░░░░░░░░ re going to check ░░░░░░░░ s height Laughter People ░░░░░░░░ he also said twice ░░░░░░░░ year he s going ░░░░░░░░ check grown men s ░░░░░░░░ Laughter Jimmy yeah I ░░░░░░░░ like how many of ░░░░░░░░ 30 year old dudes ░░░░░░░░ just shrinking Laughter And ░░░░░░░░ have to get kicked ░░░░░░░░ of the military Jimmy ░░░░░░░░ It was insane We ░░░░░░░░ pitching we were talking ░░░░░░░░ know in the writers ░░░░░░░░ We were pitching ideas ░░░░░░░░ one of the cold ░░░░░░░░ like two months ago ░░░░░░░░ yeah And I was ░░░░░░░░ would it be funny ░░░░░░░░ Hegseth just did that ░░░░░░░░ verse that they have ░░░░░░░░ pulp fiction Laughter Remember ░░░░░░░░ were like from ezekiel ░░░░░░░░ from Samuel yes The ░░░░░░░░ l Jackson Jimmy yeah ░░░░░░░░ we talked about it ░░░░░░░░ we were like that ░░░░░░░░ be too ridiculous Laughter ░░░░░░░░ it would take up ░░░░░░░░ this time in the ░░░░░░░░ open It would seem ░░░░░░░░ we wouldn t and ░░░░░░░░ he for real did ░░░░░░░░ Jimmy yeah that s ░░░░░░░░ Laughter Dude he for ░░░░░░░░ did it Like two ░░░░░░░░ later Jimmy oh my ░░░░░░░░ And I was like ░░░░░░░░ the good news is ░░░░░░░░ m being surveilled Laughter ░░░░░░░░ yeah They re listening ░░░░░░░░ that s a relief ░░░░░░░░ the room is listening ░░░░░░░░ was crazy I couldn ░░░░░░░░ believe it.