Scarlett Johansson to Co-Host NBC’s ‘Today With Jenna & Friends’ in January
Written by laserteam on January 7, 2025
(The Hollywood Reporter) – Scarlett Johansson has conquered the superhero franchise, been nominated for several prestigious awards and years ago made her way into Saturday Night Live’s prestigious Five-Timers Club. Now, she’s set to enter the morning show wars with a gig as guest co-host of Today with Jenna & Friends on NBC.
Johansson is set to join Jenna Bush Hager on the morning show as a guest co-host on Tuesday, Jan. 21 for a week-long gig. Hager broke the news to People on Tuesday, gushing about booking the A-list star, who is one of several rotation celebrity guest co-hosts who will join her to fill the void left by Hoda Kotb’s departure; in addition to Johansson, stars already set for co-hosting slots are Taraji P. Henson, Eva Longoria and Keke Palmer.
“It’s just a wild dream. But that’s what I’m saying, the fact that she’s coming to give us a week of her time, she could be doing anything, is a testament to the show that we have built. So I am beyond thrilled. I cannot wait,” Bush Hager told the news outlet. “We’ve never seen Scarlett Johansson host a daytime show before!”
Bush Hager said on Tuesday’s show that she has “so many fun things planned” with the Avengers star; Kotb agreed and recalled her co-host’s excitement about asking Johansson to take the job.
