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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: U.S. Vice President-elect Mike Pence waves on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. In today's inauguration ceremony Donald J. Trump becomes the 45th president of the United States.(Photo: Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images)

As Vice President Mike Pence spent part of hisSaturday night joking about the news that he used a personal email account to conduct state businessduring his time as Indiana's governor, the minds behind Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update had a few jokes of their own about the controversy.

And while both the vice president and the SNL writers took aim at Pence having an AOL account, cast member Colin Jost delivered a much sharper jab about why the somewhat outdated service was Pence's email provider of choice.

In a Weekend Update segment heavy on shots fired at the Trump Administration, Jost transitioned to Pence after talking about Attorney General Jeff Sessions' failure to disclose contacts with the Russian ambassador during his confirmation hearing.

After flatly delivering the news about the vice president's emails, Jostfollowed with the punchline of, "Pence said he originally chose AOL because Hotmail was forbidden by his church," with a noticeable pause between the words "hot" and "mail."

After a moment, the joke garnered delayed laugherand applause from the crowd, causing Jost to motion to the audienceand say, "Took you little while."

Check out the rest of Saturday night's edition of Weekend Update belowwith the Pence portion starting at 6:19.

Pence'semails were released afterIndyStar discoveredthatthe vice president used a personal email account to conduct business. IndyStar obtainednearly 30 emailsthrough a public records request that Pence had sent from his personal account.

The emails show that Pence communicated with top advisers from his personal AOL account on security gates at the governor's residence, the state's response to terror attacks across the globe and other topics.

Attorneys for Pence then delivered 13 boxes of state-related emails to the Indiana Statehousein an effort to make sure they arearchived as required by law.

Call IndyStar reporter Justin L. Mack at (317) 444-6138. Follow him on Twitter:@justinlmack.

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