American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (born 1982)
Colin Kelly Jost (/ˈ dʒ oʊ s t [ 1] [ 2] NBC sketch comedy seriesSaturday Night Live Weekend Update Michael Che .[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
In 2025, Jost received anHonorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from theCollege of Staten Island, CUNY , in recognition of his contributions to comedy, television, and community service.[ 8] Primetime Emmy Award winner and nineteen-timeEmmy Award nominee for his work onSaturday Night Live and as a host of theAmazon Prime Video gameshowPop Culture Jeopardy!
Early life and education [ edit ] Jost was born on June 29, 1982, inNew York City . He was raised in aCatholic household in theGrymes Hill [ 9] Staten Island .[ 10] [ 11] [ 12] New York City Fire Department ,[ 13] Staten Island Technical High School .[ 14] [ 15] Impractical Jokers Staten Island Summer .[ 16] [ 17]
Jost attendedRegis High School inManhattan , where he was the editor of theschool newspaper The Owl and graduated in 2000.[ 16] history and literature atHarvard University .[ 10] Russian literature andBritish literature , and wrote his senior thesis onVladimir Nabokov . Jost was president ofThe Harvard Lampoon [ 11] [ 18] Weakest Link [ 19] Bachelor of Arts ,cum laude
After graduation, Jost worked as a reporter and copy editor for theStaten Island Advance Kappa Mikey NBC 'sSaturday Night Live [ 10]
From 2009 to 2012, Jost wasSNL ' s writing supervisor. He was co-head writer from 2012 to 2015, and regained that status from 2017 to 2022.[ 20] [ 7] SNL co-head writer Rob Klein.[ 21] Lorne Michaels asked Jost if he could do theWeekend Update [ 10] Seth Meyers would soon be leaving to hostLate Night with Seth Meyers [ 22] Jason Sudeikis .[ 23]
Jost has namedNorm Macdonald as a primary influence for hisUpdate anchor work, citing Macdonald's tone as the one he grew up with in high school.[ 24] Tina Fey as an influence.[ 10] Weekend Update , Jost made a brief cameo appearance asOhio Governor John Kasich in aRepublican presidential debate sketch.[ 25] Pete Buttigieg during the2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries [ 26] [ 27] Roger Goodell during the2021 NFL season .[ 28]
Jost has performed as a stand-up comedian, appearing onLate Night With Jimmy Fallon TBS , andHBO .[ 29] Montréal Just for Laughs festival in 2009,[ 30] Chicago Just for Laughs festival in 2011 and 2012 and the Montréal festival again in 2010 and 2012. Jost has published four "Shouts and Murmurs" pieces inThe New Yorker The New York Times Magazine The Huffington Post The Staten Island Advance andRadar [ 31] Staten Island Summer romantic comedy featureHow to Be Single [ 32] The Bell House inBrooklyn .[ 33] Green Bay Packers quarterbackAaron Rodgers appeared in an advertising campaign forIzod .[ 34]
In September 2018, Jost cohosted thePrimetime Emmy Awards , along with Michael Che.[ 35]
Jost, along withMichael Che , appeared on the March 4, 2019, episode ofWWE 'sMonday Night Raw WrestleMania 35 . In the March 4 episode, they got involved in a storyline with wrestlerBraun Strowman , which resulted in both Jost and Che becoming participants in theAndré the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania.[ 36] [ 37] the Hardy Boyz . Jost attempted to calm the situation by using his therapist, but Strowman chokeslammed him and eliminated the two comedians in quick succession, winning the battle royal.[ 38]
In July 2020, Jost released a memoir,A Very Punchable Face: A Memoir .[ 39] New York Times Bestseller List.
On April 27, 2024, Jost hosted theWhite House Correspondents' Dinner , an annual gathering of reporters usually entertained by the president and a comedian.[ 40] [ 41] [ 42] [ 43]
Jost made a cameo in the 2024 filmFly Me to the Moon Scarlett Johansson .[ 44]
On July 31, 2024, it was announced that Jost would be the host of the game showPop Culture Jeopardy! Amazon Prime Video .[ 45]
Jost andScarlett Johansson in 2023 Jost was dormmates with formerSecretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg while the two lived inLeverett House at Harvard.[ 46] mayoral reelection campaign .[ 47] [ 48] Buttigieg's presidential campaign , Jost portrayed Buttigieg in the45th season ofSNL .[ 46] [ 49]
Jost is married to actressScarlett Johansson , whom he met during one of her many occasions hostingSNL .[ 50] [ 51] [ 52] [ 53] [ 54]
In 2023, Jost, along with fellowSNL comedian and Staten Island nativePete Davidson , purchased a decommissionedStaten Island Ferry boat, theMVJohn F. Kennedy .[ 55] [ 56] [ 57] Screamboat [ 58]
Jost is an avid surfer, and was sent toTahiti byNBC Sports for their coverage of thesurfing competition at the2024 Summer Olympics .[ 59] [ 60]
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