Colin Jost

Colin Jost
Jost at Citi Field in 2015
Birth nameColin Kelly Jost
Born (1982-06-29) June 29, 1982 (age 42)
New York City, U.S.
Medium
EducationHarvard University (BA)
Years active2005–present
Genres
Subject(s)
Spouse
(m. 2020)
Children1
Websitecolinjost.com

Colin Kelly Jost (/ˈst/; born June 29, 1982)[1][2] is an American comedian, writer, and actor. Jost has been a staff writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live since 2005, and co-anchor of Weekend Update since 2014. He also served as one of the show's co-head writers from 2012 to 2015 and later came back as one of the show's head writers in 2017 until 2022, alongside Michael Che.[3][4][5][6][7]

  1. ^ Mandel, Peter; Baher, Cynthia (May 1983). "The Classes". Brown Alumni Monthly. Vol. 83, no. 8. p. 58. Retrieved September 13, 2014. Darnel A. Jost and his wife. Dr. Kerry Kelly '77 M.D., of Staten Island, N.Y., report the birth of their first child, Colin Kelly Jost, on June 29.
  2. ^ "Colin Jost". TV Guide. Archived from the original on January 29, 2016.
  3. ^ Johnson, Ben (October 30, 2008). "Cover Story: Jost for Laughs". AWE. Archived from the original on November 21, 2018. Retrieved August 19, 2010.
  4. ^ Cooper, Gael Fashingbauer (January 23, 2014). "'SNL' head writer to join Cecily Strong as 'Weekend Update' co-anchor". The Today Show. Retrieved January 23, 2014.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Abramovitch, Seth. "Colin Jost Steps Down as Head Writer at 'Saturday Night Live'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 20, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  6. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (December 12, 2017). "'Saturday Night Live': Colin Jost & Michael Che Named Co-Head Writers Of NBC Show". Archived from the original on February 22, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  7. ^ "Miles Teller/Kendrick Lamar". Saturday Night Live. Season 48. Episode 1. October 1, 2022. Event occurs at Closing credits. NBC.