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Colin Jost

Colin Kelly Jost (; born June 29, 1982) is an American comedian, writer, and actor. He 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 from 2017 to 2022 alongside Michael Che. In 2025, Jost received an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from the College of Staten Island, CUNY, in recognition of his contributions to comedy, television, and community service. He is a two-time Primetime Emmy Award winner and nineteen-time Emmy Award nominee for his work on Saturday Night Live and as a host of the Amazon Prime Video gameshow Pop Culture Jeopardy!.

Infobox

Born
Colin Kelly Jost (1982-06-29) June 29, 1982 New York City, U .
Education
Harvard University (AB)
Spouse
Scarlett Johansson (m. 2020)
Children
1
Years active
2005–present
Medium
Stand-up television film
Genres
Political/news satire observational comedy sketch comedy blue comedy insult comedy surreal humor
Subjects
Mass media/news media/media criticism American politics American culture current events pop culture
Website
colinjost

Tables

· Filmography › Film
2015
Staten Island Summer
Role(s)
Officer Greg Callahan
Notes
Also writer
2016
How to Be Single
Role(s)
Paul
2021
Tom & Jerry
Role(s)
Ben
Coming 2 America
Role(s)
Calvin Duke
2024
Will & Harper
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
Documentary film
Fly Me to the Moon
Role(s)
Senator Cook
2025
The Bad Guys 2
Role(s)
Mr. Moon (voice)
Notes
First voice role
2026
The Breadwinner
Role(s)
Conor Ashford
Notes
Post-production
Lorne
Role(s)
Himself
TBA
Role(s)
Love Language
Notes
—N/a
Worst Man
Notes
Also writer
Year
Film
Role
Notes
2015
Staten Island Summer
Officer Greg Callahan
Also writer
2016
How to Be Single
Paul
2021
Tom & Jerry
Ben
2021
Coming 2 America
Calvin Duke
2024
Will & Harper
Himself
Documentary film
2024
Fly Me to the Moon
Senator Cook
2025
The Bad Guys 2
Mr. Moon (voice)
First voice role
2026
The Breadwinner
Conor Ashford
Post-production
Lorne
Himself
TBA
Love Language
—N/a
Producer only
Worst Man
Also writer
· Filmography › Television
2002
Weakest Link
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
Contestant
2005–present
Role(s)
Saturday Night Live
Notes
Himself, Various
2006
Kappa Mikey
Role(s)
—N/a
Notes
Writer 7 episodes
2017
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
3 episodes; also writer
2018
75th Golden Globe Awards
Role(s)
—N/a
Notes
Writer
70th Primetime Emmy Awards
Role(s)
Himself (host)
Notes
TV special
2019
WWE Raw
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
Special guest (2 episodes)
WrestleMania 35
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
Special guest
2020
Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
Episode: "The Childhood Meals Episode"
2021
RuPaul's Drag Race
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
1 episode
2022
Impractical Jokers
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
1 episode
That Damn Michael Che
Role(s)
Michael Che/Himself
Notes
Episode: "Black Mediocrity"
2024
White House Correspondents' Dinner
Role(s)
Himself (host)
Notes
TV special
2024–present
Role(s)
Pop Culture Jeopardy!
Notes
Himself (host)
Year
Series
Role
Notes
2002
Weakest Link
Himself
Contestant
2005–present
Saturday Night Live
Himself, Various
Also writer
2006
Kappa Mikey
—N/a
Writer 7 episodes
2017
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
Himself
3 episodes; also writer
2018
75th Golden Globe Awards
—N/a
Writer
2018
70th Primetime Emmy Awards
Himself (host)
TV special
2019
WWE Raw
Himself
Special guest (2 episodes)
2019
WrestleMania 35
Himself
Special guest
2020
Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party
Himself
Episode: "The Childhood Meals Episode"
2021
RuPaul's Drag Race
Himself
1 episode
2022
Impractical Jokers
Himself
1 episode
2022
That Damn Michael Che
Michael Che/Himself
Episode: "Black Mediocrity"
2024
White House Correspondents' Dinner
Himself (host)
TV special
2024–present
Pop Culture Jeopardy!
Himself (host)
Amazon Prime Video Netflix
· Awards and honors
2007
Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety (including talk) series
Role(s)
Saturday Night Live
Notes
Won
2008
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Series
Role(s)
Saturday Night Live
Notes
Nominated
2009
Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety (including talk) series
Role(s)
Saturday Night Live
Notes
Won
Peabody Award
Role(s)
Saturday Night Live
Notes
Won
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Series
Role(s)
Saturday Night Live
Notes
Nominated
2010
Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety (including talk) series
Role(s)
Saturday Night Live
Notes
Won
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
Role(s)
Saturday Night Live
Notes
Nominated
2011
Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety (including talk) series
Role(s)
Saturday Night Live
Notes
Nominated
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Series
Role(s)
Saturday Night Live
Notes
Nominated
2012
Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety (including talk) series
Role(s)
Saturday Night Live
Notes
Nominated
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
Role(s)
Saturday Night Live
Notes
Nominated
2013
Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety (including talk) series
Role(s)
Saturday Night Live
Notes
Nominated
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
Role(s)
Saturday Night Live
Notes
Nominated
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
Role(s)
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
Notes
Nominated
2014
Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety (including talk) series
Role(s)
Saturday Night Live
Notes
Nominated
2015
Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series
Role(s)
Saturday Night Live
Notes
Nominated
2016
Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety – Sketch Series
Role(s)
Saturday Night Live
Notes
Nominated
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
Role(s)
Saturday Night Live
Notes
Nominated
2017
Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety – Sketch Series
Role(s)
Saturday Night Live
Notes
Won
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
Role(s)
Saturday Night Live
Notes
Nominated
2018
Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety – Sketch Series
Role(s)
Saturday Night Live
Notes
Won
Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety – Sketch Series
Role(s)
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
Notes
Nominated
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
Role(s)
Saturday Night Live
Notes
Nominated
2019
Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety – Sketch Series
Role(s)
Saturday Night Live
Notes
Nominated
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
Role(s)
Saturday Night Live
Notes
Nominated
2020
Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety – Sketch Series
Role(s)
Saturday Night Live
Notes
Nominated
2021
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
Role(s)
Saturday Night Live
Notes
Nominated
2022
Nominated
2023
Nominated
2024
Nominated
2025
Nominated
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
Role(s)
Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special
Notes
Won
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
Role(s)
Won
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Host for a Game Show
Role(s)
Pop Culture Jeopardy!
Notes
Nominated
Year
Award
Nominated work
Result
Ref.
2007
Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety (including talk) series
Saturday Night Live
Won
2008
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Series
Saturday Night Live
Nominated
2009
Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety (including talk) series
Saturday Night Live
Won
Peabody Award
Saturday Night Live
Won
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Series
Saturday Night Live
Nominated
2010
Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety (including talk) series
Saturday Night Live
Won
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
Saturday Night Live
Nominated
2011
Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety (including talk) series
Saturday Night Live
Nominated
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Series
Saturday Night Live
Nominated
2012
Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety (including talk) series
Saturday Night Live
Nominated
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
Saturday Night Live
Nominated
2013
Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety (including talk) series
Saturday Night Live
Nominated
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
Saturday Night Live
Nominated
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
Nominated
2014
Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety (including talk) series
Saturday Night Live
Nominated
2015
Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series
Saturday Night Live
Nominated
2016
Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety – Sketch Series
Saturday Night Live
Nominated
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
Saturday Night Live
Nominated
2017
Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety – Sketch Series
Saturday Night Live
Won
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
Saturday Night Live
Nominated
2018
Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety – Sketch Series
Saturday Night Live
Won
Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety – Sketch Series
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
Nominated
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
Saturday Night Live
Nominated
2019
Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety – Sketch Series
Saturday Night Live
Nominated
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
Saturday Night Live
Nominated
2020
Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety – Sketch Series
Saturday Night Live
Nominated
2021
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
Saturday Night Live
Nominated
2022
Nominated
2023
Nominated
2024
Nominated
2025
Nominated
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special
Won
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
Won
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Host for a Game Show
Pop Culture Jeopardy!
Nominated
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Preceded bySeth Meyers
Preceded bySeth Meyers
Media offices
Preceded bySeth Meyers
Media offices
SNL Head Writer with Seth Meyers 2012–14
Media offices
Succeeded byhimself (with Rob Klein and Bryan Tucker)
Preceded bySeth Meyers and himself
Preceded bySeth Meyers and himself
Media offices
Preceded bySeth Meyers and himself
Media offices
SNL Head Writer (with Rob Klein and Bryan Tucker) 2014–15
Media offices
Succeeded byRob Klein and Bryan Tucker
Preceded bySeth Meyers and Cecily Strong
Preceded bySeth Meyers and Cecily Strong
Media offices
Preceded bySeth Meyers and Cecily Strong
Media offices
Weekend Update anchor with Cecily Strong March 1 – May 17, 2014 September 27, 2014 – present With: Michael Che
Media offices
Succeeded byIncumbent
Preceded byChris Kelly, Sarah Schneider, Bryan Tucker, and Kent Sublette
Preceded byChris Kelly, Sarah Schneider, Bryan Tucker, and Kent Sublette
Media offices
Preceded byChris Kelly, Sarah Schneider, Bryan Tucker, and Kent Sublette
Media offices
SNL Head Writer (with Michael Che, Bryan Tucker, and Kent Sublette) December 16, 2017 – May 19, 2018
Media offices
Succeeded byhimself (with Michael Che and Kent Sublette)
Preceded byHimself, Michael Che, Bryan Tucker, and Kent Sublette
Preceded byHimself, Michael Che, Bryan Tucker, and Kent Sublette
Media offices
Preceded byHimself, Michael Che, Bryan Tucker, and Kent Sublette
Media offices
SNL Head Writer (with Michael Che, and Kent Sublette) September 29, 2018 – May 9, 2020
Media offices
Succeeded byHimself (with Michael Che, Kent Sublette, and Anna Drezen)
Preceded byHimself, Michael Che, and Kent Sublette
Preceded byHimself, Michael Che, and Kent Sublette
Media offices
Preceded byHimself, Michael Che, and Kent Sublette
Media offices
SNL Head Writer (with Michael Che, Kent Sublette, and Anna Drezen) October 3, 2020 – December 18, 2021
Media offices
Succeeded byHimself (with Michael Che, Kent Sublette, Alison Gates, and Streeter Seidell)
Preceded byHimself, Michael Che, Kent Sublette, and Anna Drezen
Preceded byHimself, Michael Che, Kent Sublette, and Anna Drezen
Media offices
Preceded byHimself, Michael Che, Kent Sublette, and Anna Drezen
Media offices
SNL Head Writer (with Michael Che, Kent Sublette, Alison Gates, and Streeter Seidell) January 15 – May 21, 2022
Media offices
Succeeded byKent Sublette, Alison Gates, and Streeter Seidell
Media offices
Preceded bySeth Meyers
SNL Head Writer with Seth Meyers 2012–14
Succeeded byhimself (with Rob Klein and Bryan Tucker)
Preceded bySeth Meyers and himself
SNL Head Writer (with Rob Klein and Bryan Tucker) 2014–15
Succeeded byRob Klein and Bryan Tucker
Preceded bySeth Meyers and Cecily Strong
Weekend Update anchor with Cecily Strong March 1 – May 17, 2014 September 27, 2014 – present With: Michael Che
Succeeded byIncumbent
Preceded byChris Kelly, Sarah Schneider, Bryan Tucker, and Kent Sublette
SNL Head Writer (with Michael Che, Bryan Tucker, and Kent Sublette) December 16, 2017 – May 19, 2018
Succeeded byhimself (with Michael Che and Kent Sublette)
Preceded byHimself, Michael Che, Bryan Tucker, and Kent Sublette
SNL Head Writer (with Michael Che, and Kent Sublette) September 29, 2018 – May 9, 2020
Succeeded byHimself (with Michael Che, Kent Sublette, and Anna Drezen)
Preceded byHimself, Michael Che, and Kent Sublette
SNL Head Writer (with Michael Che, Kent Sublette, and Anna Drezen) October 3, 2020 – December 18, 2021
Succeeded byHimself (with Michael Che, Kent Sublette, Alison Gates, and Streeter Seidell)
Preceded byHimself, Michael Che, Kent Sublette, and Anna Drezen
SNL Head Writer (with Michael Che, Kent Sublette, Alison Gates, and Streeter Seidell) January 15 – May 21, 2022
Succeeded byKent Sublette, Alison Gates, and Streeter Seidell

References

  1. Brown Alumni Monthly
    1983
    https://archive.org/stream/brownalumnimonth838brow/brownalumnimonth838brow_djvu.txt
  2. TV Guide
    2016
    https://web.archive.org/web/20160129003814/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/colin-jost/642068/
  3. AWE
    2008
    http://www.silive.com/entertainment/tvfilm/index.ssf/2008/10/profile_colin_jost.html
  4. The Today Show
    2014
    https://www.today.com/popculture/snl-head-writer-join-cecily-strong-weekend-update-co-anchor-2d11981955
  5. The Hollywood Reporter
    2015
    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/colin-jost-steps-down-as-833276
  6. Deadline Hollywood
    2017
    https://deadline.com/2017/12/saturday-night-live-colin-jost-michael-che-co-head-writers-of-nbc-series-1202225574/
  7. Saturday Night Live
    2022
  8. silive
    2025
    https://www.silive.com/entertainment/2025/06/saturday-night-live-comedian-colin-jost-receives-honorary-doctorate-from-the-college-of-staten-island.html
  9. Staten Island Advance
    2017
    https://www.silive.com/entertainment/2017/11/colin_jost_was_here_10_classic.html
  10. Fretts, Bruce (April 7, 2014). "Surely You Jost!". TV Guide. p. 9.
  11. The Boston Globe
    2013
    https://web.archive.org/web/20171025190205/http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/theater-art/2013/07/25/colin-jost-from-harvard-lampoon-saturday-night-live/N0T8TsJ7ZIXqsGtQPBhHEJ/story.html
  12. Vulture
    2014
    https://www.vulture.com/2014/01/meet-colin-jost-saturday-night-liveweekend-update-new-co-anchor.html
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