Colin Jost
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| Birth name | Colin Kelly Jost |
| Born | June 29, 1982 New York, New York, U.S. |
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| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Years active | 2005–present |
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Colin Kelly Jost (born June 29, 1982)[1][2] is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He has been a writer for Saturday Night Live since 2005 and Weekend Update co-anchor 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.[3][4][5][6]
Early life
Colin Jost was born and raised in New York City in the Grymes Hill[7] neighborhood of Staten Island, the elder of two children.[8][9][10] His brother, Casey Jost, had a role in Staten Island Summer and is a writer for Impractical Jokers.[11] His mother, Kerry J. Kelly, was the chief medical officer for the New York City Fire Department,[12] and his father, Daniel A. Jost, is a former teacher at Staten Island Technical High School.[13][14] Raised Roman Catholic, he attended Regis High School in Manhattan, where he was the editor of the school newspaper The Owl.[11] He attended Harvard University,[8] where he majored in history and literature, with a focus on Russian literature and British literature and graduated cum laude in 2004. While at Harvard, he was president of the Harvard Lampoon.[9][15]
Career
While at Harvard, Jost won $5,250 on a college edition of Weakest Link. After graduation, he worked as a reporter and copy-editor for the Staten Island Advance. He was then hired as a writer for the short-lived Nickelodeon animated show, Kappa Mikey. After leaving the show, he sent in a writing packet and was hired as a writer at NBC's Saturday Night Live in 2005.[8]
From 2009 to 2012, Jost was SNL's writing supervisor. He was co-head writer from 2012 to 2015, and regained that status in late 2017.[16] He often collaborates with fellow SNL co-head writer Rob Klein.[17] During the summer hiatus following the 2012–13 season, executive producer Lorne Michaels asked Jost if he could do the Weekend Update feature,[8] as co-anchor Seth Meyers would soon be leaving to host Late Night with Seth Meyers. Jost accepted and replaced Meyers on the March 1, 2014, episode.[18]
Jost names Norm Macdonald as a primary influence for his Update anchor work, as Macdonald's tone was the one Jost grew up with in high school. He also names Tina Fey as an influence.[8] In addition to Weekend Update, Jost made a brief cameo appearance as Ohio Governor John Kasich in a Republican presidential debate sketch.[19]
Jost has worked in multiple roles related to comedy. He has performed as a stand-up comedian, appearing on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, TBS, and HBO.[20] He was selected as a "New Face" at the Montréal Just for Laughs festival in 2009,[21] and has since appeared at the Chicago Just for Laughs festival in 2011 and 2012 and the Montréal festival in 2010 and 2012. Jost has published four "Shouts and Murmurs" pieces in The New Yorker magazine and has also contributed to The New York Times Magazine, The Huffington Post, The Staten Island Advance and Radar.[22] He wrote the screenplay of and played a minor role in the 2015 comedy film Staten Island Summer, and he also had a minor role as Paul in the 2016 romcom feature How to Be Single.[23] In late 2018, Jost and Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers appeared in an advertising campaign for Izod.[24]
Jost, along with Michael Che, appeared on the March 4, 2019, episode of WWE's Monday Night Raw, where both were announced as special correspondents for WrestleMania 35. In the March 4 episode, they got involved in a storyline with wrestler Braun Strowman, which resulted in both Jost and Che becoming participants in the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania.[25][26] At the event, Jost and Che went under the ring for the majority of the match and then tried to eliminate Strowman while he was trying to do the same to 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.[27]
In July 2020, Jost released a memoir entitled, A Very Punchable Face: A Memoir.[28] The book was well received and appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List.[29]
Personal life
Jost began a relationship with actress Scarlett Johansson in May 2017.[30] In May 2019, Jost and Johansson were engaged.[31] They married in October 2020.[32]
Jost was dorm-mates with 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg while the two lived in Leverett House at Harvard.[33] In 2015, Jost donated $100 to Buttigieg's mayoral reelection campaign.[34][35] Subsequently, during Buttigieg's presidential campaign, Jost portrayed Buttigieg in the 45th season of SNL.[33][36]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Staten Island Summer | Officer Greg | Also writer |
| 2016 | How to Be Single | Paul | |
| 2021 | Tom & Jerry | Ben | Post-production |
| 2022 | Worst Man[37] | Also writer |
Television
| Year | Series | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Weakest Link | Himself | Contestant[38] |
| 2005–present | Saturday Night Live | Himself, Various | Also head writer |
| 2006 | Kappa Mikey | — | Writer 7 episodes |
| 2017 | Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday | Himself | 3 episodes; also head writer (11 episodes) |
| 2018 | 75th Golden Globe Awards | — | Writer |
| 2018 | 70th Primetime Emmy Awards | Himself (host) | TV special |
| 2019 | WWE Raw | Himself | Special guest (2 episodes)[39][25][26] |
| 2019 | WrestleMania 35 | Himself | Special guest |
Bibliography
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- "Explaining your Time Warner bill". Shouts & Murmurs. The New Yorker. 87 (7): 33. April 4, 2011.
- "A few more bank security questions". Daily Shouts. The New Yorker. July 13, 2012.
- "Olympic story lines to watch". Daily Shouts. The New Yorker. July 16, 2012.
- "Automatic reply". Shouts & Murmurs. The New Yorker. 88 (45): 30. January 28, 2013.
- "I will slap you". Shouts & Murmurs. The New Yorker. 90 (47): 29. February 9, 2015.
- A Very Punchable Face: A Memoir. Crown. ISBN 1101906324.[40]
Awards and honors
References
- ^ Mandel, Peter; Baher, Cynthia (May 1983). "The Classes". Brown Alumni Monthly. 83 (8): 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.
- ^ "Colin Jost". TV Guide. Archived from the original on January 29, 2016.
- ^ Johnson, Ben (October 30, 2008). "Cover Story: Jost for Laughs". AWE.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Abramovitch, Seth. "Colin Jost Steps Down as Head Writer at 'Saturday Night Live'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (December 12, 2017). "'Saturday Night Live': Colin Jost & Michael Che Named Co-Head Writers Of NBC Show".
- ^ SNL's Colin Jost before he was famous: 10 classic Staten Island Advance stories Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Fretts, Bruce (April 7, 2014). "Surely You Jost!". TV Guide. p. 9.
- ^ a b Zaino, Nick A. III (July 25, 2013). "Colin Jost, from Harvard Lampoon to 'SNL'". The Boston Globe.
- ^ Fox, Jesse David (January 23, 2014). "Meet Colin Jost, SNL's New 'Weekend Update' Co-Anchor". Vulture. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
- ^ a b "Colin Jost and Michael Che: 25 Things You Don't Know About Us". Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ^ "FDNY head medical officer retires in 'Thelma and Louise' style". March 16, 2018.
- ^ Friedman, Milly (February 24, 2014). " 'Saturday Night Live' moves young comic Colin Jost into a 'Weekend Update' anchor chair". Daily News (New York).
- ^ Bailey, Rob (March 1, 2014). "Staten Island native Colin Jost to make 'Weekend Update' debut on March 1's 'Saturday Night Live'". silive.com.
- ^ Ramisetti, Kirthana (January 23, 2014). "Colin Jost to replace Seth Meyers as 'Weekend Update' cohost on 'Saturday Night Live'". Daily News (New York).
- ^ Robinson, Joanna. "Saturday Night Live Makes Its Most Baffling Move Yet".
- ^ Gallagher, Brian (March 5, 2010). "Tracy Morgan Set for ID Theft". MovieWeb.
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (January 23, 2014). "'SNL' Names New 'Weekend Update' Co-Anchor". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
- ^ "Watch John Kasich Sketches From SNL Played By Colin Jost - NBC.com". NBC. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
- ^ Cavin, Cory (January 28, 2011). "Check Out Comedian Colin Jost Tonight!". Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
- ^ Gadino, Dylan P. (July 16, 2010). "Just For Laughs: Feimster, Lawrence, Jost impress at New Faces". LaughSpin. Archived from the original on April 26, 2013.
- ^ Jost, Colin (April 4, 2011). "Explaining Your Time Warner Bill". The New Yorker.
- ^ "Watch Colin Jost dump Alison Brie in 'How to be Single' trailer".
- ^ Palmieri, Jean E. (September 5, 2018). "Parody Traditional Fashion Ads in New Izod Commercials". Women's Wear Daily. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- ^ a b Powell, Jason (March 4, 2019). "3/4 Powell's WWE Raw TV Review: Triple H's response to Batista attacking Ric Flair, Charlotte Flair wants Vince McMahon to name her the Raw Women's Champion, SNL Weekend Update hosts appear, final hype for WWE Fastlane". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
- ^ a b Powell, Jason (March 25, 2019). "3/25 Powell's WWE Raw TV Review: Ronda Rousey, Becky Lynch, and Charlotte Flair face Riott Squad in Beat The Clock Challenge matches, Kurt Angle vs. Samoa Joe, the penultimate edition before WrestleMania 35". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
- ^ Benigno, Anthony (April 7, 2019). "Braun Strowman won the sixth annual Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal". WWE. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- ^ Jost, Colin (2020). A Very Punchable Face: A Memoir. ISBN 978-1101906323.
- ^ "A Very Punchable Face". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ Sieczkowski, Cavan (December 1, 2017). "Introducing ScarJost: Scarlett Johansson And Colin Jost Go Public". The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on May 17, 2018. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- ^ Mizoguchil, Karen (May 19, 2019). "Scarlett Johansson and SNL's Colin Jost Are Engaged After Two Years of Dating". People. Archived from the original on May 20, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
- ^ "Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost wed in private ceremony". The Independent. October 29, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- ^ a b Merica, Dan (October 26, 2019). "From Harvard to SNL: How Pete Buttigieg and Colin Jost are crossing paths 15 years later". CNN. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
- ^ "Buttigieg to be a guest on "Late Night with Seth Meyers" Thursday". South Bend Tribune. June 7, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
- ^ Blasko, Erin (October 17, 2015). "Buttigieg fattens war chest in mayoral campaign". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
- ^ "'Saturday Night Live' jumps right back into politics in season premiere". Boston.co. September 29, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- ^ https://variety.com/2020/film/news/colin-jost-pete-davidson-comedy-worst-man-universa-1234637633/
- ^ Kurp, Josh (December 17, 2014). "Colin Jost Was A Contestant On 'The Weakest Link' In 2002". Uproxx. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
- ^ WWE.com Staff (March 3, 2019). "SNL "Weekend Update" hosts Michael Che & Colin Jost to be special guests on Raw". WWE.
- ^ Jost, Colin (2020). A Very Punchable Face: A Memoir. Crown. ISBN 978-1101906323.
- ^ "From SNL and YouTube to CBS and CNN: Peabody Awards Handed Out To 36". TVNewser. May 18, 2009. Archived from the original on November 4, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
- ^ "2014 Writers Guild Awards Winners Announced" (Press release). Writers Guild of America. February 1, 2014. Archived from the original on July 1, 2014. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
- ^ McNary, Dave (December 4, 2014). "'Game of Thrones,' 'True Detective,' 'Transparent' Lead WGA TV Nominations". Variety. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
- ^ McNary, Dave (January 6, 2016). "'The Martian,' 'Straight Outta Compton' Land Writers Guild Nominations". Variety. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
- ^ Lewis, Dave (July 14, 2016). "Nominations for the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- ^ Petski, Denise. "WGA TV Nominations: 'The Americans', 'Stranger Things', 'Westworld', 'This Is Us' Among Nominees". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
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- ^ McNary, Dave (December 6, 2018). "Writers Guild Awards Announces 2019 TV Nominees". Variety. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
- ^ Aridi, Sara (July 16, 2019). "Here's a Full List of the 2019 Emmy Nominations". The New York Times. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
- ^ Pedersen, Erik (July 22, 2019). "WGA Sets Writers Guild Awards 2019–20 Timeline". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
External links
- Colin Jost at IMDb
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- 1982 births
- Living people
- American male comedians
- American male screenwriters
- American sketch comedians
- American stand-up comedians
- American television writers
- The Harvard Lampoon alumni
- American male television writers
- Peabody Award winners
- People from Grymes Hill, Staten Island
- The New Yorker people
- Writers from New York City
- Writers Guild of America Award winners
- Regis High School (New York City) alumni
- Comedians from New York (state)
- Screenwriters from New York (state)
- 21st-century American comedians
- 21st-century American screenwriters
- Scarlett Johansson