Colin Jost
| Colin Jost | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Colin Kelly Jost June 29, 1982 Staten Island, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Occupation | Actor, comedian, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Colin Kelly Jost (/dʒoʊst/, born June 29, 1982) is an American actor, comedian, and screenwriter. He is known for his work on Saturday Night Live, where he serves as a writer and "Weekend Update" co-anchor. He also served as one of the show's co-head writers from 2012 to 2015.
Colin Jost was born and raised on Staten Island in New York. He has one brother, Casey Jost, who had a role in Staten Island Summer and is a writer for Impractical Jokers. His mother, Kerry J. Kelly, is the chief medical officer for the New York City Fire Department and a physician on Staten Island, and his father, Daniel A. Jost, is an engineer and former teacher at Staten Island Technical High School. Jost was raised Roman Catholic. He attended Regis High School in Manhattan, where he was the editor of the school newspaper, The Owl and Harvard University, where he was president of the Harvard Lampoon.
Shortly after graduating from Harvard, Jost was hired as a writer at Saturday Night Live (SNL) in 2005 at 22 years old and later became SNL's writing supervisor from 2009-2012, before becoming co-head writer from 2012 to 2015. He often collaborates with fellow SNL co-head writer Rob Klein. During the summer hiatus following the 2012-2013 season, he was asked by producer Lorne Michaels if he could do the "Weekend Update" feature, as co-anchor Seth Meyers would soon be leaving to host Late Night with Seth Meyers. Jost accepted and replaced Meyers with the March 1, 2014 episode. 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. In addition to Weekend Update, Jost made a brief cameo appearance as John Kasich in a Republican presidential debate sketch.
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