Colin Jost
Who Colin Jost is
Colin Jost is a stand-up comedian and writer from Staten Island, New York, who has co-anchored Weekend Update on Saturday Night Live since 2014. He joined SNL as a writer in 2005 and was a co-head writer from 2012 to 2015 and again from 2017 to 2022. He was a New Face at Montreal's Just for Laughs in 2009, co-hosted the 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards, hosts the game show Pop Culture Jeopardy!, and wrote the memoir A Very Punchable Face (2020).
At a glance
- Born
- 1982
- Based in
- New York, NY
- Came up through
- Saturday Night Live and Just for Laughs New Faces
- Podcasts
- A Very Punchable Face: A Memoir
- On screen
- Saturday Night Live, Just for Laughs, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and 3 more
On stage
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Specials, shows and podcasts
On screen
- Saturday Night Live writer, 2005–present; co-head writer, 2012–2015 and 2017–2022; cast member and Weekend Update anchor, 2014–present
- Just for Laughs New Faces, 2009
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon stand-up
- 70th Primetime Emmy Awards co-host, 2018
- Pop Culture Jeopardy! host, 2024–present
- Staten Island Summer writer; Officer Greg Callahan, 2015
Podcasts
- A Very Punchable Face: A Memoir book, 2020
Where they got their start
- Saturday Night Live writer; Weekend Update anchor from 2014, 2005–
- Just for Laughs New Faces New Face, 2009
Came up the same way
Other comedians in SUCDb who came through Saturday Night Live and Just for Laughs New Faces:
Comedians like Colin Jost
Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.
- Jimmy Fallon also in Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
- Marcello Hernández also in Just for Laughs
- Punkie Johnson also in Just for Laughs
- Jon Rudnitsky also in Just for Laughs
- Keith Alberstadt also in Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
- Brooks Wheelan also in Just for Laughs
- Tommy Brennan also came through Saturday Night Live
- Andy Haynes also in Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Career timeline
- 1982Born
- 2005Saturday Night Live (writer, 2005–present; co-head writer, 2012–2015 and 2017–2022; cast member and Weekend Update anchor, 2014–present) On screen
- 2009Just for Laughs (New Faces, 2009) On screen
- 2015Staten Island Summer (writer; Officer Greg Callahan, 2015) On screen
- 201870th Primetime Emmy Awards (co-host, 2018) On screen
- 2020A Very Punchable Face: A Memoir (book, 2020) Book
- 2024Pop Culture Jeopardy! (host, 2024–present) On screen
Questions about Colin Jost
Where is Colin Jost performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now.
What podcast do they host?
A Very Punchable Face: A Memoir.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Saturday Night Live, Just for Laughs, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, 70th Primetime Emmy Awards, Pop Culture Jeopardy! and Staten Island Summer.
Where did they get their start?
Saturday Night Live (writer; Weekend Update anchor from 2014) and Just for Laughs New Faces (New Face).
Where are they based?
New York, NY, as their record gives it.
When were they born?
In 1982.
Who are some comedians like them?
Jimmy Fallon (also in Late Night with Jimmy Fallon), Marcello Hernández (also in Just for Laughs), Punkie Johnson (also in Just for Laughs), Jon Rudnitsky (also in Just for Laughs) and Keith Alberstadt (also in Late Night with Jimmy Fallon).
The full SUCDb record
The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.
Sources
- Wikipedia — Colin Jost ↗ Birth year and place, Staten Island upbringing, SNL writer since 2005, co-head writer 2012–2015 and 2017–2022, Update co-anchor since 2014, Just for Laughs…
- Wikipedia — List of Saturday Night Live cast members ↗ SNL cast member 2014–present with Weekend Update; writer since 2005; head writer 2012–2015 and 2017–2022
- Wikipedia — Weekend Update ↗ Weekend Update co-anchor from 1 March 2014; with Michael Che from the season 40 premiere
- Wikipedia — Saturday Night Live ↗ SNL is broadcast from Studio 8H at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York
- Bryce Jordan Center — Colin Jost ↗ Stand-up show Colin Jost Live at the Bryce Jordan Center, Penn State, 18 March 2026; from Staten Island, New York
Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 27 September 2026