Colin Jost

Colin Jost
Jost in 2025
Born	Colin Kelly Jost (1982-06-29) June 29, 1982 New York City, U.S.
Education	Harvard University (BA)
Spouse	Scarlett Johansson ​ (m. 2020)​
Children	1
Comedy career
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.com

Colin Kelly Jost (/ˈdʒoʊst/; 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 gameshow Pop Culture Jeopardy!.