Trivia

Has been a writer on Saturday Night Live (1975) since 2005.

Has a son: Cosmo Jost (b. August 18, 2021) with wife, Scarlett Johansson.

He became the longest tenured Weekend Update anchor in the history of Saturday Night Live (1975) on October 23, 2021, after anchoring 155 segments and surpassing Seth Meyers's record.

Graduated from Harvard University in 2004, where he was president of the Harvard Lampoon.

His mother, Dr. Kerry J. Kelly, is a chief medical officer for the New York City Fire Department and a physician, while his father, Daniel A. Jost, is a former teacher at Staten Island Technical School.

In 2020 he wrote his memoir "A Very Punchable Face.".

At school, Colin's teachers would let him and his friends reenact SNL sketches and read David Letterman Top 10 Lists.

Studied the history and literature of Russia and Britain at Harvard.

Good friends with Seth Meyers, John Mulaney, and Will Forte.

Confirmed in December 2017 that he had begun a relationship with actress and singer Scarlett Johansson.

His influences include Tina Fey and Norm MacDonald.

He has published 3 "Shouts and Murmurs" pieces in The New Yorker Magazine and writes articles for The New York Times Magazine, The Huffington Post, Radar, and Staten Island Advance.

He has occasionally portrayed Pete Buttigieg on Saturday Night Live (1975). Jost and Buttigieg attended Harvard at the same time and lived in the same dormitory at one point, though they had never spoken directly until Buttigieg interviewed Jost for his podcast in 2020.

Has a stepdaughter: Rose Dauriac (b. August 30, 2014) with wife, Scarlett Johansson.

Did speech and debate at Regis High School.

Graduated from Regis High School in 2000 with honors.

Brother of Casey Jost.

He is of Irish, as well as German and English, ancestry. His German ancestors, the Jost family, emigrated from Romania.

Acted in the play "Fiddler on the Roof" many times at school.

Tours around different cities to perform stand-up comedy.

Appears at comedy festivals such as Just for Laughs.

Performs with group the War Dogs.