Colin Jost

About this episode

The episode features Colin Jost discussing his journey and role on Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update.

Over its 50+ years Saturday Night Live has had many star making (and breaking) moments, including the coveted role of anchor on the show's Weekend Update news report. But when Seth Meyers departed that role for his own late night gig, who could have guessed that his successor would become the longest running anchor in show history. Colin Jost was born for the role, editing his high school newspaper, then becoming a cub reporter, then sending in a writing packet to SNL and getting hired in 2005. From there he became head writer, then he stepped into the Weekend Update slot which he (and long-time co-anchor Michael Che) have made must watch material. What will he do for an encore -- marry Scarlett Johansen? As always, find extended clips below and thanks for sharing our shows. Want more Colin Jost? The twice-yearly SNL joke swap has become a fun fixture of the show. In it, Jost and co-anchor Michael Che write jokes for each other that they must read live on air for the first time. Needless to say the results are gleefully inappropriate. https://youtu.be/-1uC5tBGlNg?si=rUKdClWZPf8JnQyy Colin's standup covers a broader range than Weekend Update, as in this bit from the Just for…

People in this episode

Hosts: Randy Hodgins, Steve McLellan

Guest: Colin Jost

Topics covered

• Saturday Night Live
• Weekend Update
• comedy
• stand-up
• Colin Jost
• SNL joke swap

Keywords

• Colin Jost
• SNL
• Weekend Update
• comedy
• stand-up
• Seth Meyers
• Michael Che
• Scarlett Johansen

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Saturday Night Live, Just for Laughs Festival

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