Colin Jost

Jost was born on June 29, 1982, in New York City. He was raised in a Catholic household in the Grymes Hill{{cite news |url= https://www.silive.com/entertainment/2017/11/colin_jost_was_here_10_classic.html |newspaper=Staten Island Advance |title=SNL's Colin Jost before he was famous: 10 classic Staten Island Advance stories |date=November 19, 2017 |access-date=January 19, 2019 |archive-date=January 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119230901/https://www.silive.com/entertainment/2017/11/colin_jost_was_here_10_classic.html |url-status=live|author-last1=Bailey|author-first1=Rob}} neighborhood of Staten Island.Fretts, Bruce (April 7, 2014). "Surely You Jost!". TV Guide. p. 9.{{cite news |last= Zaino |first=Nick A. III |date=July 25, 2013 |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/theater-art/2013/07/25/colin-jost-from-harvard-lampoon-saturday-night-live/N0T8TsJ7ZIXqsGtQPBhHEJ/story.html |title=Colin Jost, from Harvard Lampoon to 'SNL' |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171025190205/http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/theater-art/2013/07/25/colin-jost-from-harvard-lampoon-saturday-night-live/N0T8TsJ7ZIXqsGtQPBhHEJ/story.html |archive-date=October 25, 2017 |newspaper=The Boston Globe}}{{cite web |url=https://www.vulture.com/2014/01/meet-colin-jost-saturday-night-liveweekend-update-new-co-anchor.html |title=Meet Colin Jost, SNL's New 'Weekend Update' Co-Anchor |last=Fox |first=Jesse David |work=Vulture.com |date=January 23, 2014 |access-date=September 13, 2014 |archive-date=April 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412160024/https://www.vulture.com/2014/01/meet-colin-jost-saturday-night-liveweekend-update-new-co-anchor.html |url-status=live}} His mother, Kerry J. Kelly, was the chief medical officer for the New York City Fire Department,{{cite news |first1= Susan |last1=Edelman |first2=Stephanie |last2=Pagones |url=https://nypost.com/2018/03/16/fdny-head-medical-officer-retires-in-thelma-and-louise-style/ |title=FDNY head medical officer retires in 'Thelma and Louise' style |work= New York Post |date=March 16, 2018 |access-date=March 16, 2018 |archive-date=February 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207053013/https://nypost.com/2018/03/16/fdny-head-medical-officer-retires-in-thelma-and-louise-style/ |url-status=live}} and his father, Daniel A. Jost, was a teacher at Staten Island Technical High School.{{cite news |last=Friedman |first=Milly |date= February 24, 2014 |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/snl-ready-jost-update-article-1.1628506 |title='Saturday Night Live' moves young comic Colin Jost into a 'Weekend Update' anchor chair |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203210547/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/snl-ready-jost-update-article-1.1628506 |archive-date= February 3, 2018 |newspaper= New York Daily News}}{{Cite news |last=Bailey |first=Rob |date=March 1, 2014 |url=http://www.silive.com/entertainment/tvfilm/index.ssf/2014/03/staten_island_native_colin_jos_1.html |title=Staten Island native Colin Jost to make 'Weekend Update' debut on March 1's 'Saturday Night Live' |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010060444/http://www.silive.com/entertainment/tvfilm/index.ssf/2014/03/staten_island_native_colin_jos_1.html |archive-date=October 10, 2017 |newspaper= Staten Island Advance}} He has one younger brother, Casey Jost, a writer and a producer of Impractical Jokers; he also had a role in Staten Island Summer.{{Cite web |date=October 2016 |title=Colin Jost and Michael Che: 25 Things You Don't Know About Us |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/colin-jost-michael-che-25-things-you-dont-know-about-us-w442445 |access-date=October 3, 2016 |archive-date=October 2, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161002214607/http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/colin-jost-michael-che-25-things-you-dont-know-about-us-w442445 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title='Impractical Jokers' Invite 'SNL's Colin Jost to 'Dinner Party' in Sneak Peek (VIDEO) |date=November 24, 2020 |url=https://www.tvinsider.com/964170/impractical-jokers-dinner-party-colin-jost/ |access-date=March 15, 2021 |archive-date=May 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506030540/https://www.tvinsider.com/964170/impractical-jokers-dinner-party-colin-jost/ |url-status=live}}

Jost attended Regis High School in Manhattan, where he was the editor of the school newspaper The Owl and graduated in 2000. He then studied history and literature at Harvard University. He focused on Russian literature and British literature, and wrote his senior thesis on Vladimir Nabokov. Jost was president of The Harvard Lampoon{{cite news |last=Ramisetti |first=Kirthana |date= January 23, 2014 |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/colin-jost-ro-replace-seth-meyers-snl-article-1.1589290 |title= Colin Jost to replace Seth Meyers as 'Weekend Update' cohost on 'Saturday Night Live' |work=New York Daily News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010055027/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/colin-jost-ro-replace-seth-meyers-snl-article-1.1589290 |archive-date=October 10, 2017}} and won $5,250 on a college edition of Weakest Link, but said he did not think he deserved to win.{{cite news |last=Martin |first=William C. |date=November 14, 2002 |url=https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2002/11/14/junior-proves-strength-on-weakest-link/?page=single |title=Junior Proves Strength on 'Weakest Link' |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129061813/https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2002/11/14/junior-proves-strength-on-weakest-link/?page=single |archive-date=November 29, 2021 |newspaper=The Harvard Crimson |access-date=May 14, 2021}} He graduated from Harvard in 2004 with a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude.

After graduation, Jost worked as a reporter and copy editor for the Staten Island Advance. He was then hired as a writer for a short-lived Nickelodeon animated show, Kappa Mikey. After that job, he sent in a writing packet to NBC's Saturday Night Live, which landed him a writing position in 2005.

From 2009 to 2012, Jost was SNL{{'}}s writing supervisor. He was co-head writer from 2012 to 2015, and regained that status from 2017 to 2022.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/12/colin-jost-michael-che-head-writers-saturday-night-live |title=Saturday Night Live Makes Its Most Baffling Move Yet |first=Joanna |last=Robinson |magazine= Vanity Fair |date= December 13, 2017 |access-date= January 28, 2018 |archive-date= November 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109032412/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/12/colin-jost-michael-che-head-writers-saturday-night-live|url-status= live}} He often collaborated with fellow SNL co-head writer Rob Klein.{{cite web |last=Gallagher |first=Brian |url=http://www.movieweb.com/news/tracy-morgan-set-for-id-theft |title=Tracy Morgan Set for ID Theft |website= MovieWeb |date=March 5, 2010 |access-date=July 30, 2012 |archive-date= June 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130626100513/http://www.movieweb.com/news/tracy-morgan-set-for-id-theft |url-status= dead}} During the summer hiatus following the 2012–2013 season, executive producer Lorne Michaels asked Jost if he could do the Weekend Update feature because co-anchor Seth Meyers would soon be leaving to host Late Night with Seth Meyers. Jost accepted and replaced Meyers on the March 1, 2014, episode.{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/snl-names-new-weekend-update-673533 |title='SNL' Names New 'Weekend Update' Co-Anchor |first=Lesley |last=Goldberg |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=January 23, 2014 |access-date=January 23, 2014}} Jost broke Meyers' record for being the longest-serving anchor in the history of the segment with the October 23, 2021, episode hosted by Jason Sudeikis.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/10/snl-colin-jost-breaks-seth-meyers-weekend-update-record-1234861329/|title='SNL': Colin Jost Breaks Seth Meyers' Weekend Update Record|first=Peter|last=White|website=Deadline|date=October 24, 2021|access-date=October 14, 2022|archive-date=October 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015031754/https://deadline.com/2021/10/snl-colin-jost-breaks-seth-meyers-weekend-update-record-1234861329/|url-status=live}}

Jost has named Norm Macdonald as a primary influence for his Update anchor work, citing Macdonald's tone as the one he grew up with in high school.{{Cite magazine |first=Bruce |last=Fretts |magazine=TV Guide |title=Colin Jost on His New Gig as Saturday Night Live "Weekend Update" Co-Anchor |url= https://www.tvguide.com/news/snl-colin-jost-weekend-update-1080299/ |access-date=October 2, 2024 |date= April 10, 2014 |language=en-US}} He has also named Tina Fey as an influence. In addition to Weekend Update, Jost made a brief cameo appearance as Ohio Governor John Kasich in a Republican presidential debate sketch.{{Cite episode|title= Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (cold open)|url=https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/gop-debate-cold-open/2957155|date=December 19, 2015|series=Saturday Night Live|season= 41|network=NBC|access-date=July 2, 2016|language=en|archive-date=July 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160705202322/http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/gop-debate-cold-open/2957155|url-status=live}} He later portrayed his friend Pete Buttigieg during the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries{{Cite episode |title= Woody Harrelson, Billie Eilish (town hall sketch) |url=https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/dnc-town-hall/4039076 |access-date=October 16, 2021 |series=Saturday Night Live |network= NBC |date=September 28, 2019 |season=45 |language=en |archive-date=October 17, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211017040206/https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/dnc-town-hall/4039076 |url-status=live}}{{Cite episode|title=John Mulaney, David Byrne (cold open)|url=https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/coronavirus-cold-open/4124993|date=February 29, 2020|access-date=October 16, 2021|series= Saturday Night Live|season=45|network= NBC|language=en|archive-date= October 17, 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211017040213/https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/coronavirus-cold-open/4124993|url-status=live}} and Roger Goodell during the 2021 NFL season.{{Cite episode| title=Rami Malek, Young Thug (cold open)|url=https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/football-press-conference-cold-open/757125862|access-date=October 17, 2021|series=Saturday Night Live|network=NBC|date=October 16, 2021|season=47|language=en|archive-date= October 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018003702/https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/football-press-conference-cold-open/757125862|url-status=live}}

Jost has performed as a stand-up comedian, appearing on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, TBS, and HBO.{{cite web|last=Cavin|first=Cory|url=http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/blogs/2011/01/check-out-comedian-colin-jost-tonight/|title=Check Out Comedian Colin Jost Tonight!|work= Late Night with Jimmy Fallon|date= January 28, 2011|access-date=July 30, 2012|archive-date=February 2, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202173743/http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/blogs/2011/01/check-out-comedian-colin-jost-tonight/|url-status=live}} He was selected as a "New Face" at the Montréal Just for Laughs festival in 2009,{{cite web |last= Gadino |first=Dylan P. |url=http://www.laughspin.com/2010/07/16/just-for-laughs-feimster-lawrence-jost-impress-at-new-faces/ |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130426110556/http://www.laughspin.com/2010/07/16/just-for-laughs-feimster-lawrence-jost-impress-at-new-faces/ |url-status= usurped |archive-date=April 26, 2013 |title=Just For Laughs: Feimster, Lawrence, Jost impress at New Faces |website=LaughSpin |date=July 16, 2010}} and has since appeared at the Chicago Just for Laughs festival in 2011 and 2012 and the Montréal festival again in 2010 and 2012. Jost has published four "Shouts and Murmurs" pieces in The New Yorker magazine and has also contributed to The New York Times Magazine, The Huffington Post, The Staten Island Advance and Radar.{{cite magazine |last=Jost |first=Colin |url= https://www.newyorker.com/humor/2011/04/04/110404sh_shouts_jost |title=Explaining Your Time Warner Bill |magazine=The New Yorker |date= April 4, 2011 |access-date=April 17, 2020 |archive-date=April 7, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140407072740/http://www.newyorker.com/humor/2011/04/04/110404sh_shouts_jost |url-status=live}} He wrote the screenplay of and played a minor role in the 2015 comedy film Staten Island Summer, and he also had a minor role as Paul in the 2016 romantic comedy feature How to Be Single.{{Cite news |first=Lauren |last=Steussy |url=https://www.silive.com/entertainment/tvfilm/2016/01/watch_colin_jost_dump_alison_b.html |title=Watch Colin Jost dump Alison Brie in 'How to be Single' trailer |newspaper= Staten Island Advance |date=January 26, 2016 |access-date=December 12, 2016 |archive-date=November 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161110093636/http://www.silive.com/entertainment/tvfilm/index.ssf/2016/01/watch_colin_jost_dump_alison_b.html |url-status=live}} In January 2016, Jost opened for comedian Liam McEneaney's album recording at The Bell House in Brooklyn.{{Cite web |date=January 10, 2016 |title=Liam McEneaney: The New Album Recording, Colin Jost, Dave Hill, Rob Paravonian, and Support Acts TBA |url=https://donyc.com/events/2016/1/10/liam-mceneaney-the-new-album-recording-rob-paravonian-and-support-acts-tba |access-date=September 17, 2022 |website=doNYC}} In late 2018, Jost and Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers appeared in an advertising campaign for Izod.{{cite news |last=Palmieri |first=Jean E. |url=https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/snl-colin-jost-aaron-rodgers-izod-commercials-1202784499/ |title=Parody Traditional Fashion Ads in New Izod Commercials |work=Women's Wear Daily |date=September 5, 2018 |access-date=September 28, 2018 |archive-date=September 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929080056/https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/snl-colin-jost-aaron-rodgers-izod-commercials-1202784499/ |url-status=live}}

In September 2018, Jost cohosted the Primetime Emmy Awards, along with Michael Che.{{Cite news |first= Sandra |last=Gonzalez |title=Michael Che and Colin Jost to host Emmy Awards |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/26/entertainment/emmys-michael-che-colin-jost/index.html |access-date=April 30, 2024 |work=CNN.com |date=April 26, 2018}}

Jost, along with Michael Che, appeared on the March 4, 2019, episode of WWE's Monday Night Raw, where both were announced as special correspondents for WrestleMania 35. In the March 4 episode, they got involved in a storyline with wrestler Braun Strowman, which resulted in both Jost and Che becoming participants in the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania.{{cite web|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2019/03/04/3-4-powells-wwe-raw-tv-review-triple-hs-response-to-batista-attacking-ric-flair-charlotte-flair-wants-vince-mcmahon-to-name-her-the-raw-womens-champion-snl-weekend-update-hosts-appear-final/|title=3/4 Powell's WWE Raw TV Review: Triple H's response to Batista attacking Ric Flair, Charlotte Flair wants Vince McMahon to name her the Raw Women's Champion, SNL Weekend Update hosts appear, final hype for WWE Fastlane|date=March 4, 2019|last=Powell|first=Jason|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|access-date=March 5, 2019|archive-date=March 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043915/https://prowrestling.net/site/2019/03/04/3-4-powells-wwe-raw-tv-review-triple-hs-response-to-batista-attacking-ric-flair-charlotte-flair-wants-vince-mcmahon-to-name-her-the-raw-womens-champion-snl-weekend-update-hosts-appear-final/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url= https://prowrestling.net/site/2019/03/25/3-25-powells-wwe-raw-tv-review-ronda-rousey-becky-lynch-and-charlotte-flair-face-riott-squad-in-beat-the-clock-challenge-matches-kurt-angle-vs-samoa-joe-the-penultimate-edition-before-wrestlem/|title=3/25 Powell's WWE Raw TV Review: Ronda Rousey, Becky Lynch, and Charlotte Flair face Riott Squad in Beat The Clock Challenge matches, Kurt Angle vs. Samoa Joe, the penultimate edition before WrestleMania 35|date=March 25, 2019|last=Powell|first=Jason|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|access-date=March 26, 2019|archive-date=March 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090327/https://prowrestling.net/site/2019/03/25/3-25-powells-wwe-raw-tv-review-ronda-rousey-becky-lynch-and-charlotte-flair-face-riott-squad-in-beat-the-clock-challenge-matches-kurt-angle-vs-samoa-joe-the-penultimate-edition-before-wrestlem/|url-status=live}} At the event, Jost and Che went under the ring for the majority of the match and then tried to eliminate Strowman while he was trying to do the same to the Hardy Boyz. Jost attempted to calm the situation by using his therapist, but Strowman chokeslammed him and eliminated the two comedians in quick succession, winning the battle royal.{{cite web |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/wrestlemania-35/andre-the-giant-memorial-battle-royal-results |title=Braun Strowman won the sixth annual Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal |website=WWE |first=Anthony |last=Benigno |date=April 7, 2019 |access-date=April 9, 2019 |archive-date=April 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190409091731/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/wrestlemania-35/andre-the-giant-memorial-battle-royal-results |url-status=live}}

In July 2020, Jost released a memoir, A Very Punchable Face: A Memoir.{{cite book |last1=Jost |first1=Colin |title=A Very Punchable Face: A Memoir |date=2020 |publisher= Crown |location=New York |isbn= 978-1101906323 |edition=First}} The book was well received and appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List.{{Cite web|title=A Very Punchable Face|url=https://www.goodreads.com/work/best_book/74403705-a-very-punchable-face|access-date=August 12, 2020|website= Goodreads}}

On April 27, 2024, Jost hosted the White House Correspondents' Dinner, an annual gathering of reporters usually entertained by the president and a comedian.{{Cite news|title='SNL' Star Colin Jost Ends Brutal Roast With Heartfelt Biden Endorsement| url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/snls-colin-jost-ends-brutal-roast-with-heartfelt-biden-endorsement|access-date=April 30, 2024|work=The Daily Beast|date=April 28, 2024 |last1=Boyle |first1=Michael }} In his 20-minute monologue, Jost roasted Trump and Biden, offered support of Biden's "decency," joked about his married life with Scarlett Johansson, and celebrated the free press.{{Cite web|title='Decency is why we are all here tonight': Jost gives touching closing remarks|url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/27/politics/video/colin-jost-grandfather-story-biden-vote-digvid|access-date=April 30, 2024|work=CNN.com |date=April 28, 2024 }}{{Cite web |first= Brian |last= Steinberg |title=Colin Jost Wins Over Tough White House Correspondents Dinner Crowd With Praise for 'Decent' Biden |url=https://variety.com/2024/politics/news/colin-jost-joe-biden-2024-white-house-correspondents-dinner-1235984608/ |access-date=April 30, 2024 |work= Variety |date= April 27, 2024 }}{{Cite news |first= Francesca |last=Gariano |title= Colin Jost jokes about married life with Scarlett Johansson at White House Correspondents' Dinner |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/colin-jost-scarlett-johansson-white-house-correspondents-dinner-rcna149693 |access-date=April 30, 2024 |work= Today |date=April 28, 2024 }}

Jost made a cameo in the 2024 film Fly Me to the Moon, which starred his wife Scarlett Johansson.{{Cite news |first=Patrick |last=Ryan |title= Scarlett Johansson dishes on husband Colin Jost's 'very strange' movie cameo |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2024/07/13/scarlett-johansson-colin-jost-movie-2024/74326646007/ |access-date=August 23, 2024 |work=USA Today |date=July 13, 2024}}

On July 31, 2024, it was announced that Jost would be the host of the game show Pop Culture Jeopardy! on Amazon Prime Video.{{Cite news |first= Erin |last=Jensen |title=Who will host 'Pop Culture Jeopardy!' spinoff? The answer is… |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2024/07/31/colin-jost-pop-culture-jeopardy-amazon-prime/74620726007/ |access-date=July 31, 2024 |work=USA Today |date=July 31, 2024}}

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Jost was dormmates with former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg while the two lived in Leverett House at Harvard.{{cite news |last1=Merica |first1=Dan |title=From Harvard to SNL: How Pete Buttigieg and Colin Jost are crossing paths 15 years later |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/26/politics/pete-buttigieg-colin-jost-snl-harvard/index.html |work=CNN |access-date=October 28, 2019 |date=October 26, 2019 |archive-date=October 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027172746/https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/26/politics/pete-buttigieg-colin-jost-snl-harvard/index.html |url-status=live}} In 2015, Jost donated money to Buttigieg's mayoral reelection campaign.{{cite news |title=Buttigieg to be a guest on "Late Night with Seth Meyers" Thursday |url=https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/politics/buttigieg-to-be-a-guest-on-late-night-with-seth/article_0a7ddd5e-55e9-11e7-9e6d-3388cc8e22ba.html |newspaper=South Bend Tribune |access-date=September 7, 2019 |date=June 7, 2017 |archive-date=April 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407123233/https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/politics/buttigieg-to-be-a-guest-on-late-night-with-seth/article_0a7ddd5e-55e9-11e7-9e6d-3388cc8e22ba.html |url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=Blasko |first1=Erin |title=Buttigieg fattens war chest in mayoral campaign |url=https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/politics/buttigieg-fattens-war-chest-in-mayoral-campaign/article_95bf9424-d415-5016-86d2-ccc38082242d.html |newspaper=South Bend Tribune |access-date=September 7, 2019 |date=October 17, 2015 |archive-date=September 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921055959/https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/politics/buttigieg-fattens-war-chest-in-mayoral-campaign/article_95bf9424-d415-5016-86d2-ccc38082242d.html |url-status=live}} Subsequently, during Buttigieg's presidential campaign, Jost portrayed Buttigieg in the 45th season of SNL.{{cite news |first=Peter |last=Bailey-Wells |title='Saturday Night Live' jumps right back into politics in season premiere |url=https://www.boston.com/culture/arts/2019/09/29/saturday-night-live-jumps-into-politics-season-premiere |website=Boston.com |access-date=October 7, 2019 |date=September 29, 2019 |archive-date=October 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007154336/https://www.boston.com/culture/arts/2019/09/29/saturday-night-live-jumps-into-politics-season-premiere |url-status=live}}

Jost is married to actress Scarlett Johansson, whom he met during one of her many occasions hosting SNL.{{Cite magazine |first1=Amy |last1=Mackelden |first2=Bianca |last2=Betancourt |date=June 12, 2023 |title=Scarlett Johansson Reveals the Real Secret Behind Her Happy Marriage to Colin Jost |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a30823727/scarlett-johansson-colin-jost-relationship-timeline/ |access-date=November 12, 2023 |magazine=Harper's Bazaar |language=en-US}} They began a relationship in May 2017;{{Cite news |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/scarlett-johansson-colin-jost-red-carpet-photos_us_5a21787be4b0a02abe90d1ee |title=Introducing ScarJost: Scarlett Johansson And Colin Jost Go Public |last=Sieczkowski |first=Cavan |date=December 1, 2017 |work=The Huffington Post |access-date=May 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517210100/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/scarlett-johansson-colin-jost-red-carpet-photos_us_5a21787be4b0a02abe90d1ee|archive-date=May 17, 2018 |url-status=live}} in May 2019, the two were engaged.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.people.com/movies/scarlett-johansson-colin-jost-engaged/ |title=Scarlett Johansson and SNL's Colin Jost Are Engaged After Two Years of Dating |magazine=People |first=Karen |last=Mizoguchil |date=May 19, 2019 |access-date=May 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190520081855/https://people.com/movies/scarlett-johansson-colin-jost-engaged/ |archive-date=May 20, 2019 |url-status=live}} They married in October 2020 at their New York home.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/scarlett-johansson-colin-jost-marry-private-ceremony-snl-black-widow-b1432035.html|title=Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost marry in private ceremony|date=October 29, 2020|first=Clémence|last=Michallon|work=The Independent|access-date=October 29, 2020|archive-date=October 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031201501/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/love-sex/scarlett-johansson-colin-jost-wedding-married-ceremony-snl-black-widow-b1432246.html|url-status=live}} Johansson gave birth to their son in August 2021.{{cite magazine|last1=VanHoose|first1=Benjamin|last2=Leonard|first2=Elizabeth|url=https://people.com/parents/scarlett-johansson-colin-jost-welcome-first-baby-together/|title=Scarlett Johansson and Husband Colin Jost Welcome First Baby Together|magazine=People|date=August 18, 2021|access-date=August 18, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818211717/https://people.com/parents/scarlett-johansson-colin-jost-welcome-first-baby-together/|archive-date=August 18, 2021}}

In 2023, Jost, along with fellow SNL comedian and Staten Island native Pete Davidson, purchased a decommissioned Staten Island Ferry boat, the MV John F. Kennedy.{{cite news |last1=France |first1=Lisa Respers |title=Pete Davidson jokes he and Colin Jost are in the 'hole' after buying ferry boat |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/03/entertainment/pete-davidson-colin-jost-ferry/index.html |access-date=September 20, 2023 |work=CNN |date=July 3, 2023 |language=en |archive-date=July 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713015355/https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/03/entertainment/pete-davidson-colin-jost-ferry/index.html |url-status=live}}{{cite news |first=Joy |last=Ashford |title=Colin Jost says he was 'actually stone-cold sober' when buying ferry with Pete Davidson |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2023/06/15/colin-jost-shares-ferry-update-bought-with-pete-davidson/70326334007/ |access-date=September 20, 2023 |work=USA Today |date=June 15, 2023 |archive-date=July 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726115954/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2023/06/15/colin-jost-shares-ferry-update-bought-with-pete-davidson/70326334007/ |url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=Tinoco |first1=Armando |title=Pete Davidson Hopes Staten Island Ferry He Bought With Colin Jost "Turns Into A Transformer" So He "Can Stop Paying For It" |url=https://deadline.com/2023/06/pete-davidson-staten-island-ferry-bought-colin-jost-turns-into-transformer-1235410114/ |access-date=September 20, 2023 |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=June 7, 2023 |archive-date=June 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230614235355/https://deadline.com/2023/06/pete-davidson-staten-island-ferry-bought-colin-jost-turns-into-transformer-1235410114/ |url-status=live}} The ferry was used in the film Screamboat.{{Cite web |last=Heinrichs |first=Audra |date=November 27, 2024 |title=A Horror Movie Was Made on a Staten Island Ferry Owned by Pete Davidson & Colin Jost |url=https://www.jezebel.com/a-horror-movie-was-made-on-a-staten-island-ferry-owned-by-pete-davidson-and-colin-jost |access-date=March 6, 2025 |website=Jezebel}}

Jost is an avid surfer, and was sent to Tahiti by NBC Sports for their coverage of the surfing competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web |last=Simpson |first=Kaitlin |date=July 8, 2024 |title=Scarlett Johansson Can't Believe Colin Jost's Olympics Gig in Tahiti |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/scarlett-johansson-cant-believe-colin-josts-olympics-gig-in-tahiti/ |access-date=July 28, 2024 |website=Us Weekly |language=en-US}} However, he departed before the competition ended due to multiple health issues.{{Cite web |last=Tapp |first=Tom |date=August 5, 2024 |title=Colin Jost's Olympics Surfing Correspondent Days Are Over As The Competition Continues |url=https://deadline.com/2024/08/colin-josts-olympics-surfing-correspondent-done-1236032114/ |access-date=August 8, 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood |language=en-US}}

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• {{cite magazine |date=February 9, 2015 |title=I will slap you |department=Shouts & Murmurs |magazine =The New Yorker |volume=90 |issue=47 |pages=29 |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/02/09/will-slap }}
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