Colin Jost
Colin Jost, 44, is the longtime Weekend Update co-anchor on SNL, now playing Pete Hegseth in season 52 cold opens and launching a new comedy series, 6 Bed 1 Bath, with Danny Chun.
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Where does Colin Jost live?
Colin Jost lives in New York, the city where he was born and where Saturday Night Live is taped at 30 Rockefeller Plaza. He grew up in the Grymes Hill neighborhood of Staten Island, and he and his wife Scarlett Johansson have been reported to own property in Manhattan and elsewhere in New York State. Sources: Wikipedia, real estate press.
What is Colin Jost's nationality?
Colin Jost is American. He was born in New York City and raised on Staten Island, where his mother, Kerry J. Kelly, served as chief medical officer of the FDNY and his father, Daniel A. Jost, taught at Staten Island Technical High School. Sources: Wikipedia.
How old is Colin Jost?
Colin Jost was born on June 29, 1982, in New York City, so he is 44 years old as of October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, IMDb.
How tall is Colin Jost?
Colin Jost has never published an official height. IMDb lists him at 5 ft 10.5 in (about 1.79 m), and most other profiles give roughly 5 ft 10 in, so treat those figures as estimates rather than confirmed data. Sources: IMDb.
Who is Colin Jost married to?
Colin Jost is married to actress Scarlett Johansson. They began dating in 2017, got engaged in May 2019 and married in October 2020 in a private ceremony at their New York home. Sources: Wikipedia, AP.
Do Colin Jost and Scarlett Johansson have a child?
Yes. Their son, Cosmo, was born in August 2021; Jost announced the birth on Instagram on August 18, 2021, and jokingly asked that press inquiries go to his Weekend Update partner Michael Che. Johansson also has a daughter, Rose, from her previous marriage to Romain Dauriac. Sources: AP, Wikipedia.
How long has Colin Jost been on SNL?
Jost joined Saturday Night Live as a writer in 2005. He became a writing supervisor in 2009, co-head writer in 2012, head writer again from 2017 to 2022, and has co-anchored Weekend Update since 2014, when he replaced Seth Meyers. With Michael Che, he forms the longest-running Weekend Update duo in the show's history. Sources: Wikipedia, NBC.
Why does Colin Jost play Pete Hegseth on SNL?
Jost first played Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in a season 50 cold open and has made the impression a recurring role since season 51. In season 52, which premiered on September 26, 2026, he played Hegseth again in the October 10 cold open hosted by Shane Gillis, welcoming sailors of the USS Abraham Lincoln home after nearly a year at sea. Sources: NBC, Variety, Deadline.
What is 6 Bed 1 Bath?
6 Bed 1 Bath is a six-episode, half-hour comedy series created by Colin Jost and Danny Chun, who met at the Harvard Lampoon. It follows five roommates in their twenties who share an apartment with a tenant who has lived there since 1982 and added a bedroom every time his rent went up. Directed by Ryan Case and financed outside the studio system through brand partnerships with Revue Studios, it was shot in New York and is set to stream free on ad-supported platforms, with a premiere reported for early 2027. Sources: Variety, Deadline, LateNighter.
Did Colin Jost and Pete Davidson buy a Staten Island ferry?
Yes. In January 2022, Jost, Pete Davidson and a partner, Paul Italia, bought the decommissioned Staten Island Ferry boat John F. Kennedy at auction for $280,100. The 277-foot vessel, in service from 1965 to 2021, hosted a one-night free comedy show sponsored by Snapple on September 17, 2026. Jost has said the long-term plan is to secure a permanent dock and turn it into a venue. Sources: NBC News, Variety, SiriusXM.
How many Emmys has Colin Jost won?
Colin Jost has won two Primetime Emmys out of 19 nominations, both in 2025 for SNL50: The Anniversary Special, in Outstanding Variety Special (Live) and Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special. He also co-hosted the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards with Michael Che in September 2018. Sources: Television Academy, Wikipedia.
What is Colin Jost's book about?
A Very Punchable Face, published in July 2020, is Jost's memoir. It covers his childhood on Staten Island, his years at Harvard and his long road through the SNL writers' room to the Weekend Update desk, told in a self-deprecating tone. Sources: Wikipedia.
Did Colin Jost host the White House Correspondents' Dinner?
Yes. Jost headlined the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on April 27, 2024, at the Washington Hilton, with President Joe Biden in attendance. His set joked about both Biden and Donald Trump and closed on a sincere note about his grandfather voting for Biden. Sources: Variety, WHCA.
What did Colin Jost do at the Paris 2024 Olympics?
NBC sent Jost to Teahupo'o, in Tahiti, to cover the surfing competition of the Paris 2024 Olympics for its broadcast and Peacock streaming coverage. He cut his feet on the coral reef during his first time in the water and joked on Instagram that he had visited the Olympic medical tent more than any athlete. Sources: NBC, Boston Globe.
Colin Jost: the essentials
Colin Jost was born on June 29, 1982, in New York City and grew up in Grymes Hill, on Staten Island, the son of an FDNY chief medical officer and a high school teacher. After Regis High School in Manhattan, he studied at Harvard, where he wrote for the Harvard Lampoon and graduated in 2004. A year later he joined the writing staff of Saturday Night Live, the show that has defined his career ever since.
He climbed the writers’ room ladder to co-head writer in 2012, then took over the Weekend Update desk in 2014 alongside Michael Che. The pair became the longest-running Update duo in the show’s history. Jost has also co-hosted the 2018 Primetime Emmys, headlined the 2024 White House Correspondents’ Dinner, published the memoir A Very Punchable Face (2020) and hosts Pop Culture Jeopardy!. In 2025 he won his first two Primetime Emmys, out of 19 nominations, for SNL50: The Anniversary Special.
Jost is trending in October 2026 for two reasons. On SNL, now in season 52, he keeps returning as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in political cold opens, most recently in the October 10 episode hosted by Shane Gillis. Off SNL, he and his Harvard Lampoon friend Danny Chun announced 6 Bed 1 Bath, a six-episode sitcom about five roommates in an ever-expanding New York apartment, financed through brand partnerships and headed for free ad-supported streaming in early 2027.
His personal life draws steady search interest. He married actress Scarlett Johansson in October 2020, and their son Cosmo was born in August 2021. With Pete Davidson, he also co-owns the retired Staten Island ferry John F. Kennedy, bought at auction in 2022 for $280,100 and used in September 2026 for a one-night comedy show. Sources: Wikipedia, NBC, Variety, Deadline, NBC News.
