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Author Bio
• Birth—June 29, 1982
• Raised—Staten Island, New York, USA
• Education—B.A., Harvard University
• Awards—(see below)
• Currently—lives in New York City, New York
Colin Jost is a head writer at Saturday Night Live, a "Weekend Update: co-anchor, and a touring stand-up comedian. His memoir, A Very Punchable Face (2020) is his first book.
He has five Writers Guild Awards, two Peabody Awards, and a PETA Elly Award for the sketch “Diner Lobster.” He’s also been nominated for thirteen Emmy Awards and lost every time. He lives in New York and in the hearts of children everywhere. (From the publisher.)