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Colin Jost

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Colin Jost
High-stakes quiz show pitting teams against each other on pop culture knowledge. Covering everything from music to movies, contestants compete tournament-style for prizes and bragging rights. Expertise across generations is key to winning.
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Pop Culture Jeopardy! (2024– )
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Colin Jost was born on 29 June 1982 in Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for Saturday Night Live (1975), Tom & Jerry (2021) and How to Be Single (2016). He has been married to Scarlett Johansson since October 2020. They have one child.
BornJune 29, 1982
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BornJune 29, 1982
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    • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 7 wins & 33 nominations total

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    Known for

    Saturday Night Live (1975)
    Saturday Night Live
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Tom & Jerry (2021)
    Tom & Jerry
    5.3
    • Ben
    • 2021
    Leslie Mann, Dakota Johnson, Alison Brie, and Rebel Wilson in How to Be Single (2016)
    How to Be Single
    6.1
    • Paul
    • 2016
    Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum in Fly Me to the Moon (2024)
    Fly Me to the Moon
    6.6
    • Senator Cook
    • 2024

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Saturday Night Live (1975)
      Saturday Night Live
      8.0
      TV Series
      • head writer
      • co-head writer
      • written by ...
      • 2005–2026
    • SNL50: The Anniversary Special (2025)
      SNL50: The Anniversary Special
      7.8
      TV Special
      • written by
      • 2025
    • 2024 White House Correspondents Dinner (2024)
      2024 White House Correspondents Dinner
      5.9
      TV Special
      • written by
      • 2024
    • The 70th Primetime Emmy Awards (2018)
      The 70th Primetime Emmy Awards
      5.0
      TV Special
      • written by
      • 2018
    • Seth Meyers in 75th Golden Globe Awards (2018)
      75th Golden Globe Awards
      5.6
      TV Special
      • special material by
      • 2018
    • Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update Thursday (2008)
      Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update Thursday
      7.2
      TV Series
      • head writer
      • writer
      • 2008–2017
    • Staten Island Summer (2015)
      Staten Island Summer
      5.6
      • Writer
      • 2015
    • Keegan-Michael Key and Barack Obama in 2015 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner (2015)
      2015 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner
      6.5
      TV Special
      • written by
      • 2015
    • Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
      Late Night with Seth Meyers
      6.4
      TV Series
      • writer: special material
      • 2014
    • Saturday Night Live: Best of This Season (2014)
      Saturday Night Live: Best of This Season
      4.4
      TV Special
      • head writer
      • 2014
    • Funny as Hell (2011)
      Funny as Hell
      4.6
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2013
    • Paul Rudd Pitches Harvey Weinstein (2011)
      Paul Rudd Pitches Harvey Weinstein
      5.9
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2011
    • Gary Littman, Stephen Moverley, Sean Schemmel, Michael Sinterniklaas, Jesse Adams, Carrie Keranen, and Kether Donohue in Kappa Mikey (2006)
      Kappa Mikey
      6.7
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2006

    Actor

    • Untitled Larry Lavin Drama Series
      • Larry Lavin
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
    • Mandy Moore, Birdie Borria, Stella Grace Fitzgerald, Charlotte Ann Tucker, and Nate Bargatze in The Breadwinner (2026)
      The Breadwinner
      5.6
      • Conor Ashford
      • 2026
    • Saturday Night Live (1975)
      Saturday Night Live
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Weekend Update Anchor
      • Pete Hegseth
      • Pete Buttigieg ...
      • 2006–2026
    • Natasha Lyonne, Sam Rockwell, Aaron Blabey, Alex Borstein, Omid Djalili, Marc Maron, Craig Robinson, Luc Desmarchelier, Daniel Pemberton, Richard Ayoade, Katherine Ryan, Damon Ross, Pierre Perifel, JP Sans, Jesse Averna, Danielle Brooks, Awkwafina, Zazie Beetz, Lilly Singh, Anthony Ramos, and Maria Bakalova in The Bad Guys 2 (2025)
      The Bad Guys 2
      7.0
      • Mr. Moon (voice)
      • 2025
    • The Lonely Island and Charli XCX in The Lonely Island ft. Charli XCX: Here I Go (2024)
      The Lonely Island ft. Charli XCX: Here I Go
      8.1
      Music Video
      • White Arrestee
      • 2024
    • Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum in Fly Me to the Moon (2024)
      Fly Me to the Moon
      6.6
      • Senator Cook
      • 2024
    • Wanda Sykes and Colin Jost in Trust Fall (2023)
      Trust Fall
      5.8
      Podcast Series
      • Trent Brockett
      • 2023
    • Michael Che in That Damn Michael Che (2021)
      That Damn Michael Che
      7.4
      TV Series
      • 2021
    • The Pole (2021)
      The Pole
      5.5
      TV Series
      • Cocoa (voice)
      • 2021
    • James Earl Jones, Eddie Murphy, Wesley Snipes, Arsenio Hall, John Amos, Paul Bates, Shari Headley, Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan, Clint Smith, Akiley Love, Bella Murphy, Jermaine Fowler, Teyana Taylor, Rotimi, Nomzamo Mbatha, and KiKi Layne in Coming 2 America (2021)
      Coming 2 America
      5.3
      • Mr. Duke
      • 2021
    • Tom & Jerry (2021)
      Tom & Jerry
      5.3
      • Ben
      • 2021
    • Rebecca Quin, Ronda Rousey, and Ashley Fliehr in WrestleMania 35 (2019)
      WrestleMania 35
      6.8
      TV Special
      • Colin Jost
      • 2019
    • WWE Wrestlemania 35 Kickoff (2019)
      WWE Wrestlemania 35 Kickoff
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • Colin Jost
      • 2019
    • Leslie Mann, Dakota Johnson, Alison Brie, and Rebel Wilson in How to Be Single (2016)
      How to Be Single
      6.1
      • Paul
      • 2016
    • Staten Island Summer (2015)
      Staten Island Summer
      5.6
      • Officer Greg
      • 2015

    Additional Crew

    • Saturday Night Live (1975)
      Saturday Night Live
      8.0
      TV Series
      • writing supervisor
      • 2009–2012
    • Jason Sudeikis in 2011 MTV Movie Awards (2011)
      2011 MTV Movie Awards
      5.3
      TV Special
      • host consultant
      • 2011
    • Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update Thursday (2008)
      Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update Thursday
      7.2
      TV Series
      • writing supervisor
      • 2009
    • 2006 MTV Movie Awards (2006)
      2006 MTV Movie Awards
      5.2
      TV Special
      • consultant
      • 2006
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Videos8

    Trailer
    Trailer 1:11
    Trailer
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:05
    Official Trailer
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:05
    Official Trailer
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:25
    Official Trailer
    Tom and Jerry
    Trailer 2:28
    Tom and Jerry
    Trailer 1
    Trailer 2:31
    Trailer 1
    Pop Culture Jeopardy!: Season 2
    Trailer 1:07
    Pop Culture Jeopardy!: Season 2

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Height
      • 5′ 10½″ (1.79 m)
    • Born
      • June 29, 1982
      • Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA
    • Spouse
      • Scarlett JohanssonOctober 2020 - present (1 child)
    • Children
        Cosmo Jost
    • Parents
        Kerry J. Kelly
    • Relatives
      • Casey Jost(Sibling)
    • Other works
      TV commercial for IZOD
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Article
      • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Has been a writer on Saturday Night Live (1975) since 2005.
    • Quotes
      If all of Santa's elves and all of Santa's reindeer got busted by the Feds, you would not expect Santa to tweet "Totally clear for Christmas. Thank you."

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