Colin Jost Net Worth

Reporting live from Colin Jost’s bank account! The veteran Saturday Night Live performer still has a large fortune, despite not being quite as wealthy as his wife Scarlett Johansson, with whom he had his first child in summer 2021. Please continue reading to learn more about Colin Jost’s net worth and how he makes money.

What Is Colin Jost’s Net Worth?

Celebrity Net Worth estimates An American writer and comedian Colin Jost’s net worth at $10 million. since 2005, he has worked for Saturday Night Live; since 2014, he has served as a co-anchor for Weekend Update.

Who Is Colin Jost? [Early Life]

Colin Kelly Jost is an American comedian, actor, and writer. Dr. Kerry Kelly, Colin’s mother, was among the first doctors to join the New York City Fire Department in 1981. Daniel A Jost, Colin A Jost’s father, was a Staten Island Technical High School teacher. The family resided in Staten Island, New York, where he was born. He became interested in comedy and writing as a youth. He and his brother were raised as Roman Catholics. After graduating from Regis High School, he was granted admission to Harvard University.

Career

Jost began his career as the editorial director of the school newspaper, The Owl. After graduating, Jost then worked as a reporter and copy editor for the Staten Island Advance. Jost was later employed as a writer for the brief Kappa Mikey cartoon series on Nickelodeon. After quitting that post, he emailed NBC’s Saturday Night Live a writing sample, and they hired him as a writer in 2005. 

Jost oversaw SNL’s scripting from 2009 to 2012. From 2012 to 2015, he served as co-head writer; in late 2017, he was reinstated. He frequently works with Rob Klei, another co-head writer for SNL.

Executive producer Lorne Michaels asked Jost if he could perform the Weekend Update feature over the summer break after the 2012–2013 season because co-anchor Seth Meyers would shortly be leaving to helm Late Night with Seth Meyers. On the March 1, 2014, show, Meyers accepted and was replaced by Jost. On the Jason Sudeikis-hosted show from October 23, 2021, Jost later surpassed Meyers’ record for the most extended anchor in the program’s history. 

He was hired as an essayist on SNL in 2005 after graduating. From 2009 through 2012, he later served as SNL’s composing director. He took over as a co-head essayist from 2012 to 2015 after that. Since 2014, Colin has been a consistent co-host of “End of the Week Update.” Colin has appeared on Twilight with Jimmy Fallon and TBS as a fantastic entertainer. He has received eight Emmy nominations. 

Jost has performed in a variety of comedic roles. He has given stand-up comedy performances. He was chosen as a “New Face” at 2009 Just for Laughs festival in Montréal. Since then, he has performed at the Just for Laughs festivals in Chicago in 2011 and 2012 and in Montréal in 2010 and 2012.

Jost has contributed to Radar, The New York Times Magazine, The Huffington Post, and The Staten Island Advance, in addition to publishing four “Shouts and Murmurs” pieces in The New Yorker magazine. 

He wrote the screenplay for the 2015 comedy Staten Island Summer and had a small part in the movie. He also played Paul in the 2016 rom-com How to Be Single. 

At The Bell House in Brooklyn in January 2016, Jost served as the opening act for comedian Liam McEneaney as he recorded his album. Late in 2018, a commercial for Izod featured Jost and Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

Personal Life

Before meeting his wife, Jost had a love relationship with the comedian and actress Rashida Jones. He began dating Scarlett Johansson in May 2017; two years later, they became engaged. 

The couple married in an intimate ceremony in October 2020. She had a daughter with French businessman Romain Dauriac, to whom she had previously been married.

Interesting Facts About Colin Jost

• Colin presided over the Harvard Lampoon during his time in college. 
• While attending Harvard University, Colin Jost also triumphed on the “Weakest Link” game show in 2002. 
• When he was 22 years old, Colin began working with the cast of “Saturday Night Live.” 
• At Harvard University, Pete Buttigieg and Colin Jost shared a room.
• He studied Russian and British literature and history at Harvard. 
• Before joining Saturday Night Live, he wrote for the Kappa Mikey animation. 
• A member of the Staten Island improv comic group ManCrush is his brother Casey Jost. 
• He won three WGAs for his work on Saturday Night Live. 
• He has published articles in Radar magazine, the Huffington Post, the Staten Island Advance, The New Yorker, and the New York Times Magazine.

Conclusion 

In 2022, Colin Jost’s net worth is estimated to be $10 million. He is a stand-up comedian, actor, and writer from the United States. Since 2014, he has co-hosted Weekend Update. Since 2005, he has written for Saturday Night Live (SNL). From 2012 until 2015, he served as one of the show’s co-head writers. He and Michael Che Campbell once joined the show in 2017 as co-head writers. Since joining the show in 2014, Colin has been a lead actor and writer, earning $25,000 per episode.

Colin made around $525,000 a season on Saturday Night Live’s 21 episodes. He made roughly $300,000 a year. 

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