What Colin Jost has said about Saturday Night Live

2 quotes · 1 episode · May 4, 2026

Colin Jost, American comedian, writer and longtime Saturday Night Live Weekend Update anchor, has been quoted on Saturday Night Live 2 times in 1 episode of SmartLess, most recently on May 4, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

  • Jost said an episode he thought was a heart attack at SNL was caused by stress, lack of sleep and sugar.

    “It was a combination of stress, not sleeping, and also having all this sugar”

    SmartLess: "Colin Jost" (May 4, 2026) · Listen from 15:02

  • Jost described being SNL head writer as nightmarish because it added managing colleagues to his writing duties.

    “I found it to be a really nightmarish job in a lot of ways because you're suddenly doing the same job you're doing, but you're also having to manage everyone”

    SmartLess: "Colin Jost" (May 4, 2026) · Listen from 45:35

Episodes

  • "Colin Jost"

    SmartLess · May 4, 2026 · 1 h 5 min

    SmartLess hosts talk with Colin Jost about his Staten Island upbringing, the Harvard Lampoon, becoming SNL's Weekend Update anchor, his Staten Island ferry, and new projects.

Others on Saturday Night Live

Colin Jost on other topics