Colin Jost Coming to Ridgefield Playhouse, 7/22
By: Tyler Peterson Jun. 23, 2016
Best known for his hilarious 'Weekend Update' commentary with SNL co-hort Michael Che, Colin Jost is one of the funniest writers, actors and comedians around today. After joining Saturday Night Live in 2005, Jost quickly moved up the ranks becoming the NBC sketch show's head writer and then replacing Seth Meyer as co-Anchor of the coveted "Weekend Update' skit. You can catch Colin Jost at the Ridgefield Playhouse on July 22nd as part of the Clark Construction Comedy Series. Visit 850 Wood Fired Restaurant for dinner the night of the show and enjoy a FREE draft beer with your entree when you show your tickets! Media sponsor for this show is 99.1fm WPLR.
He may have an innocent baby face, but Colin Jost can throw comedic zingers as hard (and inappropriate) as the most seasoned comic around. Jost names Norm Macdonald as a primary influence for his "Update" anchor work and stand up, as McDonald's tone was the one Jost grew up with in high school. As a standup comedian, Colin has appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as well as on TBS and HBO. He was selected as a "New Face" at the Montreal Just For Laughs festival in 2009, and has since appeared several times at the Chicago Just For Laughs festival (2011, 2012) and the Montreal festival (2010, 2012). Jost has published three "Shouts and Murmurs" pieces in The New Yorker magazine, in addition to writing for The New York Times Magazine, the Huffington Post, the Staten Island Advance and Radar. Jost wrote the screenplay and played a minor role in the 2015 comedy film Staten Island Summer and has been nominated for five Emmy Awards. He won a Peabody Award in 2009 and three Writers Guild (WGA) awards for his work on Saturday Night Live. And, he was named a Breakout Artist by Caroline's on Broadway in 2011. Not bad for a baby-faced thirty something!
Videos
