Colin Jost News

Colin Jost is a head writer at Saturday Night Live and a touring stand-up comedian. He will appear this weekend, August 4 & 5, at Comedy Works Downtown in Larimer Square.

This week, legendary comedian Dave Chappelle returns to New York City's historic Radio City Music Hall, as he kicks off his LIVE FROM RADIO CITY Residency.

It was a big day for the Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal, now with its 35th annual event in full swing. 

Carolines on Broadway, New York City's premier comedy venue, presents its talented line-up for the month of July, highlighted by headliners Michael Blackson, 'The African King of Comedy,' from the film Next Friday, July 1 and 2; David Alan Grier, from NBC's The Carmichael Show, July 6 - 8; Sugar Sammy, from his HBO Canada special In Concert:  Direct from Montreal , July 13 - 15; Craig Shoemaker, 'The Love Master,' July 19; Gilbert Gottfried, from the documentary film Gilbert, July 20; and Colin Jost, co-anchor of Weekend Update on NBC's Today Night Live, July 21 and 22; and Lil Duval, from the film Grow House, July 27 - 30.

Carolines on Broadway, New York City's premier comedy venue, presents its talented line-up for the month of July, highlighted by headliners Michael Blackson, 'The African King of Comedy,' from the film Next Friday, July 1 and 2; David Alan Grier, from NBC's The Carmichael Show, July 6 - 8; Sugar Sammy, from his HBO Canada special In Concert:  Direct from Montreal , July 13 - 15; Craig Shoemaker, 'The Love Master,' July 19; Gilbert Gottfried, from the documentary film Gilbert, July 20; and Colin Jost, co-anchor of Weekend Update on NBC's Saturday Night Live, July 21 and 22; and Lil Duval, from the film Grow House, July 27 - 30.

Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts is pleased to announce that Colin Quinn presented a stand-up comedy show for Bay Street's Comedy Club series on on May 27.

Building on the momentum of another highly successful season in which NBC once again ranks #1 in adults 18-49, the network has announced the rollout of an ambitious summer schedule that includes the premiere of new dance competition series “World of Dance” with judges Jennifer Lopez, Derek Hough, NE-YO and host/mentor Jenna Dewan Tatum; the return of the #1 show of summer, “America's Got Talent,” with new host Tyra Banks; and the network's obstacle course sensation, “American Ninja Warrior.”

NBC is bringing a late-night institution to primetime with a four-episode order for SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: WEEKEND UPDATE, which joins the schedule starting Thursday, Aug. 10 at 9 p.m.

Below, check out highlight from SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE's 'Weekend Update with Colin Jost and Michael Che' from the March 11th broadcast.

The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) announced the 2017 Writers Guild Awards winners for outstanding achievement in writing for film, television, new media, videogames, news, radio, promotional, and graphic animation

Below, check out highlights from SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE'S WEEKEND UPDATE WITH COLIN JOST AND MICHAEL CHE. The show, hosted by Alec Baldwin and featuring music guest Ed Sheeran, was broadcast on February 11th.

The Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) and the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in television, new media, news, radio, and promotional writing during 2016.

New York's funniest show Celebrity Autobiography had two special performances last week in The Hamptons on Friday, August 26 at 7pm & 9:30pm at Guild Hall, which featured stars of stage and screen Christie Brinkley, Susan Lucci, Brooke Shields, Colin Jost, Dick Cavett, Tovah Feldshuh, Richard Kind and Drama Desk-winners Eugene Pack, Dayle Reyfel. Scroll down for photos!

For the fourth consecutive year, Live Nation and Funny Or Die announce the return of the world's biggest comedy tour.

As BWW recently reported, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE cast members Taran Killam, Jay Pharoah and Jon Rudnitsky will not be returning for the 42nd season of the show.

On last night's LATE NIGHT, SNL Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che were fresh off the convention trail and discussed why the DNC was so much weirder than the RNC.

Michael Che and Colin Jost rebutted Bill O'Reilly's reaction to Michelle Obama's speech during the Democratic National Convention, as part of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE's Weekend Update on MSNBC.

For the fourth consecutive year, Live Nation and Funny Or Die announce the return of the world's biggest comedy tour.

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE cast members Colin Jost and Michael Che will be hosting special editions of 'Weekend Update' on Wednesday, July 20 and Wednesday, July 27 at approximately midnight on MSNBC following the Republican and Democratic national conventions from Cleveland and Philadelphia, respectively.

LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS will broadcast live at 12:35 a.m. ET/PT the evenings of Thursday, July 21 and Thursday, July 28 from Studio 8G in Rockefeller Center, the same night as the final sessions of the Republican National Convention and Democratic National Convention, respectively.