Colin Jost Net Worth

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Colin Jost Net Worth, How did the American stand-up comedian and writer amass his wealth? Read on to find out more about Colin Jost Net Worth and his career.

Colin Jost Early Life

He is an American stand-up comedian and writer. Colin Jost attended Regis High School in Manhattan followed by Harvard University where he was the head of the famous publication, the Harvard Lampoon. 

Colin became famous when he was hired to write for ‘Saturday Night Live’ in 2005, directly out of college. Four years later he rose to writing supervisor.

In 2012, Colin became co-head writer for SNL. He was co-head writer from 2012 to 2015 and then came back as one of the head writers in 2017. In May 2019, Colin and Scarlet became engaged.

Colin Jost Career

Colin Kelly Jost was born on June 29, 1982 in Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA. He began co-anchoring ‘Weekend Update’ on ‘Saturday Night Live’ alongside Michael Che. When not writing for ‘Saturday Night Live’, he performs stand-up comedy.

He has appeared at Caroline’s on Broadway, where he was named 2011’s ‘Breakout Artist’ and has also performed at both the Montreal and Chicago ‘Just for Laughs’ Festivals and on ‘Late Night with Jimmy Fallon’.

Colin has published essays in such publications as ‘The New Yorker’, ‘The New York Times Magazine’ and ‘The Huffington Post’, among others. In 2015 he wrote the movie ‘Staten Island Summer’. In 2016 he appeared in the movie ‘How to Be Single’.

In September 2018 he co-hosted the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards along with Michael Che. Colin has been in a relationship with Scarlett Johansson since December 2017.

Colin Jost Net Worth

Colin Jost Net Worth as of today is $6 Million. Colin Jost Net Worth is earned from his career as a stand-up comedian and writer. 

However,as a main cast member and writer who has been with the show since 2014, Colin earns $25,000 per episode of SNL. For instance, Colin makes at least one appearance on all 21 episodes per year, Colin would make around $525,000 per season of SNL.

Summary: 

Colin Kelly Jost is an American stand-up comedian and writer. He began co-anchoring ‘Weekend Update’ on ‘Saturday Night Live’ alongside Michael Che.

He also appeared at Caroline’s on Broadway, where he was named 2011’s ‘Breakout Artist’ and has also performed at both the Montreal and Chicago ‘Just for Laughs’ Festivals and on ‘Late Night with Jimmy Fallon’.

As of today, Colin Jost’s net worth is $6 Million.