My mom was the breadwinner in my family. I always thought, 'That's how it is.' I never thought that was the exception. — Colin Jost Copy Share Image
I was at Harvard when Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook, and I begged him not to do it. — Colin Jost Copy Share Image
It's not an easy job to think creatively and then also have to think logistically. — Colin Jost Copy Share Image
I commuted an hour and a half each way to high school in N.Y.C. I took a bus, a ferry, then a… — Colin Jost Copy Share Image
When I was 10, I went to the Junior Olympics for the 50-meter and 100-meter breaststroke. — Colin Jost Copy Share Image
Each week, we might write 500 jokes for 'Weekend Update,' and ultimately, we can only do about 10. — Colin Jost Copy Share Image
I'm really excited about Jordan Spieth. Like a great in any sport, when the moment is the biggest, he performs his best. — Colin Jost Copy Share Image
I never came out to the Hamptons when I was younger - it was always a fancy and exotic place. — Colin Jost Copy Share Image
I didn't understand when somebody thanked me for writing a good sketch, because it was something I wanted to do, but now… — Colin Jost Copy Share Image
Having Twitter on your phone is like being with a journalist that hates you 24 hours a day. Anything you say on… — Colin Jost Copy Share Image
On the road, when I do stand-up, people would always say, "What do you think about Donald Trump?" If you said, "He's… — Colin Jost Copy Share Image
Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai, who is 17, has become the youngest person ever to win the Nobel Peace Prize. So a Pakistani… — Colin Jost Change the world Copy Share Image
I chose to buy a house in Montauk because it has a sleepier vibe than the rest of the East End. I… — Colin Jost City Copy Share Image
Whatever I did, I always gravitated toward trying to be funny. If I was with friends, we were joking around. If I… — Colin Jost Comedy Copy Share Image
Comedy is frightening at first because you're opening yourself up. When it's just you and people hate it, you're like, "Oh God.… — Colin Jost Comedy Copy Share Image
When you contribute to food banks or give money that goes to having meals delivered, you're meeting the most basic need. It's… — Colin Jost Food Copy Share Image
I did go to college with him, but everyone's always like, 'Did you meet Mark Zuckerberg? Did you hang out with him?'… — Colin Jost Copy Share Image
Donald Trump had a hit TV show on NBC for 14 years! He was covered by every major newspaper for 30 years.… — Colin Jost Copy Share Image
There are some people who are way too sensitive about things. If you're not using the vocabulary that's new that they've helped… — Colin Jost Copy Share Image
Staten Island is segregated, but it's also - I don't know. It's, like, it's not - it's not unprogressive. — Colin Jost Copy Share Image
When you're pitching movies, sometimes you know what the idea is, but you fully don't know the dimensions of it. — Colin Jost Dimensions Copy Share Image
Montauk is a little more raw and rugged than the other parts of the Hamptons, and I like that. — Colin Jost Hamptons Copy Share Image
I majored in the history and literature of Russia and Britain. It has not helped my career. — Colin Jost Books Copy Share Image
It doesn't get better than making people laugh and also making sure people don't go hungry. — Colin Jost Copy Share Image
