Although the pandemic isolation has made Colin Jost appreciate more than ever the routine of working in Saturday night liveIn the 30 Rock studio, the Weekend Update co-host is still unsure if the next season will be the last.
Appearing remotely on Howard Stern’s Sirius XM show, Jost was unable to give a definitive answer when Stern asked point-blank if he was leaving the long NBC comedy series after this season.
“I’ve been talking to Che about that in general,” Jost said, referring to his weekend update co-host, Michael Che. “I’m not sure. The COVID stuff has really affected how I feel about it because, you know, being away from the people that make you laugh at work that way for so long, really makes you appreciate not only work, but also the routine of being at work. “
Jost, whose new memories A very sharp face Launched this week, he said being isolated taught “how much joy from work is just proximity” to colleagues.
The comic, who joined SNL as a writer in 2005 and took over the weekend update desk with Che in 2014, suggested he knows the risk of leaving the show. He quotes the show’s creator, Lorne Michaels, saying that even “the people you love who used to be cast members in SNLThe funniest thing they ever were was SNLeven if they did a great brilliant job afterwards. “
“Will Ferrell has made such fun movies, but there’s that from the first glimpse you have of Will Ferrell screaming at the table, it’s like a pure thing,” Jost said of a Ferrell classic. SNL Sketch.
Check out a portion of Jost’s chat with Stern above.
