Another Celebrity Michigan Fan: Colin Jost of SNL
We can add Colin Jost of "Saturday Night Live" to the list of celebrity Michigan fans. He grew up on Staten Island and went to Harvard, but he told the Free Press that he was a huge U-M fan growing up: "I think it was a combination of when the Fab Five was there playing basketball and also their football team was great at that time, a Desmond Howard era."
Welcome aboard. How about a "Go Blue" on the next Weekend Update, Colin!
Nice to know. I believe Gilda Radner is the only Michigan alum to be an SNL cast member, while Tom Brady, Madonna and Michael Phelps are the only Michigan alums (yes, Madonna and Phelps are alums) to be guest hosts. Please let me know if I've missed anyone.
October 25th, 2018 at 1:28 PM ^
M alum Mike O'Brien was a writer for 7 seasons starting in '09 and was a featured player in '13-14. He went on to create the NBC show "AP Bio"
October 25th, 2018 at 4:37 PM ^
He was head writer for a time too, before Jost joined up.
October 25th, 2018 at 1:29 PM ^
I would like to get Duterte, Kim Jong Un, and have the Axis of Evil fanbase
October 25th, 2018 at 1:39 PM ^
I hope you did air quotes when you said celebrity.
October 25th, 2018 at 1:46 PM ^
Well whatever you think of his fame, anyone dating Scarlett Johansson is a celebrity in my book.
October 25th, 2018 at 2:39 PM ^
Look, you don't get hired to rep IZOD in tv commercials unless you are a genuine celebrity.
October 25th, 2018 at 1:52 PM ^
Justin is such a boss.
October 25th, 2018 at 5:02 PM ^
I fell in love in meatless place.
October 25th, 2018 at 1:45 PM ^
Was James Earl Jones ever on SNL?
Also:
David Alan Grier was on SNL
October 25th, 2018 at 1:48 PM ^
Another Walmart Walverine fan who didn't even attend the school...
October 25th, 2018 at 1:55 PM ^
I'm not sure if Tim Robinson is an alum, but I'm pretty sure he is a fan. After one episode when they do the group goodbye, I saw him in a maize and blue winged helmet. Though it could have been a Clarkston helmet.
October 25th, 2018 at 1:57 PM ^
OK, so I'm an idiot. Lucy Liu and David Alan Grier are also U-M alums who have hosted SNL. Any others?
October 25th, 2018 at 2:02 PM ^
Madonna, Derek Jeter, and Tom Brady.
October 25th, 2018 at 3:01 PM ^
So dry, laughed out loud ya wise ass.
October 25th, 2018 at 1:59 PM ^
Just another Walmart Wolverine I guess according to MSU. The greatest self-own in history.
October 25th, 2018 at 2:07 PM ^
I watch the occasional SNL clip, and I still had no idea this guy was on SNL.
October 25th, 2018 at 2:14 PM ^
He's the co-head writer and does Weekend Update but rarely appears in sketches. He's also kind of a smarmy douche.
October 25th, 2018 at 3:05 PM ^
well... he is dating Scarlett Johansson
October 25th, 2018 at 5:43 PM ^
Perfect.
October 25th, 2018 at 2:30 PM ^
I wasn't familiar with him. The only comic Colins I know of are Quinn (thought OP meant him for a minute) and Mochrie (from Whose line is it anyway?).
As a complete non sequitur, I also met Greg Proops (from WLIIA) one time in a cafe in Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood. That was cool.
October 25th, 2018 at 2:14 PM ^
Neither Phelps or Madonna are alums...Phelps took classes while training here, but never pursued a degree, and Madonna dropped out. I still claim them as UM fans though, like Jeter.
October 25th, 2018 at 5:30 PM ^
An alumnus need not have graduated from an institution. Having attended for a period of time qualifies one as an alumnus.
October 25th, 2018 at 2:34 PM ^
Don't you have to be known to be a celebrity?
October 25th, 2018 at 2:34 PM ^
Madonna and Phelps attended but are not alumni, IIRC.
October 25th, 2018 at 2:59 PM ^
a·lum·nus
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plural noun: alumni
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a graduate or former student, especially a male one, of a particular school, college, or university.
October 25th, 2018 at 3:14 PM ^
I learned something today.
October 25th, 2018 at 6:58 PM ^
Me too! Who says Mgoblog isn't educational outside of the sports realm?
October 25th, 2018 at 2:58 PM ^
Haven’t thought most of SNL has been funny since Will Farrell left.
The Californians and Black Jeopardy are pretty good tho.
Never heard of this guy you mentioned though.
October 26th, 2018 at 1:47 PM ^
So you're the fan of The Californians. I'm not one to crap on SNL but The Californians must be fun for the cast to perform because that's the one reason I can think of as to why it keeps getting rolled out. It's always way too long and gets very few laughs. It was actually perfect to include it in the 40th Anniversary show.
Black Jeopardy is great. The Tom Hanks and Black Panther editions were excellent.
October 25th, 2018 at 2:59 PM ^
Have not watched in 5+years.
October 25th, 2018 at 3:11 PM ^
Calling this guy a celebrity is quite generous.
October 25th, 2018 at 5:26 PM ^
I think his girlfriend alone gives him the status of "celebrity".
October 25th, 2018 at 3:12 PM ^
Used to watch SNL religiously back from the Farley years up until around when Bill Hader left. But I really don’t care for it anymore. These days it’s nothing more than a 90 minute political diatribe.
October 25th, 2018 at 7:05 PM ^
Bill Hader is brilliant, isn't he? Stefon is one of the most hilarious recurring SNL characters of the past decade or so. Absolutely knee-slapping good in Superbad, Pineapple Express, and Adventureland. Simply a tremendously funny dude. On a winter snowstorm weekend, I'm going to rent a bunch of Bill Hader movies I haven't yet seen.
October 25th, 2018 at 3:35 PM ^
SNL = Still Not Laughing
October 25th, 2018 at 3:44 PM ^
I still can't copy and paste images into comments. Ugh. Nevermind.
October 25th, 2018 at 8:44 PM ^
Consider yourself taunted.
October 25th, 2018 at 3:45 PM ^
I love tuning into SNL for politics because there’s not enough during the week.
October 25th, 2018 at 4:34 PM ^
He's got to be tied for the unfunniest host of Weekend Update ever. He's tied, of course, with his current co-host.
October 25th, 2018 at 4:39 PM ^
Disagree. They were shaky at first but they've come into their own lately with the "character" of how they do the segment.
October 25th, 2018 at 4:43 PM ^
Found the millennial.
October 25th, 2018 at 4:40 PM ^
I loved in the 90s when people said SNL sucks so bad, these folks are shadows of the 70s!
I loved in the 00s when people said SNL sucks so bad, these folks are shadows of the 80s!
I loved in the 10s when people said SNL sucks so bad, these folks are shadows of the 90s!
... assuming we will just keep going ...
SNL cannot be amazing every week in every sketch. It is literally writing and performing 60 minutes of sketches and jokes over a 7 day period. Pretty incredible they have anything fit to be bad.
And then they actually make something awesome once in a while too.
October 25th, 2018 at 6:02 PM ^
Amen to this!
October 25th, 2018 at 4:54 PM ^
Well isn't that special?
October 25th, 2018 at 4:54 PM ^
Fuck!
October 25th, 2018 at 5:09 PM ^
Weekend Update is usually what I'll watch. He and Che are great.
October 25th, 2018 at 5:22 PM ^
Are you really a “celebrity” if most people don’t know who you are?
October 27th, 2018 at 3:57 PM ^
If you give a shit if a celebrity is a fan of the team you root for. You should not have a job with any responsibility.