With Seth Meyers leaving Saturday Night Live to host Late Night, Lorne Michaels has announced his "Weekend Update" successor: head writer Colin Jost.
Jost, who has been with SNL since 2005, became head writer in 2012 and won a Peabody Award for his work on the iconic series.
He'll join Cecily Strong — who's been co-anchoring "Weekend Update" with Meyers since September — at the desk beginning March 1.
Here's Jost on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon:
