Jul 14, 2020 · NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In these hilarious essays, the Saturday Night Live head writer and Weekend Update co-anchor learns how to take a beating. “I always wanted to punch his face before I read this book. Now I just want to kick him in the balls.”—Larry David.

Jul 14, 2020 · Colin Jost's memoir A Very Punchable Face is one of those books that came at the right time for me. Jost tells of his growing up on Staten Island, some of his escapades at university, and his adventures in his career at Saturday Night Live.

You’ll also discover things about Jost that will surprise and confuse you, like how Jimmy Buffett saved his life, how Czech teenagers attacked him with potato salad, how an insect laid eggs inside his legs, and how he competed in a twenty-five …

From growing up in a family of firefighters on Staten Island to commuting three hours a day to high school and “seeing the sights” (like watching a Russian woman throw a stroller off the back of a ferry), to attending Harvard while Facebook was created, Jost shares how he has navigated the world like a slightly smarter Forrest Gump.

Jul 13, 2021 · NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In these hilarious essays, the Saturday Night Live head writer and Weekend Update co-anchor learns how to take a beating. “I always wanted to punch his face before I read this book. Now I just want to kick him in the balls.”—Larry David.

Jul 14, 2020 · NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In these hilarious essays, the Saturday Night Live head writer and Weekend Update co-anchor learns how to take a beating. “I always wanted to punch his face before I read this book. Now I just want to kick him in the balls.”—Larry David.

Jul 14, 2020 · NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In these hilarious essays, the Saturday Night Live head writer and Weekend Update co-anchor learns how to take a beating. “I always wanted to punch his face before I...

Jul 14, 2020 · An Amazon Best Book of July 2020: Sure, Colin Jost might have an argument for his very punchable face (pantsing people in the subway, terrorizing his younger brother, and looking like “a guy who is always on the verge of asking do you know who my father is?”), but it is also a comically endearing, self-effacing face.

You’ll also discover things about Jost that will surprise and confuse you, like how Jimmy Buffett saved his life, how Czech teenagers attacked him with potato salad, how an insect laid eggs inside his legs, and how he competed in a 25-man match at WrestleMania (and almost won).

Jan 14, 2021 · A book review of SNL alum Colin Jost's memoir, A Very Punchable Face. This memoir will have you laughing out loud and enjoying all the behind the scenes secrets from Saturday Night Live.