With no particular sense of urgency, we talked about “A Very Punchable Face,” a book that is partly an account of his awkward coming-of-age in Staten Island and partly a recap of his relatively smooth career path from the Harvard Lampoon to “S.N.L.” to Weekend Update, which he anchors with Michael Che. In early March, when such things were still permissible, I met with Jost in his office at NBC’s Rockefeller Plaza headquarters. It’s a lot less fun than getting to celebrate or commiserate with your friends.” But now the book reads like his appreciation for a comedy institution that he hopes will come back in its traditional, chaotic form as soon as possible.Īs exhilarating and as frustrating as it was to make “S.N.L.” from home, Jost told me, “You finish watching and then you’re just sitting on your couch. In pre-pandemic times, Jost’s memoir, which Crown will publish on July 14, might have come across as a victory lap for an author contemplating new horizons.
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