Colin Jost, head writer and host of Weekend Update on Saturday Night Live, performed a comedy show at the Lied Center of Kansas. The Special Events Committee brought Jost to campus where he performed an hour-long comedic set that had the entire crowd laughing from start to finish. Both students and adults alike were excited to see the show, which was appealing to the university as a whole. A crowd started to build an hour before the show began in hopes of getting the best seats to see Jost live, who some watch every week on SNL.

1. The
head
writer
of
“Saturday
Night
Live”
performed
at
the
Lied
Center
of
Kansas
last
night.
The
Special
Events
Committee
within
Student
Union
Activities
brought
Colin
Jost,
who
is
also
the
host
of
Weekend
Update,
to
campus.
He
performed
a
hilarious
hour-­‐long
comedic
set
and
had
the
entire
crowd
laughing
from
start
to
finish.
“It
couldn’t
have
asked
for
a
better
show,”
said
Jaclyn
Carpenter
the
coordinator
of
special
events.
He
was
funny,
so
nice
to
work
with,
and
it
didn’t
hurt
that
he
is
pretty
good
looking.”
Students
and
adults
alike
were
all
excited
to
see
the
show.
Michelle
Compton,
one
of
the
advisors
for
Student
Union
Activities
was
excited
to
see
Jost.
“This
was
a
great
event
because
it
was
appealing
university
wide.
Although
the
majority
of
the
audience
was
students,
I
saw
a
good
amount
of
my
peers
in
the
audience
as
well.”
A
crowd
started
to
build
about
an
hour
before
the
show
with
the
hopes
of
getting
the
best
seats.
“I
couldn’t
believe
that
Colin
Jost
was
going
to
be
performing
on
campus,”
freshman
Jamie
Stone
said.
“I
watch
“Saturday
Night
Live”
every
week.
He
was
on
my
TV
five
days
ago
and
today
I
was
four
feet
away
from
him.”
Stone
said.
If
you
were
unable
to
attend
the
show
you
can
see
Jost
live
every
Saturday
on
“Saturday
Night
Live”.