Just after noon on a hot summer day, Casey Jost sips a wheat beer—courtesy of Staten Island's , natch—at renowned borough hangout ."I don't encourage day drinking, but if it happens, it happens," the comedian deadpans.Besides being the occasional day drinker—who are we to judge?—the Staten Island funnyman is a musician, writer and actor, and he shows up in Staten Island Summer, one of this season's slapstick comedies. His brother, Colin (Saturday Night Live), wrote the film, a coming-of-age story about two high school grads who spend the summer following senior year working as lifeguards at a Staten Island pool. Loosely based on the Jost brothers' childhoods, the film features cameos by the two men as police officers who help fuel some unlawful activities. But Staten Island Summer, produced by Lorne Michaels, also stars a slew of SNL comedians, including Kate McKinnon, Fred Armisen and Cecily Strong. Jim Gaffigan, Ashley Greene and the Wu-Tang Clan's Method Man—as an ice cream vendor (wink, wink)—round out the cast.The film may be his latest project, but Jost finds any number of ways to stay busy. He currently works with TruTV's , regularly performs comedy at the , and plays music with his band, .Shortly before the film's debut, we spoke to Jost about the inspiration behind Staten Island Summer, the importance of the Wu-Tang Clan to his native borough and his top three Staten Island pizza spots. Read on for more.Staten Island Summer opened in theaters on July 24 and debuts on Netflix on July 30.
