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List of <i>Saturday Night Live</i> writers

List of Saturday Night Live writers

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The following is a list of Saturday Night Live writers. The show, created by Lorne Michaels, is an American live sketch comedy and variety show. Airing since 1975, it has employed a large and changing staff of writers.

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Head writer(s)
Michael O'Donoghue
Writing staff
Dan Aykroyd Anne Beatts John Belushi Chevy Chase (episodes 1-6) Tom Davis^[3] Jim Downey (episodes 11-23)^{[citation needed]} Al Franken Bruce McCall (episodes 1-6) Lorne Michaels Marilyn Suzanne Miller Bill Murray (episodes 11-23) Michael O'Donoghue Herb Sargent Tom Schiller Rosie Shuster Alan Zweibel

Head writer(s)
Michael O'Donoghue
Writing staff
Dan Aykroyd Anne Beatts Tom Davis^[3] Jim Downey^{[citation needed]} Brian Doyle-Murray (episodes 9-20) Al Franken Neil Levy Lorne Michaels Marilyn Suzanne Miller Don Novello (episodes 9-20) Michael O'Donoghue Herb Sargent Tom Schiller Rosie Shuster Alan Zweibel

Head writer(s)
Herb Sargent
Writing staff
Dan Aykroyd Anne Beatts Tom Davis^[3] Jim Downey^{[citation needed]} Brian Doyle-Murray Al Franken Brian McConnachie (episodes 3-20) Lorne Michaels Don Novello Herb Sargent Tom Schiller Rosie Shuster Walter Williams Alan Zweibel

Head writer(s)
Herb Sargent
Writing staff
Peter Aykroyd Anne Beatts Tom Davis^[3] Jim Downey^{[citation needed]} Brian Doyle-Murray (episodes 6-20) Al Franken Tom Gammill Lorne Michaels Matt Neuman Don Novello Sarah Paley Max Pross Herb Sargent Tom Schiller Harry Shearer Rosie Shuster Alan Zweibel

List_of_Saturday_Night_Live_writers

Season 1 (1975–76)

Season 2 (1976–77)

Season 3 (1977–78)

Season 4 (1978–79)

Season 5 (1979–80)

Season 6 (1980–81)

Season 7 (1981–82)

Season 8 (1982–83)

Season 9 (1983–84)

Season 10 (1984–85)

Season 11 (1985–86)

Season 12 (1986–87)

Season 13 (1987–88)

Season 14 (1988–89)

Season 15 (1989–90)

Season 16 (1990–91)

Season 17 (1991–92)

Season 18 (1992–93)

Season 19 (1993–94)

Season 20 (1994–95)

Season 21 (1995–96)

Season 22 (1996–97)

Season 23 (1997–98)

Season 24 (1998–99)

Season 25 (1999–2000)

Season 26 (2000–01)

Season 27 (2001–02)

Season 28 (2002–03)

Season 29 (2003–04)

Season 30 (2004–05)

Season 31 (2005–06)

Season 32 (2006–07)

Season 33 (2007–08)

Season 34 (2008–09)

Season 35 (2009–10)

Season 36 (2010–11)

Season 37 (2011–12)

Season 38 (2012–13)

Season 39 (2013–14)

Season 40 (2014–15)

Season 41 (2015–16)

Season 42 (2016–17)

Season 43 (2017–18)

Season 44 (2018–19)

Season 45 (2019–20)

Season 46 (2020–21)[30]

Season 47 (2021–22)[31]

Season 48 (2022–23)[33]

Season 49 (2023–24)

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Season 46 (2020–21)^[30]

Season 47 (2021–22)^[31]

Season 48 (2022–23)^[33]