List_of_Saturday_Night_Live_writers
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.
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 |
Season 1 (1975–76)
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Lorne Michaels and Michael O'Donoghue |
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Season 2 (1976–77)
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Michael O'Donoghue |
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Season 3 (1977–78)
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Michael O'Donoghue |
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Season 4 (1978–79)
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Herb Sargent |
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Season 5 (1979–80)
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Herb Sargent |
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Season 6 (1980–81)
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Mason Williams (episodes 1–5), Jeremy Stevens and Tom Moore (episodes 6–13), Michael O'Donoghue (episode 13) |
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Season 7 (1981–82)
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Michael O'Donoghue (episodes 1–8) and Bob Tischler |
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Season 8 (1982–83)
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Bob Tischler |
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Season 9 (1983–84)
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Bob Tischler and Andrew Smith |
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Season 10 (1984–85)
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Bob Tischler |
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Season 11 (1985–86)
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James Downey |
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Season 12 (1986–87)
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Jim Downey |
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Season 13 (1987–88)
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Jim Downey |
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Season 14 (1988–89)
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Jim Downey |
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Season 15 (1989–90)
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Jim Downey |
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Season 16 (1990–91)
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Jim Downey |
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Season 17 (1991–92)
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Jim Downey |
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Season 18 (1992–93)
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Jim Downey |
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Season 19 (1993–94)
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Jim Downey |
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Season 20 (1994–95)
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Jim Downey |
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Season 21 (1995–96)
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Steve Higgins and Fred Wolf |
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Season 22 (1996–97)
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Tim Herlihy and Adam McKay |
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Season 23 (1997–98)
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Adam McKay |
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Season 24 (1998–99)
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Adam McKay[9] |
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Season 25 (1999–2000)
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Tina Fey[9] |
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Season 26 (2000–01)
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Tina Fey and Dennis McNicholas[9] |
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Season 27 (2001–02)
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Tina Fey and Dennis McNicholas |
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Season 28 (2002–03)
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Tina Fey and Dennis McNicholas |
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Season 29 (2003–04)
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Tina Fey and Dennis McNicholas |
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Season 30 (2004–05)
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Tina Fey and Harper Steele |
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Season 31 (2005–06)
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Tina Fey, Seth Meyers,[11] and Harper Steele[12] |
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Season 32 (2006–07)
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Seth Meyers, Paula Pell, and Harper Steele[13] |
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Season 33 (2007–08)
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Seth Meyers, Paula Pell, Harper Steele |
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Season 34 (2008–09)
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Seth Meyers |
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Season 35 (2009–10)
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Seth Meyers |
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Season 36 (2010–11)
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Seth Meyers |
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Season 37 (2011–12)
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Seth Meyers |
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Season 38 (2012–13)
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Seth Meyers and Colin Jost |
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Season 39 (2013–14)
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Seth Meyers (episodes 1–13), Colin Jost, Rob Klein, Bryan Tucker (episodes 14–21)[23] |
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Season 40 (2014–15)
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Colin Jost, Rob Klein, and Bryan Tucker |
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Season 41 (2015–16)
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Rob Klein and Bryan Tucker |
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Season 42 (2016–17)
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Chris Kelly, Sarah Schneider, Bryan Tucker, and Kent Sublette (Since episode 12). |
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Season 43 (2017–18)
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Colin Jost, Michael Che, Bryan Tucker, and Kent Sublette (Since episode 8). |
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Note: Beginning with the show's forty-third season, Weekend Update writers were credited separately from the rest of the writing staff.
Season 44 (2018–19)
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Colin Jost, Michael Che, and Kent Sublette |
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Season 45 (2019–20)
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Colin Jost, Michael Che, and Kent Sublette[30] |
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Anna Drezen, Colin Jost, Michael Che, and Kent Sublette |
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Anna Drezen (until episode 9), Colin Jost, Michael Che, Kent Sublette, Alison Gates and Streeter Seidell (since episode 10)[33] |
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Kent Sublette, Alison Gates and Streeter Seidell |
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Season 49 (2023–24)
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Alison Gates, Streeter Seidell, Kent Sublette |
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Gary Richardson, Will Stephen, Celeste Yim |
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- "'Wild N Out's Mikey Day Hired to Write for 'SNL'". Vulture. August 23, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- "Brooks Wheelan Not Returning to Saturday Night Live". The Wrap. July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
Following several under-wraps audition processes, Sasheer Zamata was hired. Leslie Jones and LaKendra Tookes — also black woman from the auditions — were brought on as writers.
- "Chicago comic Claire Mulaney picked for 'Saturday Night Live'". Chicago Tribune. July 17, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- Jones, Chris (November 26, 2013). "Katie Rich headed to 'SNL'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- Andreeva, Nellie (10 September 2014). "'Saturday Night Live' Adds Two New Writers". Deadline. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- "'Saturday Night Live' Adds New Writers For Season 45". www.yahoo.com. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
- "SNL Adds Ten New Writers for Season 47". Vulture. 28 September 2021. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
- "Saturday Night Live Season 49 Writing Staff". Vulture. 15 October 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
- "Saturday Night Live Season 49 Writing Staff". Vulture. 15 October 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
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