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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.

Showrunner Credits

  • Lorne Michaels (producer: seasons 1-5, 12, 21; executive producer: seasons 11, 13-20, 22-present)[a]
  • Jean Doumanian (producer: season 6, episodes 1-12)
  • Dick Ebersol (executive producer: season 6, episode 13, seasons 7-9)

Writer Credits

Writer Tom Gammill in 2011
Eddie Murphy in 2010
Jim Belushi in 1982
Writer Larry David in 2009
Writer John Swartzwelder in 1992
Writer E. Jean Carroll in 2006
Conan O’Brien, who would later achieve large success on Late Night with Conan O’Brien and The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien.
Adam McKay, the head writer from 1996–99.
Tina Fey, the head writer from 1999–06.

Note: Beginning with the ninth episode of this season, the head writer receives a “head writer” credit for the first time since the 1985-86 season instead of “writing supervisor,” and the “creative consultant” credit is renamed “writing supervisor.”

Seth Meyers
Seth Meyers, the head writer from 2006–2014

Note: Beginning with the show’s forty-third season, Weekend Update writers were credited separately from the rest of the writing staff.

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Streeter Seidell, a writer for the show since 2014, and a head writer, as of 2022

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Stewart, Sara (September 23, 2010). “SNL Backstage”. Saturday Night Live. NBC. Archived from the original on December 11, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
  2. ^ “Barry Blaustein – Ian Talks Comedy (Podcast)”. 19 August 2023.
  3. ^ “Live from ‘SNL’ – Orlando’s Paula Pell”. 11 December 1999.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Longwell, Todd (December 2, 2006). “Pell : ‘SNL’ scribe plays for bigscreen laughs”. Variety. Reed Business Information. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c Gay, Jason (May 3, 2001). “Meet Four-Eyed New Sex Symbol, ‘Weekend Update’ Anchor Tina Fey”. The New York Observer. Archived from the original on March 1, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  6. ^ “Live from ‘SNL’ – Orlando’s Paula Pell”. 11 December 1999.
  7. ^ “SNL Backstage”. Saturday Night Live. NBC. December 17, 2011. Archived from the original on December 11, 2011. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
  8. ^ Coyle, Jake (February 4, 2006). “Venerable ‘SNL’ undergoing another generational shift”. The Arizona Republic. Gannett Company. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
  9. ^ “SNL undergoing another generational shift”. The Arizona Republic. Gannett Company. February 4, 2006. Archived from the original on June 30, 2012. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
  10. ^ “Seth Meyers will coanchor Weekend Update”. tv.com). September 22, 2006. Retrieved November 3, 2007.
  11. ^ a b “NBC.com > Saturday Night Live (About)”. NBC. Archived from the original on December 25, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  12. ^ a b “SNL Rounds Out Its New Season Hires with Writers Zach Kanin and Peter Schultz”. Vulture. 20 September 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  13. ^ Friar, Christine (September 15, 2011). “Chris Kelly Joins ‘SNL’: Funny Or Die And Onion News Network Writer Hired For Upcoming Season (VIDEO)”. HuffPost. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g “Saturday Night Live”. NBC.com. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  15. ^ Frucci, Adam (September 6, 2012). “UCB’s Neil Casey Hired as a Writer at ‘SNL’“. Vulture. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  16. ^ Frucci, Adam (August 21, 2012). “UCB’s Josh Patten Hired as a Writer at ‘SNL’“. Vulture. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  17. ^ a b Carter, Bill (September 15, 2013). “New Course for ‘Update,’ and All of ‘SNL’“. The New York Times. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
  18. ^ a b c d e f “Watch Saturday Night Live Online – Tina Fey”. Hulu. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  19. ^ Evans, Bradford (September 3, 2013). “Michael Che Is Writing for ‘SNL’ Full-Time This Season”. Vulture. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  20. ^ “‘Wild N Out’s Mikey Day Hired to Write for ‘SNL’“. Vulture. August 23, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  21. ^ a b “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.
  22. ^ “Chicago comic Claire Mulaney picked for ‘Saturday Night Live’“. Chicago Tribune. July 17, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  23. ^ Jones, Chris (November 26, 2013). “Katie Rich headed to ‘SNL’“. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  24. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (10 September 2014). “‘Saturday Night Live’ Adds Two New Writers”. Deadline. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  25. ^ “‘Saturday Night Live’ Adds New Writers For Season 45″. www.yahoo.com. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
  26. ^ “Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series Nominees / Winners 2021”.
  27. ^ “Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series Nominees / Winners 2022”.
  28. ^ “SNL Adds Ten New Writers for Season 47”. Vulture. 28 September 2021. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  29. ^ “Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series Nominees / Winners 2023”.
  30. ^ a b c “Saturday Night Live Season 49 Writing Staff”. Vulture. 15 October 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  31. ^ Fox, Jesse David (2024-09-23). “SNL Adds 3 New Writers for Season 50”. Vulture. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
  32. ^ “Jean Smart/Jelly Roll”. Saturday Night Live. Season 50. Episode 1. September 28, 2024. Event occurs at Closing credits. NBC.
  33. ^ Shanfeld, Ethan (2025-09-30). “‘SNL’ Hires 7 New Writers for Season 51 (EXCLUSIVE)”. Variety. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  34. ^ https://deadline.com/2025/10/saturday-night-live-season-51-erin-doyle-erik-kenward-bryan-tucker-1236570641/

Notes

  1. ^ Michaels was credited as “producer” for the first five seasons. When he returned in season 11, he took an “executive producer” credit and delegated to newly minted producers Al Franken and Tom Davis. When that season wasn’t received well, he took more hands-on approach to season 12 and returned to his producer credit for one season before resuming as an executive producer for the next several seasons. He did the same thing for the 21st season, another rebuilding season where he took a “producer” credit before resuming as an executive producer for the rest of the show’s run.
  2. ^ The head writer positions this season change titles each time they change hands. Mason Williams is credited as “Script Consultant”. Jeremy Stevens and Tom Moore are credited as “Script Supervisors.” Michael O’Donoghue, at his insistence, is credited as “Reich Marshall,” while Bob Tischler is credited as “Deputy Marshall.”
  3. ^ Creative Consultant was a position similar to what today is called writing supervisor. The creative consultant gets to weigh in on upper level discussions about which sketches get selected.[9]

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