From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Season
1 (1975–76)
Season
2 (1976–77)
Season
3 (1977–78)
Season
4 (1978–79)
Season
5 (1979–80)
Writer Tom Gammill in 2011
Season
6 (1980–81)
Season
7 (1981–82)
Season
8 (1982–83)
Joe Piscopo in 2009
Season
9 (1983–84)
Jim Belushi in 1982
Season
10 (1984–85)
Writer
Larry David in 2009
Season
11 (1985–86)
Writer John Swartzwelder in 1992
Season
12 (1986–87)
Writer E. Jean Carroll in 2006
Season
13 (1987–88)
Conan O'Brien , who would later achieve large success on
Late Night with Conan O'Brien and
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien .
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)
Tina Fey , the head writer from 1999–06.
Season
26 (2000–01)
Season
27 (2001–02)
Season
28 (2002–03)
Season
29 (2003–04)
Season
30 (2004–05)
Season
31 (2005–06)
Seth Meyers
Season
32 (2006–07)
Seth Meyers , the head writer from 2005–2014
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)
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)
Season
45 (2019–20)
Season
46 (2020–21)
[30]
Season
47 (2021–22)
[31]
Season
48 (2022–23)
[33]
Streeter Seidell
Season
49 (2023–24)
References
^
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o Stewart, Sara (September 23, 2010).
"SNL Backstage" .
Saturday Night Live .
NBC . Archived from
the original on December 11, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2012 .
^
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 .
^
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 .
^
"SNL Backstage" .
Saturday Night Live .
NBC . December 17, 2011. Archived from
the original on December 11, 2011. Retrieved December 18, 2011 .
^ Coyle, Jake (February 4, 2006).
"Venerable 'SNL' undergoing another generational shift" .
The Arizona Republic .
Gannett Company . Retrieved November 27, 2011 .
^
"SNL undergoing another generational shift" .
The Arizona Republic .
Gannett Company . February 4, 2006.
Archived from the original on January 9, 2012. Retrieved January 9, 2012 .
^
"Seth Meyers will coanchor Weekend Update" . tv.com). September 22, 2006. Retrieved November 3, 2007 .
^
a
b
"NBC.com > Saturday Night Live (About)" .
NBC .
Archived from the original on December 25, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2012 .
^
a
b
"SNL Rounds Out Its New Season Hires with Writers Zach Kanin and Peter Schultz" . Vulture . 20 September 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2021 .
^ 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 .
^
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
"Saturday Night Live" . NBC.com. Retrieved September 30, 2012 .
^ Frucci, Adam (September 6, 2012).
"UCB's Neil Casey Hired as a Writer at 'SNL' " . Vulture. Retrieved November 26, 2021 .
^
a
b
Chelsea Peretti and Cora Frazier Are Guest Writing at 'SNL' These Next Two Weeks
^ Frucci, Adam (August 21, 2012).
"UCB's Josh Patten Hired as a Writer at 'SNL' " . Vulture. Retrieved November 26, 2021 .
^
a
b Carter, Bill (September 15, 2013).
"New Course for 'Update,' and All of 'SNL' " .
The New York Times . Retrieved September 16, 2013 .
^
a
b
c
d
e
f
"Watch Saturday Night Live Online – Tina Fey" . Hulu. Retrieved July 15, 2014 .
^ Evans, Bradford (September 3, 2013).
"Michael Che Is Writing for 'SNL' Full-Time This Season" . Vulture . Retrieved November 26, 2021 .
^
" 'Wild N Out's Mikey Day Hired to Write for 'SNL' " . Vulture . August 23, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2021 .
^
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.
^
"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 .
^
"Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series Nominees / Winners 2021" .
^
"Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series Nominees / Winners 2022" .
^
"SNL Adds Ten New Writers for Season 47" . Vulture. 28 September 2021. Retrieved September 28, 2021 .
^
"Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series Nominees / Winners 2023" .
^
a
b
c
"Saturday Night Live Season 49 Writing Staff" . Vulture . 15 October 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2023 .
Bibliography