Frank Sebastiano (born March 19, 1970) is an American comedian and writer who wrote for Saturday Night Live from 1995 to 1998; and again from 2001 to 2006.
During his first three year-stint with the show, he mainly worked closely with then,Weekend Update jokes for then-anchor Norm Macdonald, but of course, Norm was fired from Weekend Update, and eventually SNL altogether, midway through season 23. Despite this, Sebastiano remained a credited writer through the end of season 23 on May 9, 1998.
He was rehired within the second-half of the show's 26th season with the March 10, 2001 episode , he presumably continued to work on Weekend Update and other sketches.
After 8½ accumulate years of writing for the show, Sebastiano left SNL for good in 2006; around the same time, longtime cast members Tina Fey and Rachel Dratch left the show for 30 Rock; but then, due budget cuts, fellow castmates Chris Parnell, Horatio Sanz, and Finesse Mitchell were let go.
Sebastiano's fellow writer and good friend T. Sean Shannon left around the same time, so that means either Shannon and Sebastiano were also dropped due to budget cuts, or they both presumably left the show on their own.
SNL Career[]
- 1995-1998; 2001-2006: Writer (Rehired: March 10, 2001)