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Downey-season-11

Head writers weren't always credited as such, though Jim Downey was at times, such as this episode from season 11. Andrew Smith received similar credit in season 9, while Mason Williams was credited only as a script consultant under Jean Doumanian.

Saturday Night Live has had several head writers during its tenure.

List of head writers[]

  • Season 1: Michael O'Donoghue and Lorne Michaels
  • Seasons 2-3: Michael O'Donoghue
  • Seasons 4-5: Herb Sargent
  • Season 6 eps. 1-6: Mason Williams
  • Season 6 eps. 7-12: Jeremy Stevens and Tom Moore[1]
  • Season 6 ep. 13: Michael O'Donoghue
  • Season 7 eps. 1-8: Michael O'Donoghue and Bob Tischler
  • Season 7 eps. 9-12 - Season 8: Bob Tischler
  • Season 9: Andrew Smith
  • Season 10: Bob Tischler
  • Seasons 11-20: Jim Downey
  • Season 21: Fred Wolf and Steve Higgins
  • Season 22: Tim Herlihy and Adam McKay
  • Seasons 23-24: Adam McKay
  • Season 25: Tina Fey
  • Seasons 26-29: Tina Fey and Dennis McNicholas
  • Season 30-Season 31 eps. 1-10: Tina Fey and Andrew Steele
  • Season 31 eps. 11-19: Tina Fey, Andrew Steele, and Seth Meyers
  • Seasons 32-33: Andrew Steele, Seth Meyers, and Paula Pell
  • Seasons 34-37: Seth Meyers
  • Season 38: Seth Meyers and Colin Jost
  • Season 39 eps. 1-13: Colin Jost, Rob Klein, and Seth Meyers
  • Season 39 ep. 14-Season 40: Colin Jost, Rob Klein, and Bryan Tucker
  • Season 41: Rob Klein and Bryan Tucker
  • Season 42 eps. 1-10: Bryan Tucker, Sarah Schneider, and Chris Kelly
  • Season 42 eps. 11-21: Bryan Tucker, Sarah Schneider, Chris Kelly, and Kent Sublette
  • Season 43 eps. 1-8: Bryan Tucker, Kent Sublette, and Colin Jost
  • Season 43 eps. 9-21: Bryan Tucker, Kent Sublette, Colin Jost, and Michael Che
  • Seasons 44-45: Kent Sublette, Colin Jost, and Michael Che
  • Seasons 46-season 47 ep. 9: Colin Jost, Michael Che, Kent Sublette, and Anna Drezen
  • Season 47 eps. 10-21: Colin Jost, Michael Che, Kent Sublette, Alison Gates, and Streeter Seidell
  • Season 48-present: Kent Sublette, Alison Gates, and Streeter Seidell
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