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4 days ago · As a comedy nerd who has watched Saturday Night Live since I stumbled on a rerun of the debut episode back in the mid-1970s, I’m convinced SNL has had a profound impact on how America views ...
5 days ago · Jim Downey was the oracle of TV comedy wisdom. How did you and Julia Louis-Dreyfus (who wasn’t a huge star then), Mary Gross, and Jim Belushi avoid the chopping block when Dick Ebersol assembled the “All-Star Cast” for Season 10 (1984-85)?
Sep 18, 2024 · With maybe the simplest concept of any Saturday Night Live sketch, this piece by legendary writer Jim Downey (above) — who also stars as an eager-to-please service representative — masterfully ridicules seemingly sincere corporate ad campaigns.
1 day ago · A comedian is one who entertains through comedy, such as jokes and other forms of humour. Following is a list of comedians, comedy groups, and comedy writers.
4 days ago · As a comedy nerd who has watched Saturday Night Live since I stumbled on a rerun of the debut episode back in the mid-1970s, I’m convinced SNL has had a profound impact on how America views politics.
5 days ago · Simpson was a longtime friend of NBC executive Don Ohlmeyer, who canned Macdonald and fellow writer Jim Downey allegedly because of declining ratings.”
1 day ago · Jim Downey 9 He was hired as one of many writers-turned-featured players in season five, and though he left the cast after the season, he returned to the show as a writer in the mid-1980s and remained with it on-and-off until 2013 .
