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Jim Downey

Acting · Born October 6, 1952 · Berkeley, California, USA

James Woodward Downey (born 1952) is an American comedy writer, producer and actor. Downey wrote for over 30 seasons of Saturday Night Live, making him the longest tenured writer in the show's history. SNL creator Lorne Michaels called Downey the "best political humorist alive" while Conan O'Brien said he is "the great comedy writer that we all revere."

Jim Downey movies and shows

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014
  • Saturday Night Live1975
  • Late Night with David Letterman1982
  • Curb Your Enthusiasm2000
  • 30 Rock2006
  • Veep2012
  • One Battle After Another2025
  • Kate & Allie1984
  • There Will Be Blood2007
  • The Chair Company2025
  • White House Plumbers2023
  • Happy Gilmore 22025
  • SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night2025
  • Billy Madison1995
  • Wayne's World 21993
  • SNL50: The Homecoming Concert2025
  • Lorne2026
  • Dirty Work1998
  • Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special1999
  • Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary1989
  • Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live2005
  • Steve Martin's Best Show Ever1981
  • Live from New York!2015
  • Saturday Night2010