Jim Downey
Acting
Biography
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."
As actor 27
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Saturday Night Live
1975
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
30 Rock
2006
Kate & Allie
1984
One Battle After Another
2025
Veep
2012
There Will Be Blood
2007
The Chair Company
2025
White House Plumbers
2023
Happy Gilmore 2
2025
Lorne
2026
Billy Madison
1995
Wayne's World 2
1993
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025
Dirty Work
1998
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999
Live from New York!
2015
Saturday Night
2010
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
2007
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989
Downey Wrote That
2025
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
1981
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
2005
Bum Rap
1988
The Little Patriot
1995
