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Jim Downey

Jim Downey

Born: 1952-10-06 • 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."

Filmography
Downey Wrote That poster
Downey Wrote That
2025 • Self
The Chair Company poster
The Chair Company
2025 • Douglas
One Battle After Another poster
One Battle After Another
2025 • Sandy Irvine
Happy Gilmore 2 poster
Happy Gilmore 2
2025 • Championship Tour Starter
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert poster
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025 • Self
Live from New York! poster
Live from New York!
2015 • Self
Saturday Night poster
Saturday Night
2010 • Self
There Will Be Blood poster
There Will Be Blood
2007 • Al Rose
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation poster
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
2007 • Self
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live poster
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
2005 • Self
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special poster
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999 • Self
Dirty Work poster
Dirty Work
1998 • Martin / Homeless Guy
The Little Patriot poster
The Little Patriot
1995 • Adjutant
Billy Madison poster
Billy Madison
1995 • Principal
Wayne's World 2 poster
Wayne's World 2
1993 • Jeff Wong (voice, uncredited)
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary poster
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989 • Self
Bum Rap poster
Bum Rap
1988 • Steg
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever poster
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
1981