Jim Downey
Acting
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
Lorne
2026 · Movie
Downey Wrote That
2025 · Movie
The Chair Company
2025 · Series
One Battle After Another
2025 · Movie
Happy Gilmore 2
2025 · Movie
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025 · Movie
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025 · Series
White House Plumbers
2023 · Series
Live from New York!
2015 · Movie
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Series
Veep
2012 · Series
Saturday Night
2010 · Movie
There Will Be Blood
2007 · Movie
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
2007 · Movie
30 Rock
2006 · Series
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
2005 · Movie
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000 · Series
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999 · Movie
Dirty Work
1998 · Movie
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
1998 · Movie
The Little Patriot
1995 · Movie
Billy Madison
1995 · Movie
Wayne's World 2
1993 · Movie
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989 · Movie
Bum Rap
1988 · Movie
Kate & Allie
1984 · Series
Late Night with David Letterman
1982 · Series
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
1981 · Movie
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Series