Jim Downey
Acting
October 6, 1952
Berkeley, California, USA
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."
Movies
One Battle After Another
2025
There Will Be Blood
2007
Happy Gilmore 2
2025
Billy Madison
1995
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
2005
Wayne's World 2
1993
Saturday Night
2010
Live from New York!
2015
Bum Rap
1988
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989
Dirty Work
1998
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
The Little Patriot
1995
Downey Wrote That
2025
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
2007
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
1981
TV Shows
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
30 Rock
2006
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975