Person

Jim Downey

Acting · 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."

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  The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  Self - Guest

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  Saturday Night Live

  Self - Cameo (uncredited)

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  Curb Your Enthusiasm

  Board Member #1

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  Late Night with David Letterman

  Writer

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  30 Rock

  Downey

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  One Battle After Another

  Sandy Irvine

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  Veep

  Jim Caldwell

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  Kate & Allie

  1984

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  The Chair Company

  Douglas

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  There Will Be Blood

  Al Rose

• 2026LorneSelf / Irwin Segelstein (voice)
• 2025Downey Wrote ThatSelf
• 2025The Chair CompanyDouglas
• 2025One Battle After AnotherSandy Irvine
• 2025Happy Gilmore 2Championship Tour Starter
• 2025SNL50: The Homecoming ConcertSelf
• 2025SNL50: Beyond Saturday NightSelf
• 2023White House PlumbersSpencer Oliver
• 2015Live from New York!Self
• 2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf - Guest
• 2012VeepJim Caldwell
• 2010Saturday NightSelf
• 2007There Will Be BloodAl Rose
• 2007Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture NationSelf
• 200630 RockDowney
• 2005Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night LiveSelf
• 2000Curb Your EnthusiasmBoard Member #1
• 1999Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary SpecialSelf
• 1998Dirty WorkMartin / Homeless Guy
• 1998Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil HartmanWriter
• 1995The Little PatriotAdjutant
• 1995Billy MadisonPrincipal
• 1993Wayne's World 2Jeff Wong (voice, uncredited)
• 1989Saturday Night Live: 15th AnniversarySelf
• 1988Bum RapSteg
• 1984Kate & Allie
• 1982Late Night with David LettermanWriter
• 1981Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
• 1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Cameo (uncredited)