James Anderson (writer)

James Anderson is an American television writer and actor. From 2000 to 2020, he served as a writer for NBC's Saturday Night Live.[1]

This article is about the American television writer. For the British mystery fiction writer, see James Anderson (author).
For other people with the same name, see James Anderson (disambiguation).

On SNL, he usually wrote with Kristen Wiig, and then with Cecily Strong. He wrote or co-wrote many queer themed sketches like Gays in Space and GP Yass.[2] Anderson played himself on an episode of the network's series 30 Rock.

He co-created web series Hudson Valley Ballers with fellow SNL writer and longtime friend Paula Pell with whom he also co-stars.[3] He also guest starred in comedy mystery series Mapleworth Murders, created by Pell.[4]

References
  1. @jazzblob (20 December 2020). "After 20 fun filled seasons at SNL i didn't return for 21. My fairy god queer reminded me how I would disintegrate into a neat pile of southern dust. However, I had fun popping back in for Wiig and I didn't transform into dust, it was more like a disco mist. ❤️" – via Instagram.
  2. Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang (30 October 2019). ""Farm To Runway" (w/ James Anderson)". Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang (Podcast). Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  3. Hartsell, Carol (17 December 2013). "10 Reasons You Should Watch 'Hudson Valley Ballers' Right Now". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  4. Del Rosario, Alexandra. "'Mapleworth Murders': Quibi Drops Trailer, Key Images For Murder Mystery Comedy". Deadline. Retrieved 3 April 2021.


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