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Jean moved to New York at the request of up-and-coming comedian Dick Cavett as a pre-interviewer and writer for ABC's The Dick Cavett Show; and then as an associate producer for Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell. In 1975, she took a position with NBC as associate producer for Saturday Night Live. Saturday Night Live
Jean Doumanian (b. July 28, 1936) is an American producer. She was the producer of Saturday Night Live for most of season 6; she was fired before the final episode of the season. Doumanian was an associate producer on the series from its inception. When founding producer Lorne Michaels left the show after season 5, it was Doumanian who was chosen to replace him. Her time on the show is ...
Jan 26, 2023 · After sitting at the helm of "Saturday Night Live" for five years, Lorne Michaels left the show in 1980. Jean Doumanian was his associate producer the whole time. Therefore, it seemed natural for her to take his place. NBC executive Brandon Tartikoff offered her the job, but Michaels wanted the show to end upon his departure.
Sep 5, 2012 · Published September 5, 2012. The infamous Jean Doumanian-produced 1980-81 season of Saturday Night Live occupies a crucial place in the show’s mythology as the worst of the worst, a 13-episode ...
The sixth season of Saturday Night Live, an American sketch comedy series, originally aired in the United States on NBC between November 15, 1980, and April 11, 1981. Jean Doumanian, who had been an associate producer for the first five seasons of SNL, was given executive producer responsibilities after Lorne Michaels went on an extended hiatus ...
No.overallNo. InseasonHostMusical Guest(s)107110821093Aretha FranklinKeith Sykes1104James BrownEllen ShipleyFeb 2, 2015 · Producer Jean Doumanian on TV, ‘Brilliant Things’ & ‘SNL’: Conversations With Jeremy Gerard. EXCLUSIVE: A few weeks ago, I made my off- Broadway debut in someone else’s one-man show ...
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Jan 6, 2011 · The sixth season for Saturday Night Live was a very uncertain time. After five very popular years, the entire cast and writing staff of the show left along with Lorne Michaels. ... Jean Doumanian ...
