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  1. Steve O'Donnell (July 19, 1954) is an American television writer. His credits include Late Night with David Letterman, The Simpsons, Seinfeld, and The Chris Rock Show. [1] Biography. Steve O'Donnell was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and graduated with an A.B. degree from Harvard College in 1976.

  2. Feb 12, 2017 · 212K subscribers. Subscribed. 36. 2.8K views 7 years ago. Steve O'Donnell receives the Herb Sargent Award for Comedy Excellence at the Writers Guild of America East awards presentation on...

  3. Feb 7, 2023 · 648K subscribers. Subscribed. 1K. 45K views 1 year ago #letterman #peeweeherman. The "Late Night" head writer shares another collection of his highlights including Bill Murray, Pee Wee Herman,...

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    • Hal Gurnee unbuttons his shirt to welcome spring (1980s) “The Number One is never the best one,” Top Ten viewers routinely complain. But in this case I believe this minimalist ritual, deliberately mundane — with director Hal Gurnee unbuttoning his shirt on an empty set — stands for what the Letterman show could be at its idiosyncratic best.
    • The opening monologue for the first show after 9/11 (2001) “Eloquent,” “quirky,” “bewildered” and “inspiring” are words rarely combined to describe a single speech, but Letterman’s heartfelt and apparently improvised remarks after the terrorist attacks were all those things, and more.
    • Dave devotes an entire show to Warren Zevon (2002) The simpatico relationship between Letterman and Warren Zevon was easy to figure: Both shared a flair for brilliant verbal turns, a taste for dark themes and an intense wry wit.
    • Paul McCartney performs on the marquee (2009) Few television events were as genuinely sublime as Paul McCartney’s return to the Ed Sullivan Theater, where the Beatles made their American TV debut 45 years earlier.
  4. Adjunct Instructor. sod3@nyu.edu. 721 Broadway. Steve O’Donnell was Head Writer both for David Letterman and Jimmy Kimmel. He has also written for Chris Rock, Bonnie Hunt, Al Franken, Hannibal Buress, and Norm Macdonald. Other work includes The Simpsons, Seinfeld, and Space Ghost.

  5. Jan 3, 2017 · January 3, 2017 2:03pm. Veteran late-night writer Steve O’Donnell will receive the Herb Sargent Award for Comedy Excellence at the Writers Guild Awards’ New York ceremony. From 1983 to...

  6. Steve O'Donnell has a history with David Letterman that spans more than 40 years. He was with Dave near the very beginning, became head writer, left when the show became 'bigger' and came...

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