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Michael O'Donoghue (January 5, 1940 – November 8, 1994) was an American writer and performer. He was known for his dark and destructive style of comedy and humor, and was a major contributor to National Lampoon magazine .
May 3, 2022 · O’Donoghue was a struggling artist-type in the late 1960s, finding some underground success with alternative comics and experimental theater but just scraping by, according to Dennis Perrin's Mr. Mike: The Life and Work of Michael O’Donoghue.
Nov 4, 2014 · It’s been almost twenty years to the day since the death of Michael O’Donoghue, one of comedy’s darkest, most demented figures and a major creative force behind National Lampoon magazine and SNL...
Aug 22, 2014 · Meet Michael O'Donoghue: The angriest, craziest man to ever hate — but never really leave — 'Saturday Night Live'. R ight from the start and in crucial ways, Saturday Night Live wasn’t really the radical break with earlier TV comedy it’s sometimes cracked up to be.
Mar 7, 2024 · Braun will play Jim Henson, Dewey will play Michael O’Donoghue, and Podany will play Billy Crystal. The original screenplay is by Reitman and Gil Kenan.
Nov 10, 1994 · Michael O'Donoghue, a comedy writer who helped create two of his generation's best-known institutions of humor, National Lampoon magazine and the NBC television show "Saturday Night Live," died...
Michael O'Donoghue was born on 5 January 1940 in Sauquoit, New York, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (1979), Saturday Night Live (1975) and Manhattan (1979). He was married to Cheryl Hardwick and Janice Bickel.
Jan 1, 1998 · Angry comic genius Michael O'Donoghue (1940-1994) indelibly shaped National Lampoon and Saturday Night Live in their heydays. This "primer" offers an intriguing, respectful treatment by freelance journalist Perrin, who describes his subject as a "personal god to me."
- Dennis Perrin
Aug 31, 2023 · Michael O'Donoghue (1940-1994) was a brilliant American writer and comedian, best known as one of the original writers for "Saturday Night Live." With his dark humor and groundbreaking...
Nov 8, 1994 · Michael O'Donoghue is known as an Actor, Writer, Producer, Executive Producer, Director, Screenplay, and Thanks. Some of his work includes Manhattan, Wall Street, Scrooged, Mr. Mike's Mondo Video, Head Office, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special, and The Suicide Club.
