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As Writer: 1975 - 1980; 1984 - 1995 Head Writer: 1978 - 1980. Herbert Sargent (born Supowitz; July 15, 1923 – May 6, 2005) was an American television writer, a producer for such comedy shows as The Tonight Show and Saturday Night Live, and a screenwriter (Bye Bye Braverman).
Weekend Update was created by original anchor Chevy Chase and SNL writers Herb Sargent and Al Franken, and it appeared on the first SNL broadcast on October 11, 1975.
May 7, 2005 · May 7, 200512:00 AM ET. Heard on All Things Considered. Jennifer Ludden. Listen. Playlist. Herb Sargent, a lead writer and producer on Saturday Night Live from the program's earliest...
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May 7, 2020 · "Weekend Update" was conceived by Chevy Chase and SNL writer Herb Sargent and — despite being renamed "SNL NewsBreak" and "Saturday Night News" in the early 1980s — still airs on the...
speak, Herb spoke quietly, making you lean in to him. Sometimes it was hard to tune him in amid all the static chatter of SNL’s larger-than-life personalities. I wish I had listened harder. I think it was Michael O’Donoghue who first called Herb Sargent “the Boo Radley of comedy,” quietly presenting you with little humor gifts.
Aug 17, 2023 · Chase co-created “Weekend Update” with SNL writer Herb Sargent, pioneering the format as we know it: A satirical news report, featuring cast members appearing both as themselves and as wild...
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