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  1. Michael O'Donoghue. 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. He was the first head writer of Saturday Night Live and the first performer to deliver a line on the ...

  2. May 3, 2022 · From feeding human body parts to wild animals to the tragic death of everyone in the scene (except, unfortunately, Chevy Chase), this single two-minute sketch tells you everything you need to know about O’Donoghue’s dark-as-midnight humor. “I made the decision Thursday to open cold with Wolverines,” says SNL producer Lorne Michaels.

  3. Aug 22, 2014 · Mr. Mike’s ‘SNL’ Nightmare. Meet Michael O'Donoghue: The angriest, craziest man to ever hate — but never really leave — 'Saturday Night Live'. by Tom Carson on August 22, 2014. 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.

  4. Michael O'Donoghue (January 5, 1940 – November 8, 1994) was an American television and movie writer, most known as the original head writer for Saturday Night Live. He was a credited cast member for three episodes in the first season, and made an appearance in the show's very first sketch, The Wolverines, where he delivered the very first line of the series. O'Donoghue was on and off of the ...

  5. Nov 4, 2014 · O’Donoghue remained SNL’s head writer until the end of season 3 in 1978, then left to write, direct, and appear in his own film Mr. Mike’s Mondo Video, a spoof of 1968’s Mondo Cane ...

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  6. 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." ... (1940-1994) was a brilliant American writer ...

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  7. 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 ...

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