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  1. 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 series.

    • November 8, 1994 (aged 54), New York City, U.S.
    • Michael Henry Donohue, January 5, 1940, Sauquoit, New York, U.S.
  2. May 3, 2022 · Advertisement. 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.

  3. Michael O'Donoghue was a writer and actor who worked on Saturday Night Live, Mr. Mike's Mondo Video and Manhattan. He was born in 1940, married twice and died in 1994.

    • January 5, 1940
    • November 8, 1994
  4. Nov 4, 2014 · Learn about the life and work of Michael O’Donoghue, one of comedy’s most influential and controversial figures. From his early plays and comics to his groundbreaking sketches and characters on SNL, O’Donoghue pushed the boundaries of humor with his dark and dangerous style.

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  5. 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,"...

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  7. Mar 7, 2024 · Braun will play Jim Henson, Dewey will play Michael ODonoghue, and Podany will play Billy Crystal. The original screenplay is by Reitman and Gil Kenan. On October 11, 1975, a ferocious...

  8. Aug 22, 2014 · Learn about the dark and twisted humor of Michael O'Donoghue, the head writer of Saturday Night Live from 1976 to 1978. He was the mastermind behind some of the show's most controversial and edgy sketches, but also a controversial and edgy person himself.

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