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Michael O'Donoghue (January 5, 1940 – November 8, 1994) was an American writer, actor, editor and comedian. 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.
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.
. (m. 1963;ann. 1964) . Cheryl Hardwick. . (m. 1986) . Close. 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.
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.
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...
Jan 22, 2016 · Learn about the late writer and SNL alum Michael O’Donoghue and his three books: a picture book about a rock, a satire of adventure comics, and a novel about a glass vertebrae. Find out why they are worth reading and how they reflect his dark humor and intellectual range.
Mar 15, 2020 · As the Bush administration inches closer and closer to resembling a "cheap, sleazy" science fiction movie from the 1950s, I'm reminded of a conversation I had in New York with Saturday Night Live comic Michael O'Donoghue about…
