James Anderson is an American television writer and actor. From 2000 to 2020, he was a writer for NBC's Saturday Night Live (SNL).[1]

On SNL, he usually wrote with Kristen Wiig, and then with Cecily Strong. He wrote or co-wrote many queer-themed sketches like "Gays in Space" and "GP Yass".[2] Anderson played himself on an episode of the network's series 30 Rock.

He co-created the web series Hudson Valley Ballers with a fellow SNL writer and his longtime friend, Paula Pell, with whom he also co-stars.[3] He also guest starred in the comedy mystery series Mapleworth Murders, created by Pell.[4]

References

  1. ↑ @jazzblob (20 December 2020). "After 20 fun filled seasons at SNL i didn't return for 21. My fairy god queer reminded me how I would disintegrate into a neat pile of southern dust. However, I had fun popping back in for Wiig and I didn't transform into dust, it was more like a disco mist. ❤️" – via Instagram.
  2. ↑ Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang (30 October 2019). ""Farm To Runway" (w/ James Anderson)". Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang (Podcast). Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  3. ↑ Hartsell, Carol (17 December 2013). "10 Reasons You Should Watch 'Hudson Valley Ballers' Right Now". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  4. ↑ Del Rosario, Alexandra (5 August 2020). "'Mapleworth Murders': Quibi Drops Trailer, Key Images For Murder Mystery Comedy". Deadline. Retrieved 3 April 2021.


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