Here is The List Of New "SNL" Writers

 Alongside the newly-hired head writer Mason Williams, here's a list of Saturday Night Live's new writers:


Barry Blaustein from 'round New York town, a former associate producer of the then-Hollywood-based Mike Douglas Show, who, in one of Jean Doumanian's best moves as producer, teamed up with Mississippi-born ex-ad man David Sheffield.


John DeBellis, who succeeded in getting Joe Piscopo and audition.


Brian Doyle-Murray (Bill Murray's brother), the lone holdover from the previous season's staff.


A West-Coast team, David Hurwitz and Larry Arnstein, who were behind the San Francisco-based television show The Chicken Little Comedy Show.


Sean Kelly, an Irish-born, Canadian-raised veteran of The National Lampoon.


Artist, writer, and actor Terrence (Terry) Sweeney.


Patricia Marx, a native of Abington, Pennsylvania who was a humorist and writer.


The aforementioned Richmond, Virginia-born Mitchell Kriegman, who was an actor, writer, comedian, and filmmaker who also doubled as a featured performer.


Midland, Texas-born writer Douglas McGrath.


Pamela Norris, a veteran writer for The Harvard Lampoon.

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