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Jim Downey

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    (August 10, 1942- )
    Writer for 'Saturday Night Live (1975, 1976, 2000),' 'The Best of John Belushi (1985),' 'The Best of Dan Aykroyd (1986),' 'Saturday Night Live Goes Commercial (1991)' and 'Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash 2000 (2000)'
    Acted in 'Saturday Night Live (1975, 1979 - 1980),' 'Billy Madison (1995),' 'Dirty Work (1998)' and 'Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary (1999)'
    Produced 'Saturday Night Live (1975)' and 'Saturday Night Live Goes Commercial (1991)'
    Parodies for B&W commercials

Why he might be annoying:

    His brother is director, Robert Downey Sr.
    He is the uncle of infamous Robert Downey, Jr.
    He enjoys writing the 'SNL' political skits.
    He often doesn't get credit by peers and fans for his talents because of his tight friendship with Lorne Michaels.

Why he might not be annoying:

    Although a Republican, he is good friends with Al Franken, a Democrat.
    He and Al Franken wrote together for 'SNL.'
    Most of Norm MacDonald's Updates were written by him.
    He's been described as adding humor to 'SNL' when it was greatly needed and taking time for fans that lingered around the set.
    Many times he played a fake audience member on 'SNL' for laughs.
    He and Robert Smigel were mentors to Adam Sandler and David Spade.

Credit: Skunk Butt


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 15 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 10 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 9 Votes: 11.11% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 28 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 28 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 95 Votes: 37.89% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 85 Votes: 38.82% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 70 Votes: 52.86% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 118 Votes: 43.22% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 184 Votes: 57.61% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 279 Votes: 53.76% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 881 Votes: 65.49% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 485 Votes: 53.61% Annoying