James Anderson (American writer)

This article is about the American television writer. For the British mystery fiction writer, see James Anderson (British author).

For other people with the same name, see James Anderson (disambiguation).

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]

James Anderson
Born	United States
Occupation	Comedy writer, producer, actor
Genre	Television, film, comedy

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][4] He also guest starred in the comedy mystery series Mapleworth Murders, created by Pell.^[5]