James Anderson is an American

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and

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. From 2000 to 2020, he was a writer for

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's ''

Saturday Night Live ''Saturday Night Live'' (often abbreviated to ''SNL'') is an American late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Dick Ebersol that airs on NBC and Peacock (streaming service), Peacock. ...

'' (''SNL''). On ''SNL'', he usually wrote with

Kristen Wiig Kristen Carroll Wiig (; born August 22, 1973) is an American actress, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. Born in Canandaigua, New York, she was raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and Rochester, New York. She moved to Los Angeles, where she jo ...

, and then with

Cecily Strong Cecily Legler Strong (born February 8, 1984) is an American actress, comedian, and producer. Strong is most notable for being a cast member of '' Saturday Night Live'' from 2012 to 2022. She is also the longest-tenured female cast member in the ...

. He wrote or co-wrote many queer-themed sketches like "Gays in Space" and "GP Yass". 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 Paula Pell (born April 15, 1963) is an American comedy writer, producer, and actress, best known for her work writing for the sketch series ''Saturday Night Live,'' being recognized with a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety ...

, with whom he also co-stars. He also guest starred in the comedy mystery series ''

Mapleworth Murders ''Mapleworth Murders'' is an American comedy- mystery series. It stars Paula Pell, John Lutz, J. B. Smoove and Hayley Magnus. Lorne Michaels and Seth Meyers serve as executive producers. It premiered on August 10, 2020, on Quibi. Premise A murde ...

'', created by Pell.

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