Episode 127: On Saturday Night Live with head writers Alison Gates, Streeter Seidell and Kent Sublette

Saturday Night Live head writers Alison Gates , Streeter Seidell and Kent Sublette join Greg Iwinski to talk about the process of writing for a different host every week, how giving notes to writers differs from giving notes to the cast, what writing for SNL teaches you about rejection, and much more. Alison Gates, Streeter Seidell and Kent Sublette are the current head writers of Saturday Night Live . Kent has been a head writer for the show since 2016, and Alison and Streeter have been head writers since 2022. Greg Iwinski is an Emmy-winning comedy writer whose credits include Last Week Tonight , The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Game Theory with Bomani Jones . --- Read shownotes, transcripts, and other member interviews: wgaeast.org/onwriting Follow the Guild on social media: @WGAEast OnWriting is a production of the Writers Guild of America East. The show is produced by WGA East staff members Jason Gordon, Tiana Timmerberg, and Molly Beer. Production, editing, and mix by Giulia Hjort. Original music is by Taylor Bradshaw. Artwork is designed by Molly Beer.

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Episode 127: On Saturday Night Live with head writers Alison Gates, Streeter Seidell and Kent Sublette is an episode from OnWriting: A Podcast of the WGA East by Molly Beer.

This episode is 47:17 long.

This episode was published on Jul 9, 2025.

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