Alan Zweibel

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Alan Zweibel (born May 20, 1950) is an American producer and writer who has appeared on television shows like Saturday Night Live, PBS' Great Performances, and It's Garry Shandling's Show.

Early life

Julius and Shirley Zweibel was born May 20, 1950, in Brooklyn, New York City, to Julius and Shirley (Bram) Zweibel. He grew up in the Long Island suburbs of Wantagh and Woodmere. He graduated from George W. Hewlett High School in 1968 and the University of Buffalo in 1972.

Zweibel began writing for stand-up comedians who paid him seven dollars a joke after graduating from college. He later assembled over 1,100 jokes into a portfolio that he displayed to producer Lorne Michaels, who then recruited Zweibel to be one of the original writers of a new show called Saturday Night Live.

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Career

Zweibel wrote many famous sketches, including the Samurai for John Belushi, and created the characters of Roseanne Roseanne Roseannadanna and Emily Litella, both of whom were depicted by Gilda Radner, during his five years on Saturday Night Live (1975-1980). Richard Feder of Fort Lee, New Jersey, a name and hometown often referred to by Roseanne Roseannadanna on Weekend Update, is Zweibel's true life brother-in-law who lived in Fort Lee, New Jersey.

Zweibel's close friendship and collaboration with Gilda Radner went far beyond their time at Saturday Night Live, as her last television appearance on It's Garry Shandling's Show, which Zweibel co-created and produced, was well beyond. Zweibel wrote a best-selling book about their relationship, Bunny Bunny: A Kind of Love Story, which he later turned into an off-Broadway play Bunny Bunny Bunny.

Multiple Emmy, Writers Guild of America (WGA), and Television Critics Awards (TCA) have been given to Zweibel for his television contributions, including Curb Your Enthusiasm (It's Garry Shandling's Show) and an episode of Monk. He can be seen in the film The Last Laugh About Humility and the Holocaust by Judd Apatow; Gilbert, a documentary about Gilbert Gottfried's life; and Love, Gilda, the Emmy-nominated CNN documentary in which he also served as executive producer;

Zweibel has written 11 books, according to the majority. Abrams Books' cultural memoir, Laugh Lines: My Life Helping Funny People Be Funnier, was published in 2020. Other books include The Other Shulman: A Novel, which won the 2006 Thurber Prize for American Humor; Lunatics with Dave Barry; and Bunny Bunny: A Sort of Love Story. Our Tree Named Steve, Steve's most popular children's book, has been translated into eleven languages by Scholastic Book Club, and Rob Reiner's young adult book North was turned into a film directed by Rob Reiner. Clothing Optional, a collection of short stories and essays, was published by Villard in 2008. From My Bottom Drawer, he co-authored a best-selling e-book.

His humor has appeared in such journals as Esquire, The Atlantic Monthly, The New York Times Op-Ed Page, The Huffington Post, and Mad Magazine.

Zweibel's work has appeared on and off Broadway. He co-wrote Fame Becomes Me with Martin Short on Broadway and collaborated with Billy Crystal on the Tony Award-winning production of 700 Sundays. Between Cars, Comic Dialogue, Bunny Bunny, and Happy are among the Off-Broadway shows on display. Zweibel, a well-known after keynote speaker, is on the stage himself in Celebrity Autobiography at New York's Triad Theater.

Billy Crystal co-wrote and co-produced Here Today (2021) with Billy Crystal (who also directed and starred alongside Tiffany Haddish), and he co-authored and co-produced Dragnet (1989) and North (1994).

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Awards

• (2010) WGAE Ian McLellan Hunter Award for Lifetime Achievement in Writing
• (2006) Thurber Prize for American Humor winner
• (2005) Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event 700 Sundays
• (1989) CableACE Award for Best Writing in a Comedy Series in "It's Garry Shandling's Show".
• (1977/78) Emmy for Outstanding Writing Achievement in a Comedy, Variety, or Music Series in "The Paul Simon Special".
• (1977/78) Emmy for Outstanding Writing Achievement in a Comedy, Variety, or Music Series in "NBC's Saturday Night".
• (1976/77) Emmy for Outstanding Writing Achievement in a Comedy, Variety, or Music Series in "NBC's Saturday Night".
• (1975/76) Emmy for Outstanding Writing Achievement in a Comedy, Variety, or Music Series in "NBC's Saturday Night".