- James Anderson
- (writer) (11 episodes, 2008-2017)
- Steve Higgins
- (writer) (11 episodes, 2008-2017)
- Colin Jost
- (writer) (9 episodes, 2008-2017)
- Colin Jost
- (head writer) (2 episodes, 2012)
- Erik Kenward
- (writer) (11 episodes, 2008-2017)
- Lorne Michaels
- (writer) (11 episodes, 2008-2017)
- Kent Sublette
- (writer) (8 episodes, 2008-2012)
- Kent Sublette
- (head writer) (3 episodes, 2017)
- Bryan H. Tucker
- (11 episodes, 2008-2017)
- Bryan H. Tucker
- (head writer) (3 episodes, 2017)
- Bryan H. Tucker
- (supervising writer) (2 episodes, 2012)
- Alex Baze
- (writer) (8 episodes, 2008-2012)
- Alex Baze
- (head writer: Weekend Update) (unknown episodes)
- James Downey
- (writer) (5 episodes, 2008-2012)
- James Downey
- (8 episodes, 2008-2012)
- Seth Meyers
- (head writer) (8 episodes, 2008-2012)
- John Mulaney
- (writer) (8 episodes, 2008-2012)
- Marika Sawyer
- (writer) (6 episodes, 2008-2009)
- Marika Sawyer
- (supervising writer) (2 episodes, 2012)
- John Solomon
- (writer) (8 episodes, 2008-2012)
- Rob Klein
- (writer) (8 episodes, 2009-2017)
- Doug Abeles
- (writer) (6 episodes, 2008-2009)
- Jessica Conrad
- (writer) (6 episodes, 2008-2009)
- John Lutz
- (writer) (6 episodes, 2008-2009)
- Simon Rich
- (writer) (6 episodes, 2008-2009)
- Akiva Schaffer
- (writer) (6 episodes, 2008-2009)
- Emily Spivey
- (written by) (6 episodes, 2008-2009)
- Jorma Taccone
- (writer) (6 episodes, 2008-2009)
- Michael Patrick O'Brien
- (writer) (5 episodes, 2009-2012)
- Chris Kelly
- (head writer) (3 episodes, 2017)
- Chris Kelly
- (writer) (2 episodes, 2012)
- Josh Patten
- (writer) (5 episodes, 2012-2017)
- Sarah Schneider
- (head writer) (3 episodes, 2017)
- Sarah Schneider
- (writer) (2 episodes, 2012)
- Pete Schultz
- (head writer) (3 episodes, 2017)
- Pete Schultz
- (5 episodes, 2012-2017)
- Pete Schultz
- (writer) (1 episode, 2012)
- Paula Pell
- (writer) (3 episodes, 2008)
- Rob Stein
- (writer) (3 episodes, 2008)
- Jillian Bell
- (writer) (3 episodes, 2009)
- Hannibal Buress
- (writer) (3 episodes, 2009)
- Christine Nangle
- (writer) (3 episodes, 2009)
- Ryan Perez
- (writer) (3 episodes, 2009)
- Kristen Bartlett
- (writer) (3 episodes, 2017)
- Jeremy Beiler
- (writer) (3 episodes, 2017)
- Zack Bornstein
- (writer) (3 episodes, 2017)
- Joanna Bradley
- (writer) (3 episodes, 2017)
- Megan Callahan-Shah
- (writer) (2 episodes, 2017)
- Megan Callahan-Shah
- (3 episodes, 2017)
- Michael Che
- (writer) (3 episodes, 2017)
- Anna Drezen
- (writer) (3 episodes, 2017)
- Fran Gillespie
- (writer) (3 episodes, 2017)
- Sudi Green
- (writer) (3 episodes, 2017)
- Nick Kocher
- (writer) (3 episodes, 2017)
- Michael Koman
- (writer) (3 episodes, 2017)
- Dave McCary
- (writer) (3 episodes, 2017)
- Brian McElhaney
- (writer) (3 episodes, 2017)
- Dennis McNicholas
- (writer) (3 episodes, 2017)
- Drew Michael
- (writer) (3 episodes, 2017)
- Katie Rich
- (writer) (3 episodes, 2017)
- Streeter Seidell
- (writer) (3 episodes, 2017)
- Will Stephen
- (writer) (3 episodes, 2017)
- Julio Torres
- (writer) (3 episodes, 2017)
- Neil Casey
- (writer) (2 episodes, 2012)
- Zach Kanin
- (writer) (2 episodes, 2012)
- Joe Kelly
- (writer) (2 episodes, 2012)
- Frank Sebastiano
- (2 episodes, 2012)
- Adam McKay
- (additional sketch) (1 episode, 2008)