What is Michael O'Donoghue?
'''Michael O'Donoghue''' (January 5, 1940&nbsp;– November 8, 1994) was an American writer and performer. He was known for his [[Black comedy|dark comedy]] and humor. He was known for his writings for [[National Lampoon (magazine)|''National Lampoon'' magazine]]. He was the first head writer of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''. He was born in [[Sauquoit, New York]]. O'Donoghue died on November 8, 1994 in [[New York City]] of an [[intracerebral hemorrhage]], aged 54.<ref name=death>{{cite news|last=Carter|first=Bill|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/11/10/obituaries/michael-o-donoghue-54-dies-writer-for-saturday-night-live.html |access-date=July 20, 2015 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=November 10, 1994| title=Michael O'Donoghue, 54, Dies; Writer for 'Saturday Night Live' |location=[[New York, New York]]}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:O'Donoghue, Michael}} [[Category:1940 births]] [[Category:1994 deaths]] [[Category:American television writers]] [[Category:American editors]] [[Category:Journalists from New York City]] [[Category:Comedians from New York City]] [[Category:Deaths from cerebral hemorrhage]] {{US-bio-stub}}