A familiar face. A favorite credit.
Alison Gates
The sketches, the credits, the comedy.
All in one place.
Credited work (5)
Funny from behind the scenes.
The person behind the punchline
A little backstory.
Alison Gates is an American comedy writer who developed her work through improv and sketch performance. At Yale she participated in the Yale Record and the Yale Exit Players, then worked in Chicago with The Second City Touring Company and the improv group Virgin Daiquiri.
Gates joined Saturday Night Live’s writing staff in 2018 and was promoted to co-head writer in 2022. Her Second City work included The Glass Basement and Trigger Happy before she moved into television writing. Her career links the collaborative process of live improv with the writing and development of sketches for a weekly television ensemble.