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Herlihy

American  
[hur-luh-hee] / ˈhɜr lə hi /

noun

  1. James Leo, 1927–93, U.S. playwright and novelist.


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Higgins is not returning to the series, and Herlihy will remain on the writing staff, according to a person familiar with the show’s staffing.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2025

Marshall joined the “SNL” writing staff in 2021 and is known for his on-camera appearances as a part of the Please Don’t Destroy comedy trio, alongside John Higgins and Martin Herlihy.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2025

Over a decades-long partnership, Herlihy and Sandler have realized their achievements mostly by following wherever their own goofy muses lead them.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2025

“Happy Gilmore,” released the following year, was started before “Billy Madison” was released, but writing a second movie proved no easier for Herlihy and Sandler after having written their first.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2025

"Never better, sir, never better!" responded John Herlihy, weightily; but something in his cool eyes, grey and wise as a parrot's, impelled Larry, in his new-born sense of responsibility, to further questioning.

From Mount Music by Ross, Martin