If you're just a casual fan of the long-running late night sketch comedy of "Saturday Night Live," you may not be familiar with the name James Downey. But as many great comedic minds will tell you, he's one of the most revered comedy writers of all time. "SNL" creator Lorne Michaels once called Downey "best political humorist alive," and Conan O'Brien described him as "the best comedy writer that we all revere." Even Dennis Miller called Downey the second most important in "SNL" history, behind only Lorne Michaels himself. Throughout the history of "SNL," Downey wrote for 27 seasons out...