Brian McConnachie is an American humor writer and comedy writer who is also an actor and a children's book author. In 1982 he won an Emmy Award as part of the writing team for SCTV Network, and in 1979 he was nominated for an Emmy as part of the writing team for Saturday Night Live.

During the early 1970s he was one of the main writers for National Lampoon, where he authored and co-authored many articles. He left the magazine after 4 years, but as Rick Meyerowitz commented in the book Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead in 2010,

"...[McConnachie's Lampoon work] is well loved, here on Earth, and on his home planet."

As an actor, McConnachie has appeared in 15 movies. As a television writer, in addition to SCTV Network and Saturday Night Live, he has also written for one episode of Noddy and two of Shining Time Station. He was the writer for an animated film, for two videos, and for a TV movie.

Writing for film, video and TV[link]

This is a list of television programs, videos and films for which McConnachie was a writer.

• Noddy (children's TV series), 1998, episode: The Magic Key
• Shining Time Station (children's TV series), 1993

Episodes:

Bully for Mr. Conductor

Stacy Cleans Up

• Earthday Birthday, 1990, animated film
• Encyclopedia (TV series), 1988
• The Best of Dan Akroyd (video), 1986
• The Best of John Belushi (video) 1985
• SCTV Network (TV series), 1981

Episodes:

The Godfather (segment "The Vikings and The Beekeepers" - uncredited)

Pledge Week

Moral Majority

Lunchtime Street Beef

Compilation

• Saturday Night Live (TV series), 1979

Episodes:

Buck Henry/Bette Midler

Maureen Stapleton/Linda Ronstadt/Phoebe Snow

Michael Palin/James Taylor

Milton Berle/Ornette Coleman

Richard Benjamin/Rickie Lee Jones

• The TVTV Show, (TV movie), 1976

Acting[link]

This is a list of films that McConnachie has appeared in, and the roles he played in those films.

• People I Know (2002) - Jamie Hoff
• The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001) - Voltan's Participant
• Small Time Crooks (2000) - Paul Milton
• Celebrity (1998) - Exercise Tape Fan
• Deconstructing Harry (1997) - Dr. Reese
• Don't Drink the Water (TV movie) (1994) - Washington Reporter
• Bullets Over Broadway (1994) - Mitch Sabine
• Six Degrees of Separation (1993) - Mrs. Bannister's Guest
• Sleepless in Seattle (1993) - Bob
• Husbands and Wives (1992) - Rain's Father
• Quick Change (1990) - Bank Manager
• The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew (1983) - Ted
• Caddyshack (1980) - Drew Scott
• Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (1979) - "LaserBra 2000" Scientist

References[link]

• Awards listed on imdb.com [1]
• imdb.com info on films where he appears as an actor [2]
• imdb.com info for TY programs, videos and films for which he was a writer [3]
• Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Artists and Writers who made National Lampoon Insanely Great, 2010, Rick Meyerowitz, Abrams Books, New York,ISBN 978-0-8109-8848-4