Bob Tischler, the writer and producer known for his work on Saturday Night Live, has died. He was 78.
Saturday Night Live writer Bob Tischler dies at 78 after battle with pancreatic cancer
The former SNL head writer, who is most credited with helping revive NBC's sketch comedy show after its infamously underwhelming 1980-81 season, died on July 13 at his home in Bodega Bay, California.
His son Zeke told The New York Times that the cause of death was pancreatic cancer.
Tischler was born on June 12, 1946, in Englewood, New Jersey. He attended Ithaca and Franconia Colleges in the 1960s, after which he worked as a sound engineer for radio and television.
