Which director led SNL episodes from 2006 to 2021?

Don Roy King led Saturday Night Live's directing from 2006 to 2021.

King became SNL's director in 2006 and remained in the role through the 2020–21 season. On a live sketch show, the director coordinates the constant movement among cameras, performers, sets, graphics, music, and commercial breaks. That makes the job central to how the audience experiences each tightly timed episode.

He succeeded Beth McCarthy-Miller, who directed SNL from 1995 until 2006. King had already built a long career directing live television, including daytime and talk programming, before taking over the late-night institution. His tenure covered major political cycles, remote and altered productions during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the show's 45th anniversary season.

King's name is sometimes confused with Paul Miller or Dave Wilson, other directors associated with television production. The key distinction is the unusually long, clearly documented SNL run: King directed the program from 2006 until 2021, after which Liz Patrick succeeded him.