Starting in 1998, Schur was a writer on NBC's "Saturday Night Live". Schur became the producer of "Weekend Update" in 2001; his first show in the new role was "Saturday Night Live's" first episode after the September 11 attacks. In 2002, he won his first Primetime Emmy Award as part of "SNL"s writing team. Schur left "Saturday Night Live" in 2004.