Jason Reitman’s first short film, Operation, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 1998. Reitman made his feature film debut with the 2006 hit Thank You For Smoking. He next directed Juno in 2007 for which he earned his first Oscar nomination…
Jason Reitman’s first short film, Operation, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 1998. Reitman made his feature film debut with the 2006 hit Thank You For Smoking. He next directed Juno in 2007 for which he earned his first Oscar nomination…
Mike Myers, one of the most multifaceted performers of his generation, has brought an astonishing array of memorable characters to life in film and television as an actor, director, producer, writer, and creator…
Just For Laughs is thrilled to welcome Kevin Hart back to the Montreal stage as part of his What Now? Comedy tour in 2015, at the 33rd Just For Laugh’s Festival.
Armando Iannucci is a writer and broadcaster, who has written and produced numerous critically acclaimed television and radio comedy shows. The screenplay for his film In The Loop (starring Peter Capaldi, Tom Hollander and James Gandolfini) was nominated for an Oscar at the 2009 Academy …
Jeremy graduated from Yale with degrees in Film and Theater. He began his career working as an assistant in Creative Artists Agency’s Motion Picture Literary department before joining director Joel Schumacher as his assistant on the sets of the critically acclaimed TIGERLAND, Jerry’s Bruckheimer’s BAD …
Ellie Kemper is the star of the Netflix series UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT, produced by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock (30 ROCK). She portrayed ‘Erin Hannon’ on the last 5 seasons of THE OFFICE and has a recurring role on THE MINDY PROJECT.
Andy Kindler is known in comedy circles as a troublemaker. Originally from New York, and now complaining from California, he annoys people all over the world.
Andy is a frequent guest and correspondent for The Late Show with David Letterman. …
Patton continues to find success in all areas of entertainment, from his Grammy-nominated comedy specials to his many memorable guest roles on his favorite TV shows (including Parks and Recreation, for which he received a TV Critics Choice Award).
Comedian Brent Morin stars as Justin, a bar owner who has become recent roommates with Danny (Chris D’Elia) in the new comedy series Undateable. Morin recently toured — for the second time — with his fellow Undateable comedians on the Undateable Comedy Tour. He began to make a name for himself with appearances on Chelsea […]
Bianca Kajlich stars in the comedy series Undateable as Leslie, Danny’s (Chris D’Elia) divorced sister who, now single again for the first time in years, is struggling to find her place in the world of the unattached. Once introduced to the guys at the bar, she bonds with them immediately as they welcome her into […]
Standup comedian Rick Glassman stars as Burski, an unapologetically honest bar regular, in the comedy series Undateable. Glassman has toured — twice — with his fellow Undateable comedians on the Undateable Comedy Tour and, in 2013, Glassman was one of 22 comedians around the country to be invited to perform at the New Faces showcase […]
Sought-after comedian and comic actor Chris D’Elia stars as Danny, a man who resists adulthood, in the comedy series Undateable. Named one of Variety’s “Top 10 Comics to Watch” in 2011, D’Elia recently completed his first multi-city, cross-country standup tour “Under No Influence.” He also has toured — twice — with his fellow Undateable comedians […]
David Fynn stars as gay bartender Brett in the comedy series Undateable. Fynn began his training at the Webber Douglas Academy in London. His theater credits include She Stoops to Conquer at the National Theatre in London, for which he received an Evening Standard nomination for best newcomer; The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee […]
Bridgit Mendler stars as new waitress Candace on the comedy series Undateable. Born in Washington, D.C., Mendler moved to the northern California town of Mill Valley when she was 8 years old. By the time she began middle school, she had started acting, first in local productions and later in Los Angeles, where the young […]
Mike Judge was born in 1962 in Ecuador, but was raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico and attended University of California at San Diego where he earned a degree in physics. He worked as an engineer and played bass professionally before MTV picked up his 1992 animated short, FROG BASEBALL. MTV decided to spin off BEAVIS […]
Alec Berg’s television work includes Seinfeld (writer/executive-producer), Curb Your Enthusiasm (writer/director/executive producer) and the current HBO series Silicon Valley (writer/director/executive producer). He has also worked extensively in features, doing a great deal of rewrite work and co-writing screenplays for the feature films THE CAT IN THE HAT, EURO TRIP and THE DICTATOR. Berg has been […]
Martin starred opposite Seth Rogan, Aziz Ansari and James Franco in THIS IS THE END. He is well-known for his roles in the cult classic series FREAKS AND GEEKS, PARTY DOWN and VERONICA MARS . His film roles include ADVENTURELAND, KNOCKED UP, SUPERBAD, WALKHARD, INCREDIBLE HULK and TRUTH ABOUT LYING. Martin can currently be seen […]
Zach Woods is currently starring in the second season of HBO’s hit comedy SILICON VALLEY as the hilarious ‘Jared.’ The show recently won the Critics’ Choice Television Award for Best Comedy Series and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 2015. Woods began his career at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York […]
Thomas Middleditch can currently be seen starring as the lead character in Mike Judge’s critically acclaimed HBO series, SILICON VALLEY. Thomas’ performance as the shy, entrepreneur “Richard Hendricks” has garnered him a nomination for a Critics’ Choice Television Award for “Best Actor in a Comedy Series” for two consecutive years (2014, 2015). Thomas will be […]
T.J. Miller is one of the most sought after comedians in the comedy world, but not in the drama world, or the finance world. He has been named one of Variety’s “Top 10 Comics to Watch” and EW’s “Next Big Things in Comedy.” Most recently, Miller’s voice stars in Disney’s Academy-Award winning animated feature, BIG […]
With more than 20 years as a stand-up comedian, Tom Papa has found success in film, television and radio as well as on the live stage. Tom’s second hour stand-up special, Tom Papa: Freaked Out, directed by Rob Zombie and named one of the 10 Best Comedy Albums of 2013 by Laughspin.com, is available as […]
Nicknamed “The Bitter Buddha”, comedian Eddie Pepitone is a master of the dark art of comedy. Hailed as a modern day cross between Jackie Gleason, Don Rickles, and Eckhart Tolle, Eddie is a force of nature onstage, switching between social rage and self-doubt.
Jeff Ross is an actor, writer, director, producer, and comedian originally from Newark, New Jersey. His latest special “Jeff Ross Roasts Criminals: Live From Brazos County Jail” will premiered on Comedy Central on June 13. It’s perhaps his most dangerous roast yet. In fact, he has earned the title of The Roastmaster General skewering the likes of Justin […]
He’s très populaire : Mike Ward is a biting bilingual comedian who happens to be a household name in French Canada. People Like Him: His last tour grossed over 5 million dollars in Quebec alone! He is Ranked : In 2010, Mike was ranked one of the ‘Top 10 Funniest Comedians in the World’ by The-Top-Tens.com. On […]
Jen Kirkman is a stand-up comedian and the author of the book, I Can Barely Take Care of Myself, which became an instant New York Times Bestseller in April 2013. Her debut Netflix Original Comedy Special I’m Gonna Die Alone (And I Feel Fine) is now available for streaming on Netflix worldwide. You’ve also seen […]
COMEDIAN. ACTOR. WRITER. PRODUCER. ENTREPRENEUR. RADIO PERSONALITY. One of the most sought after live comedians in the business, Lange is currently the co-host of “The Artie Lange Show,” a Fox News Radio show he created. Launched this past fall, the show has already garnered rave reviews and a massive fan base. Lange was a beloved […]
Amy Gravitt Senior Vice President, HBO Programming Amy Gravitt is senior vice president, HBO Programming, for Home Box Office, responsible for developing and overseeing the production of original comedy series. She was named to this position in August 2014. She currently oversees Silicon Valley, VEEP, and The Brink, starring Jack Black and Tim Robbins and […]
Christina Pazsitzky is a Stand Up Comedian and Co-Host of the popular podcast Your Mom’s House with her husband, Tom Segura. Your Mom’s House is a top rated comedy podcast on iTunes and was nominated for the Stitcher Radio Comedy Award in 2013. If you like 7th grade humor, you’ll love Your Mom’s House. She […]
Alex Fumero oversees content development in Los Angeles for Fusion, a joint venture between Disney/ABC Television Network and Univision Communications Inc. targeting Millennials. A member of the founding launch team for the network, for the last two years Fumero has built a comedy block that lead Paste Magazine to call Fusion “one of the best cable homes for cutting edge comedy.”
DAN PASTERNACK Head of Big Beach TV Veteran TV producer and creative executive Dan Pasternack has recently formed and is overseeing Big Beach TV, the new television division of the independent feature film company behind such acclaimed motion pictures as Little Miss Sunshine, Our Idiot Brother, Safety Not Guaranteed, Sunshine Cleaning, Jack Goes Boating and […]
Pete Holmes is a comedian. Maybe you know him from his podcast You Made It Weird. Or The Pete Holmes Show! Or his videos with FrontPage Films. Maybe you saw his hour special Nice Try, The Devil, or his half-hour Comedy Central Presents. Or on Conan. Or Jimmy Fallon. Or maybe you saw him on […]
Jeff is Chairman of the Board of the International Academy of Web Television, creator of web series Super Knocked Up, and host of live geeky pop culture show Super Geeked Up, which has featured over one hundred web series guests. His series have been official selections at festivals around the world, and he and his […]
As the Director of Development for Above Average, Josh Poole oversees the creative development for Broadway Video’s digital studio. Since he joined the company in 2012, he has played a significant role in shaping the company’s digital content strategy and has developed multiple long-form original series. In addition to running development for the network, he […]
Neal Brennan is a writer, director, and comedian. He is the co-creator of “Chappelle’s Show,” for which he received three Emmy nominations. (Winning None!) He co-wrote the film “Half Baked,” and directed the film, “The Goods,” starring Jeremy Piven, Ed Helms, Ken Jeong and Will Ferrell. He also collaborates regularly with Seth Meyers, writing and […]
As Senior Director of CBC Comedy, Michelle Daly leads the team responsible for managing the creative development and production of CBC Television’s slate of comedic programming. Michelle joined the CBC as Executive in Charge of Production in 2011, and has overseen such comedies as Schitt’s Creek, Mr D., This Hour Has 22 Minutes and The […]
MOSHE KASHER’s first hour comedy special LIVE IN OAKLAND is currently streaming on NETFLIX. In 2012, he was named one of VARIETY’S 10 COMICS TO WATCH. He is a regular on Comedy Central’s @MIDNIGHT. Moshe can be seen on the upcoming Comedy Central series ANOTHER PERIOD. He has appeared on episodes of BROOKLYN NINE-NINE, THE […]
Dana Gould began his professional comedy career at the age of seventeen, and spent the next twenty years or so performing in the halcyon days of “The Comedy Boom.” Dana has multiple HBO specials to his credit as well guest appearances on The Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night With Conan O’Brien, and Real […]
Rob Barnett develops, programs, produces and distributes original entertainment for television, film, radio and online. He’s a creative executive with deep experience co-creating award-winning content with A-list talent as a senior executive at MTV, VH1 & CBS – and as an entrepreneur who has run his own media company since 2007. Rob has worked with […]
Owen currently runs the Television department for Will Ferrell and Adam McKay’s ‘s Gary Sanchez Productions where he also serves as writer and producer on the company’s various television projects such as Drunk History, Bad Judge, and Fusion’s The Chris Gethard Show. Owen also serves as a Consultant for FunnyorDie.com, advising on personnel and content […]
Director, Comedy Independent Production Bell Media Inc. Sarah Fowlie leads the development of comedic productions to air across Bell Media’s family of channels, including CTV, The Comedy Network, SPACE, MUCH, Bravo and mostly recently TMN. Fowlie began her career at Bell Media in 1997 at The Comedy Network and has developed strong relationships with the […]
Stuart Goldsmith is an internationally award-winning comedian, with a reputation for smart, accessible stand-up. Described as ‘a charming, expert stand-up’ (The Times), Stuart embraces a quick wit and fearlessness honed by his early career as a street-performer. Surprisingly candid about his exploits, sexploits and textploits, Stuart likes to get his teeth into love, romance and […]
Tom Segura is a comedian originally from Cincinnati, Ohio. His television credits include Conan, Happy Endings, The Late Late Show, Comedy Central Presents: Tom Segura, Mash Up and his One Hour stand up special Completely Normal on Netflix. Segura also co-wrote and starred in the short series, Cutman, which aired on Comedy Central. When he’s […]
Vice-President, Specialty Channels, Bell Media As Vice-President, Specialty Channels, Bell Media, Justin Stockman oversees all brands and day-to-day activities that affect Entertainment Specialty Channels Much, MTV, M3, E!, Bravo, Space, The Comedy Network, and complimentary digital networks, as well as Pay Channels TMN, and HBO Canada. In his role, Stockman is primarily responsible for leading […]
Vice President, Original Programming IFC Jeff Meyerson, vice president, original programming is responsible for the day-to-day development and production of IFC’s growing slate of scripted comedy series on the West Coast. Mr. Meyerson joined the company this past year and is currently shepherding The Spoils Before Dying, the second entry into the popular The Spoils […]
Vice President of [PIAS] Comedy [PIAS] Comedy is a comedy label and live promoter with offices in Amsterdam and Brussels, specialized in exploiting stand-up comedy content and promoting live shows. After starting in the Dutch and Belgian markets in 2004, we successfully launched our international set up in 2008 with partnerships in Scandinavia, Australia, New […]
Having been here just over three years, Tone’s first job in Hollywood was just when he joined Season Two of NBC’s WHITNEY playing the role of “RJ.” The following year he starred in Fox’s TO MY FUTURE ASSISTANT while continuing to tour and play gigs around the country as a standup. Tone starred as “Tedward” […]
Sam Reich is President of Big Breakfast, CollegeHumor’s offshoot production company. In the two years since Big Breakfast was founded, it now has two TV series: Middle of the Night Show on MTV and Adam Ruins Everything on truTV, both premiering this fall, and both of which Reich executive produces. He also runs the CollegeHumor […]
Sandra Gonzalez is the Senior Television Reporter at Mashable. A Texas native, Sandra spent almost four years in New York City before leaving the land of snowstorms for sunny Los Angeles, where she now enjoys the weather but hates the traffic. Previously, she was with Entertainment Weekly. She currently writes about every show that can […]
Brian Volk-Weiss is the President of Production for New Wave Entertainment, the largest independent producer and distributor of one-hour comedy specials in the United States. New Wave works with A-list comedic talent including Aziz Ansari, Jim Gaffigan, and Katt Williams. As President of Production, Volk-Weiss oversees production, development, and distribution of all original content New […]
Senior Booker/promoter at Mojo Concerts (A Live Nation company) since 2000, booking diverse genre’s (including rock/hip hop but also comedy) in venues and at festivals all over the Netherlands. Mojo Concerts is the longest existing concert promoter in Holland. We book comedy with our partners PIAS comedy and are very successful in doing so as […]
SENIOR DIRECTOR HEAD OF COMEDY CENTRAL, AFRICA VIACOM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA NETWORKS AFRICA As Head of Comedy Central, Africa, TV veteran Evert Van Der Veer is responsible for driving the success of Viacom International Media Networks Africa’s comedy businesses in sub-Saharan Africa. Launched in 2011, Comedy Central is a 24 hour comedy network and multiplatform entertainment […]
Samata is currently the Vice President of Comedy Programming and Development at FOX where she is responsible for helping launch new live action and animated half-hour comedy series for the network. This year, she was instrumental in the development and launch of critically acclaimed The Last Man on Earth starring Will Forte. She is also […]
President of Production, Funny Or Die Mike Farah is the President of Production for Funny Or Die, overseeing the creative day-to-day operations for the premiere comedy site, along with Funny Or Die’s television and feature film projects. in 2014, Farah won a Primetime Emmy for his work as executive producer of “Between Two Ferns with […]
Managing Director/CEO, Stand Up Club Finland Ltd Antti Jäänvirta (born in Helsinki Finland, age 39) set up his first stand up night on the campus of the Helsinki University of Technology in 2004, starting from scratch with zero funds. After graduating with a double major Master of Science degree in 2006, he abandoned a career […]
Alex is currently Director of Audience Strategy for Entertainment at Maker Studios where he manages a team of Audience Strategists to early professional to professional creators. Some of the talent that Alex’s team works with include Steve-O, Joe Weller, Rob Cantor, and Magic of Rahat. In addition to talent he has helped manage relationships with […]
President – CTV, Sports, and Entertainment Programming In his role as President – CTV, Sports, and Entertainment Programming, Phil King is responsible for leading Bell Media’s English programming and production strategy for conventional television (CTV and CTV Two), the company’s sports properties TSN and RDS, Canada’s top English-language specialty and pay TV channels including Discovery, […]
Based in Paris, France, Peter Debruge serves as Chief International Film Critic for Variety, where comedy is just one aspect of the showbiz universe he covers (other subjects range from film festivals to animation). His writing on film has also appeared in Entertainment Weekly, Premiere and Life magazines.
Australian Louis Zezeran co-founded “Comedy Estonia” and “Comedy Finland” which helped pioneer Stand Up in the Baltic region of Europe and has been a influential part of the growth of Stand Up across the European continent in the last 5 years. The organizations he founded have not only nurtured local language Stand Up in markets […]
Jesse David Fox is writer whose work has appeared in New York Magazine, Slate, the New Republic, and The Awl. He is currently a Senior Editor at Vulture.com. It was there that early this year he completed a large package about what he deemed the “Second Comedy Boom“. Before that he was an editor at Splitsider.com. […]
Head Of Comedy, Hulu Originals Brendan Countee oversees the development of original comedy series on Hulu. Since starting at Hulu in 2011, he has managed upcoming Hulu Originals including Casual from Oscar® nominated Director Jason Reitman and Zander Lehmann; Difficult People from Amy Poehler starring Billy Eichner and Julie Klausner; and The Mindy Project. Countee […]
Terence Gray is the Founder and Executive Director of the New York Television Festival (NYTVF). Launched in 2005 as the industry’s first creative festival for television artists, the NYTVF works in partnership with networks, studios, agencies and brands to establish guaranteed development opportunities for indie artists and production companies. Thus far in 2013, the NYTVF […]
A highly regarded executive and producer with a long track record of success in comedy, Zoe Friedman spent 10 years at Comedy Central. While at Comedy Central, Friedman bought and/or oversaw programs such as The Kroll Show, Nathan for You, Review, Important Things with Demetri Martin, Drawn Together, The Comedians of Comedy and Dog Bites Man.
Rick Haskins is Executive Vice President, Marketing and Digital Programs, The CW, overseeing all of the network’s marketing and promotion efforts and overall digital media strategy, and working to develop and produce new entertainment content tailored for The CW’s digital and emerging platforms, including The CW’s digital studio CW Seed, mobile, and social media. Since […]
Recently named one of Variety’s “10 Comics to Watch”, Flula is a German DJ with over 70 million YouTube views, a devout online following, and sponsorships from a number of popular online culture outlets. Flula has become one of the best multi-talented entertainers in the online world. Starting as a chart topping DJ in Germany […]
Nate Bargatze has had an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, two late night appearances on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, four appearances on Conan, two appearances on Comedy Central’s “@ Midnight”, and had his own Comedy Central Presents in 2011. He has written for Spike TV’s Video Game Awards and received critical […]
Joe Berkowitz is a writer and staff editor for Fast Company. His work has been featured in The Village Voice, Cosmopolitan, Rolling Stone, GQ, and McSweeney’s, among others. His first book, co-authored with comedian Josh Gondelman, is called You Blew It!: An Awkward Look at the Many Ways in Which You’ve Already Ruined Your Life, and […]
Chris Addison is a critically acclaimed, Perrier Award-nominated stand-up, celebrated for his versatility, his pacey, energetic routines and faultless delivery. He is also a renowned actor, most notably for his role as Oliver Reeder in The Thick of It and as Toby Wright in the subsequent feature, In The Loop. In recent years, he has […]
Jonathan Gabay, Vice President, comedy development is responsible for the development, and production of all FOX live-action comedies as well as their animated series. Mr. Gabay has been at FOX for four years and is currently overseeing the critically acclaimed series The Last Man on Earth starring Will Forte and Kristen Schaal. Additionally, he oversees New Girl, Family […]
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