STELLA (2005/Comedy
Central)
director, creator,
writer, executive producer, co-star
Michael Showalter, Michael Ian Black and I started hosting a weekly
nightclub comedy show in 1997 which spawned a series of shorts and
eventually this 2005 series. About the three of us as roommates who
wear suits and have crazy adventures. It was cancelled after one season
but will hopefully be an "underappreciated" cult hit on DVD.
stellacomedy.com
THE STATE (1993-95/MTV)
director, writer,
performer, creator
The State was an eleven member sketch comedy group that formed in 1988
at NYU. We did live shows and short films and eventually did a pilot
for an series in '92, which led to 27 episodes on MTV. The show's first
season is finally availabe on iTunes and will hopefully be on DVD
someday. Members of the State have gone onto co-create Reno 911!, Viva
Variety, Stella, Wet Hot American Summer, The Ten, Balls of Fury, Sex:
AKA Weiners and Boobs and more...
the-state.com
SUPERJAIL (2008/Adult Swim)
voice of "The Warden"
A totally surreal comedic series set in, well, a super jail.
on Adult Swim
THE STATE HALLOWEEN SPECIAL (1996/CBS)
director, writer,
performer, supervising producer
Our ill-fated foray into network television, originally intended to be
a series of specials leading up to a late night slot against SNL. Long
story but basically it didn't work out!
You can see it on YouTube
SHEEP IN THE BIG CITY
(2000/Cartoon Network)
writer, performer,
composer
I wrote a couple of episodes of this animated series that was created
by my friend Mo Willems. Mo was the founder of The Sterile Yak sketch
comedy group at NYU, the group Todd Holoubek left to start The State.
You can see it on iTunes.
STRANGERS WITH CANDY
(2000/Comedy Central)
writer
I loved working with Amy Sedaris, Paul Dinello and Stephen Colbert on
this great show.
RANDOM PLAY (1999/VH1)
writer, actor
A short-lived sketch comedy series on VH1, most notable for its cast
which included Michael Ian Black, Jim Gaffigan, Michael Showalter.
MAD TV (2000/FOX)
writer
Strange but educational experience.
MTV MOVIE AWARDS
(1999/MTV)
writer
Michael Showalter and I wrote sketches for Lisa Kudrow.
APARTMENT #2F
(1997/MTV)
writer, segment
director, performer
A hybrid MTV sitcom created by and starring Randy and Jason Sklar.
THE DAILY SHOW
(1996/Comedy Central)
segment director,
correspondent
In the first few weeks on the air, when Craig Kilborn was the host and
they were still trying to figure out what the show was, I did sixteen
segments of "The Maplewood Minute" -- gossipy reports of the unexciting
goings-on in a fictional small town.
YOU WROTE IT, YOU WATCH IT
(1992/MTV)
writer, director,
performer
Eleven were given a single office room, $50 prop budget and $300 weekly
salary to create three short films per week, acting as our own crew.
Jon Stewart hosted this MTV series where viewers would submit funny
stories and we would re-enact them in the form of short films. The
first TV appearance of The State as a group.
CHRIS ISAAK: IN YOUR FACE
(1989/VH1)
writer
A funny VH1 show produced by my friend Jon Bendis.
UNTITLED BOBBY CANNAVALE
(2005/NBC)
writer, co-creator
A pilot that never got made.
PUBLISH OR PERISH
(2003/HBO)
writer, co-creator
A pilot for Janeane Garofalo that never got made.
WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER
(2003/FOX)
writer, co-creator
A pilot that never got made.
MIDDLE CLASS POVERTY
(2004/NBC)
director
A pilot starring Anna Tessler and Lauren Engel.
DENIS LEARY XMAS SPECIAL
(2005/Comedy Central)
director
I directed segments including Tits for Tots
CRANK YANKERS
(2003/Comedy Central)
actor
It was kind of funny but I felt bad making fun of people on the phone.
RENO 911 (2003,
2008/Comedy Central)
actor
Didn't realize it was COMPLETELY improvised till I showed up on set and
they bascially put me half-naked in a hotel room with a cop and said
"Action"! It was great to work with my old State partners.
COMEDY CENTRAL PRESENTS:
STELLA (2004)
writer, performer
This was a live special we did for Comedy Central not long before doing
the pilot for our series there.
COSBY(CBS/1999)
actor
A couple of lines.
FLASHBACK FLIX
(VH1/2004)
actor
This was a great pilot from Amy Poehler and Amy Miles, where a live
band and comic actors would would recreate classic movies. Didn't get
picked up for series.
CHEAP SEATS (ESPN
Classics/2004)
actor
I played a blind guy on the Sklars' ESPN Classics show.
BEST WEEK EVER
(VH1/2004-06)
I LOVE THE 70's (VH1/2003)
I LOVE THE 90's (VH1/2005)
MY COOLEST YEARS
(VH1/2004)
AWESOMELY BAD VIDEOS
(VH1/2004)
100 FUNNIEST MOVIES OF ALL TIME
(Bravo/2006)
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