Jonathan Krisel (; born January 4, 1979) is an American

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, producer,

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, editor, and occasional

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. He is best known for co-creating the series ''

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'' (for which he also directed and co-wrote in the majority of episodes), and he is also known for the 2016 FX series ''

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''. Krisel has collaborated with the comedy duo

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, beginning with ''

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'' and later directed most of the episodes of both ''

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'' and '' Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule''. He has executive produced several other TV series, including ''

Kroll Show ''Kroll Show'' is an American sketch comedy television series created by and starring comedian Nick Kroll. John Levenstein and Jonathan Krisel served as the show's executive producers. The series aired on the American cable television network ...

'', ''

Man Seeking Woman ''Man Seeking Woman'' is an American surrealist romantic comedy television series that aired for three seasons on FXX from January 14, 2015, to March 8, 2017. The series is set in Chicago, about a naïve and soft-spoken man in his 20s named Josh ...

'', and most recently the Showtime series ''

Moonbase 8 ''Moonbase 8'' is an American comedy television series created and written by Fred Armisen, Tim Heidecker, Jonathan Krisel and John C. Reilly, starring Armisen, Heidecker and Reilly in the lead roles. It premiered on November 8, 2020, on Showt ...

''. He executive produced the Fox pilot '' Ghosted'' and has also collaborated with The Lonely Island on several ''SNL'' Digital Shorts.

Career

Jonathan Krisel first began working with the comedy duo

in 2006 on their animated series ''

'', where he worked as an animator, producer, and senior editor. Next, he worked as director, writer, co-executive producer, and senior editor on their sketch comedy series ''

'' from 2007 to 2010. Further, he directed episodes of '' Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule'' and contributed to the script of the 2012 film ''

Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie ''Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie'' is a 2012 American absurdist comedy film starring, written, directed, and produced by the comedy duo Tim & Eric (Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim) in their feature directorial debuts. The plot follows Heide ...

''. He also worked as a producer and creative collaborator on several Digital Shorts for the sketch comedy television series ''

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''. Since 2011, he has co-created, written, and executive produced every episode of and directed 52 episodes (including the first 44) of the satirical sketch comedy series ''

'', starring

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and

Fred Armisen Fereydun Robert Armisen (born December 4, 1966) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and musician. With his comedy partner Carrie Brownstein, Armisen was the co-creator and co-star of the IFC sketch comedy series '' Portlandia''. ...

on IFC network. Furthermore, Krisel co-created the show and appeared in three episodes. He has also directed episodes of ''

'', ''

'', and the Showtime series ''

''. He is the co-creator of the comedy series ''

'', alongside comedians

Louis C.K. Louis Alfred Székely (; born September 12, 1967), known professionally as Louis C.K. (), is an American stand-up comedian, screenwriter, actor, and filmmaker. C.K. won three Peabody Awards, three Grammy Awards, six Primetime Emmy Awards, and a ...

and

Zach Galifianakis Zachary Knight Galifianakis (born October 1, 1969) is an American actor and comedian. He appeared in ''Comedy Central Presents'' special and presented his show '' Late World with Zach'' on VH1. Galifianakis has starred in films including ''T ...

, with the latter starring in the project. Krisel is also the program's executive producer and primary director. The show premiered on FX on January 21, 2016. He is also the grandson of child actress Virginia Weidler. On September 30, 2018, Krisel was announced to write and direct an upcoming ''

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'' movie.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

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