Brian Volk-Weiss
BIOGRAPHY
Brian Volk-Weiss (born May 28, 1976) is an American film and television producer and director. He is the founder and current CEO of The Nacelle Company and Comedy Dynamics (a Nacelle subsidiary). He is also the creator, producer, and occasional director of the current Netflix series, The Toys That Made Us along with the television specials Kevin Hart's Guide to Black History (also Netflix) and Discontinued (originally on The CW). Through Comedy Dynamics, he has produced and directed numerous stand-up specials and comedy albums for comedians like Kevin Hart, Jim Gaffigan, Ali Wong, Tiffany Haddish, Ilana Glazer, and many others. Volk-Weiss has also produced several television shows including Join or Die with Craig Ferguson, Stevie TV, and Animal Nation with Anthony Anderson. He also serves as executive producer on the upcoming revival of the 1992 TV series, Mad About You.
Known For
Production
Gender
Male
Birthday
28 May 1976
Place of Birth
Queens, New York City, New York, USA
MEDIA
FILMOGRAPHY
Good Luck Chuck
2007-09-21Producer
Monstruo
2018-03-15Producer
Erica Rhodes: La Vie en Rhodes
2021-04-13Director, Executive Producer
My Best Friend's Girl
2008-09-19Producer
Bo Burnham: What.
2013-12-17Executive Producer
Daniel Webb: Hoe's Parade Live at the Rose Bowl
2021-05-06Director
Greg Behrendt Is Uncool
2005-11-08Producer
Kittie: Live at the London Music Hall
2019-03-20Producer
Tom Papa: Live in New York City
2011-07-01Executive Producer
Demetri Martin: Live (At The Time)
2015-03-10Executive Producer
Jim Norton: Please Be Offended
2012-06-30Executive Producer
That Guy... Who Was in That Thing
2012-10-11Executive Producer
Tom Rhodes: Light, Sweet, Crude
2012-01-01Executive Producer
D.L. Hughley: Reset
2012-07-14Executive Producer
Louie Anderson: Big Baby Boomer
2012-04-01Executive Producer
Brian Posehn: The Fartist
2013-03-01Executive Producer
Ester Steinberg Burning Bush
2021-03-30Director
Cocoa Brown: Famous Enough
2022-05-24Director
Helen Hong: Well Hong
2022-05-31Director
Tom Papa: Freaked Out
2013-04-16Executive Producer
Lavell Crawford: The Comedy Vaccine
2021-05-28Director
John Crist: What Are We Doing?
2022-06-01Director
Dave Helem: DJ, the Chicago Kid
2021-03-23Director
Gary Owen: #DoinWhatIDo
2019-09-07Director
Bill Bellamy: I Want My Life Back
2022-06-14Director
F#Ck Nick Cannon
2013-11-16Executive Producer
Chris Porter: Ugly and Angry
2014-02-15Executive Producer
Josh Gondelman: People Pleaser
2022-06-21Director
Tom Segura: Completely Normal
2014-03-15Executive Producer
Jackie Fabulous: Menoplause
2022-07-05Director
Gary Gulman: Boyish Man
2005-06-01Producer
Hank Chen: I'm Not Supposed to Be Here
2023-10-03Director
Kevin James Thornton: Be Yourself
2023-10-24Director
Owen Benjamin: Huge Pianist
2018-01-30Executive Producer
Miz Cracker: Here I Stand
2022-07-19Director
Katrina Davis: Figuring it Out
2022-08-02Director
Gary Owen: Black Famous
2021-12-31Director
Jasper Redd: Jazz Talk
2014-03-15Executive Producer
Natasha Pearl Hansen: I Was Supposed to Get Married Today
2021-04-20Producer
Maija DiGiorgio: Maija! Maija! Maija!
2022-08-16Director
Kellen Erskine: Zoomed Out
2022-08-23Director
(Practice) The Secret Files of Earthquake!!!
2022-09-06Director
The Gray in Between
2002-01-01Producer
Igniting the Spark – The Story of Magic: The Gathering
2025-08-02Producer
Colin Quinn: Unconstitutional
2015-08-16Executive Producer
Pete Lee: Tall, Dark and Pleasant
2021-07-09Director
Bill Engvall: Here's Your Sign, It's Finally Time My Last Show
2023-12-05Producer
Maria Bamford: Local Act
2023-12-12Producer
Craig Ferguson: Just Being Honest
2015-09-10Executive Producer
Lisa Lampanelli: Back to the Drawing Board
2015-06-26Executive Producer
Maria Bamford: The Special Special Special!
2012-11-28Executive Producer
Cara Connors: Straight for Pay
2024-03-12Director
Claudia Oshry: Disgraced Queen
2020-06-30Producer, Director
Cameron Esposito: Marriage Material
2016-03-24Executive Producer
Matt Besser: Besser Breaks The Record
2016-01-01Executive Producer
Harmony McElligott: The Struggle Continues
2021-05-04Executive Producer
Jose Velasquez: Hoozay the Salvadoran
2024-01-23Director
Michael Ian Black: Noted Expert
2016-05-13Executive Producer
Kim McVicar: Female Comedian
2024-02-06Producer, Director
Tom Papa: What a Day!
2022-12-13Executive Producer
Ali Wong: Baby Cobra
2016-05-06Executive Producer
Iliza Shlesinger: Freezing Hot
2015-01-23Executive Producer
Kevin Hart Presents: Plastic Cup Boyz
2015-04-12Executive Producer
Mo Mandel: Negative Reinforcement
2016-11-03Executive Producer
Craig Ferguson: Tickle Fight
2017-12-05Executive Producer
Joey Coco Diaz: Sociably UnAcceptable
2016-12-08Executive Producer
Aries Spears: Comedy Blueprint
2016-11-24Executive Producer
Tom Papa: Human Mule
2016-12-09Executive Producer
Sinbad: Make Me Wanna Holla
2014-04-01Executive Producer
Nick Thune: Good Guy
2016-12-22Executive Producer
Rachel Scanlon: Gay Fantasy
2024-06-24Director
Kathleen Madigan: Madigan Again
2013-09-11Executive Producer
Mike Birbiglia: My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
2013-08-22Executive Producer
BeBe Zahara Benet: Africa Is Not a Country
2023-02-28Director
Darienne Lake: Altered Boy
2023-02-28Director, Executive Producer
Iliza Shlesinger: War Paint
2013-09-01Executive Producer
Ginger Minj: Bless Your Heart
2023-03-02Director, Executive Producer
Jinkx Monsoon: Red Head Redemption
2023-03-17Director, Executive Producer
Steve-O: Guilty as Charged
2016-03-18Executive Producer
Monét X Change: Fist of Glory
2023-06-13Director
Peppermint: So-SIGH-ety Effects
2023-04-18Producer, Director
Lavell Crawford: Home for the Holidays
2017-11-03Director
Zarna Garg: One in a Billion
2023-05-16Director
Comedy of War: Laughter in Ukraine
2023-06-13Executive Producer
Kevin Smith: Silent but Deadly
2018-05-11Executive Producer, Director
Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife
2018-05-13Executive Producer
Tom Arnold: Past & Present Imperfectly
2018-06-05Producer
Brody Stevens: Live from the Main Room
2018-06-19Producer
Louie Anderson: Big Underwear
2018-04-03Producer
Rob Schneider: Soy Sauce and the Holocaust
2013-08-01Executive Producer
Jim Gaffigan: Noble Ape
2018-07-13Executive Producer
Lewberger: Live At Lincoln Hall In Chicago
2021-01-29Producer
Jim Gaffigan: Dark Pale
2023-07-24Executive Producer
Sebastian Maniscalco Presents: Pat McGann - When's Mom Gonna Be Home?
2020-07-28Director, Producer
Waiting on Mary
2016-03-30Executive Producer
The Beanie Bubble
2022-12-06Producer
Henry Rollins: Keep Talking, Pal.
2018-08-10Director, Executive Producer
Jimmie JJ Walker & Michael Winslow: We Are Still Here
2018-08-10Director
Demetri Martin: The Overthinker
2018-08-10Executive Producer
Liz Stewart: I'm Crowning
2018-09-21Executive Producer
Steve Lemme & Kevin Heffernan: The Potential Farewell Tour
2018-12-04Director, Executive Producer
9/11: The Pentagon
2020-09-11Executive Producer
Billy Sorrells: Toxic AF
2024-08-13Director
Dennis Miller: Fake News, Real Jokes
2018-11-06Director
Brooks McBeth: This Ain't Shakespeare
2015-09-29Executive Producer
Steve Treviño: 'Til Death
2019-01-22Director
Kevin Hart's Guide to Black History
2019-02-08Writer
Bryan Callen: Complicated Apes
2019-03-12Director
Chris Porter: A Man From Kansas
2019-04-16Director
David Cross: Oh Come On
2019-05-10Executive Producer
Jim Gaffigan: Quality Time
2019-08-16Executive Producer
Marina Franklin: Single Black Female
2019-07-23Director, Producer
Lavell Crawford: New Look Same Funny!
2019-07-06Director
Alice Wetterlund: My Mama Is a Human and So Am I
2019-08-23Director, Producer
Joel McHale: Live from Pyongyang
2019-08-06Director, Producer
#IMomSoHard Live
2019-08-24Director, Executive Producer
Arsenio Hall: Smart and Classy
2019-10-29Director, Executive Producer
Matt Besser: Pot Humor
2019-10-29Director
Iliza Shlesinger: Over & Over
2019-07-02Producer
John Crist: I Ain't Prayin for That
2019-11-28Director
Eddie Griffin: E-Niggma
2019-12-06Producer, Director
Mike E. Winfield: Stepman
2019-08-23Director
Maria Bamford: Weakness Is the Brand
2020-01-28Producer
The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir
2018-05-09Executive Producer
Pete Davidson: Alive from New York
2020-02-25Executive Producer
Tom Papa: You're Doing Great!
2020-02-04Executive Producer
Jeffrey Ross: No Offense
2008-08-22Executive Producer
Bob Saget: Zero to Sixty
2017-11-14Executive Producer
Jesus Trejo: Stay at Home Son
2020-05-29Director
Lil Rel Howery: RELevent
2015-09-05Executive Producer
Larry the Cable Guy: Remain Seated
2020-06-16Director
Bill Hicks: Reflections
2015-03-30Executive Producer
8 Guys
2003-01-01Producer
Eddie Pence: The (Un)special Comedy Special
2020-09-01Producer
Nate: A One Man Show
2020-12-01Executive Producer
Gina Brillon: Pacifically Speaking
2015-01-01Executive Producer
Kylie Brakeman: Linda Hollywood’s Big Night
2024-09-10Producer
Tom Papa: Home Free
2024-10-29Executive Producer
Subhah Agarwal: Airport Pigeon
2024-01-09Director
Preacher Lawson: Get to Know Me
2019-10-01Director
Ester Steinberg: Schmear Campaign
2025-03-04Producer
CC:Stand-Up: The Bonnaroo Experience
2012-06-23Executive Producer
Slut in a Good Way
2018-03-02Executive Producer
George Civeris: A Sense of Urgency
2025-12-02Producer
There's... Johnny!
2017-11-16Executive Producer
The Toys That Made Us
2017-12-22Director, Executive Producer, Creator
The Movies That Made Us
2019-11-29Executive Producer, Director, Creator
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
2020-12-01Director, Executive Producer
Grant
2020-05-25Executive Producer
Down to Earth with Zac Efron
2020-07-10Executive Producer
Behind the Attraction
2021-07-21Executive Producer, Director, Creator
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
2021-11-05Executive Producer, Director, Creator
Icons Unearthed: Star Wars
2022-07-12Executive Producer
Icons Unearthed: Marvel
2023-03-07Producer
Up for Auction
2024-02-08Director
Life After
2022-10-18Producer
Thirst with Shay Mitchell
2024-05-23Executive Producer
Icons Unearthed: Lord of The Rings
2024-03-20Executive Producer, Director
Icons Unearthed: Harry Potter
2024-08-21Director
Icons Unearthed: Fast & Furious
2023-01-16Director
Discontinued
2023-11-30Director, Executive Producer, Creator
Icons Unearthed: Batman
2024-03-20Director
RoboForce: The Animated Series
2025-04-12Executive Producer, Director
Killing Grounds: The Gilgo Beach Murders
Executive Producer
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