Brian Volk-Weiss
Brian Volk-Weiss (born May 28, 1976, in Queens, New York) is the President of Comedy Dynamics, running its production, development, management, and distribution departments.[1] Dynamics is currently the largest producer and distributor of one-hour comedy specials in the United States (Kevin Hart, Aziz Ansari, Jim Gaffigan, Katt Williams, Craig Ferguson, Bill Burr, Dennis Miller, etc.) and has many TV shows (There's...Johnny coming to Seeso, Animal Planet's Animal Nation with Anthony Anderson, History's Join Or Die with Craig Ferguson, Coming To The Stage on Hulu, Wild 'N On Tour on MTV2 and MTV2's Spooning...With Zac Efron) on the air, and pilots in production, including the scripted drama The Novice for USA Network. In November 2013, two albums he produced (Craig Ferguson and Bob Saget) were nominated for Grammy Awards. In 2016, three of the five Grammy comedy record nominations he produced; Louis C.K., Craig Ferguson, and Lisa Lampanelli, of which Louie won.
Background
Volk-Weiss has overseen the New Wave Entertainment-produced TV series StevieTV, which aired on VH1, as well as Comcast's Bounce TV's Forever Jones, and Naked But Funny for FOX. Volk-Weiss also produced the movies Employee of the Month, Good Luck Chuck (starring Jessica Alba), and My Best Friend's Girl (2008) as well as produced five of Dane Cook's albums, two of which went double platinum and one went gold.
In the past he has produced The Next Best Thing for ABC, Vicious Circle and "Tourgasm" for HBO, U.S. of ANT for MTV, The Ron White Show for Comedy Central and Long Distance Relationship for Sony TV. In December 2009, Variety's Dealmakers That Are Up Next special profiled Volk-Weiss and nine other Hollywood executives.[2]
Volk-Weiss has previously overseen production of LOGO's Skin Deep, MTV2's Crash Test Dummies, VH1's StevieTV, Discovery ID's True Grime: Crime Scene Cleaners, pilots for MTV, VH1, Sundance Channel, CMT, WEtv, and History (U.S. TV channel) as well as multiple one-hour comedy specials for HBO, Comedy Central, Showtime, and Netflix, including Kevin Hart, Aziz Ansari, Jim Gaffigan, Katt Williams, Dennis Miller, Bill Burr, DL Hughley, Tom Papa, Jim Norton, Kevin Nealon, and Craig Ferguson.
In November 2012, Volk-Weiss was picked by Daily Variety as part of its Impact Report in the "Tube Titans" section that recognizes major contributors to comedic television production.
Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album
| Year | Artist | Album | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | "Weird Al" Yankovic | Alpocalypse | Nominated | No |
| 2013 | Jim Gaffigan | Mr. Universe | Nominated | No |
| 2014 | Bob Saget | That's What I'm Talkin' About | Nominated | No |
| Craig Ferguson | I'm Here To Help | Nominated | No | |
| 2015 | Jim Gaffigan | Obsessed | Nominated | No |
| 2016 | Louis C.K. | Live At Madison Square Garden | Won | No |
| Craig Ferguson | Just Being Honest | Nominated | No | |
| Lisa Lampanelli | Back To The Drawing Board | Nominated | No | |
References
- ↑ Frieswick, Kris. "How Seeing the Future of Streaming Helped Build a Comedy Empire". Inc. Retrieved 10/1/2016. Check date values in:
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