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Jeremy Konner
Jeremy Konner is an American producer, writer and director known for his work on ''Drunk History'', '' Waffles + Mochi'' and ''Another Period''. He is the co-creator, director and showrunner of ''Drunk History'' and '' Waffles + Mochi.'' Biography Jeremy Konner was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He is the son of American screenwriters Lawrence Konner and Ronnie Wenker Konner. His sister, Jenni Konner is an American television writer, producer, and director best known as co-showrunner and writer of the HBO series, '' Girls.'' He attended Crossroads School in Santa Monica, California. He graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 2002. In 2008 Konner made the documentary '' D Tour: A Tenacious Documentary'' which followed Jack Black and Kyle Gass' band Tenacious D as they toured across the world. In 2007 he teamed up with Derek Waters to make the web series ''Drunk History'.'' They then developed it into a TV show and in 2013 ''Drunk History'' began airing on Come ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica (; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Santa Mónica'') is a city in Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, situated along Santa Monica Bay on California's South Coast (California), South Coast. Santa Monica's 2020 United States Census Bureau, U.S. census population was 93,076. Santa Monica is a popular resort town, owing to its climate, beaches, and hospitality industry. It has a diverse economy, hosting headquarters of companies such as Hulu, Activision Blizzard, Universal Music Group, Starz Entertainment Corp., Starz Entertainment, Lionsgate Studios, Illumination (company), Illumination and The Recording Academy. Santa Monica traces its history to Rancho San Vicente y Santa Mónica, granted in 1839 to the Sepúlveda family of California. The rancho was later sold to John Percival Jones, John P. Jones and Robert Symington Baker, Robert Baker, who in 1875, along with his Californio heiress wife Arcadia Bandini de Stearns Baker, founded Santa Monica, which inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenacious D
Tenacious D is an American comedy rock duo formed in Los Angeles in 1994 by the actors Jack Black and Kyle Gass. Their music showcases Black's theatrical vocal delivery and Gass' acoustic guitar playing. Critics have described their fusion of vulgar absurdist comedy with rock music as "mock rock". Their songs discuss the duo's purported musical and sexual prowess, their friendship and cannabis (drug), cannabis usage, in a style critics have compared with the storyteller-style lyrics of rock opera. Prior to the release of the 2001 debut album Tenacious D (album), ''Tenacious D'', the duo had a Tenacious D (TV series), three-episode TV series released on HBO between 1997 and 2000. The series came about after they met David Cross on the LA music scene and Black featured in episodes of ''Mr. Show with Bob and David''. The band befriended the musician Dave Grohl, which began a relationship between Grohl's band the Foo Fighters and Tenacious D. Towards the end of the 1990s, the duo s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funny Or Die
Funny or Die, Inc. is a comedy video website and production company owned by Henry R. Muñoz III that was founded by Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Mark Kvamme, and Chris Henchy in 2007. The website contained exclusive material from a regular staff of in-house writers, producers and directors, and occasionally from a number of famous contributors, including Judd Apatow, James Franco, and Norm Macdonald. The associated production company continues to make TV shows, including truTV's '' Billy on the Street'', Comedy Central's ''@midnight'', and Zach Galifianakis' web series '' Between Two Ferns''. Many videos on the site featured well-known actors (examples include Nina Dobrev, Steve Carell, Charlie Sheen, Ryan Gosling, Patrick Stewart, Daniel Radcliffe, Sophia Bush, Mila Kunis, AnnaSophia Robb, Hilary Duff, Adam West, James Van Der Beek, Jim Carrey, Ariel Winter and Selena Gomez). Michael Kvamme, an aspiring young comedian who is also the son of Mark Kvamme, the venture capi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riki Lindhome
Erika "Riki" Lindhome (born ) is an American actress, comedian and musician. She is best known as a singer and songwriter for the Comedy rock, comedy folk duo Garfunkel and Oates with Kate Micucci. After making her television debut in 2002 with minor roles in the series ''Titus (TV series), Titus'' and ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', she guest-starred on the The WB, WB series ''Gilmore Girls'' (2005–2006), the CBS sitcom ''The Big Bang Theory'' (2008; 2017) and the HBO series ''Enlightened (TV series), Enlightened'' (2011). She co-created and starred in the Comedy Central Period piece, period sitcom ''Another Period'' (2015–2018) with Natasha Leggero. She voiced the recurring role of Kimberly Harris in the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox animated sitcom series ''Duncanville (TV series), Duncanville'' (2020–2022), and in 2022 she starred as Dr. Valerie Kinbott in the Netflix comedy horror series ''Wednesday (TV series), Wednesday''. In 2023, she guest-starred in the Disney+ seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natasha Leggero
Natasha Leggero () (born March 26, 1974) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, and writer. She rose to fame after appearing as the host of the MTV reality television series '' The 70s House'' in 2005, and as a regular roundtable panelist on Chelsea Handler's late-night talk show '' Chelsea Lately'' from 2008 to 2014. Leggero created the Comedy Central period sitcom '' Another Period'' (2015–2018) with Riki Lindhome, which she starred in as Lillian Abigail Bellacourt, a daughter of the fictional Bellacourt family. As a voice actress, Leggero has starred in several adult animated sitcoms, voicing the roles of Callie Maggotbone in '' Ugly Americans'' (2010–2012), Ethel in ''Brickleberry'' (2013–2015) and Shannon in '' Hoops'' (2020). She also starred in the short-lived NBC sitcom '' Free Agents'' (2011) as Emma Parker, in the Showtime comedy series ''Dice'' (2016–2017) as Carmen, and in the CBS sitcom '' Broke'' (2020) as Elizabeth. In 2022, Leggero released her fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Hour Productions
Red Hour Productions is an American film production company operated by actor Ben Stiller and formerly with producer Stuart Cornfeld. In the past, Red Hour has had first-look deals with New Line Cinema and 20th Century Fox. History Film The name was derived from a 1967 ''Star Trek'' episode, " The Return of the Archons", which features a scheduled alien riot. The company's logo contains a jester. The first film produced by Red Hour was the 2001 comedy film ''Zoolander'', based on the male model character Stiller co-created with Drake Sather for the VH1 Fashion Awards. Stiller co-wrote the screenplay with John Hamburg and directed the film. Red Hour Films also produced '' DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story'', starring Stiller and Vince Vaughn; ''Starsky and Hutch'', starring Stiller and Owen Wilson; '' Blades of Glory'', starring Will Ferrell and Jon Heder; and ''Tropic Thunder'', starring Stiller, Jack Black, and Robert Downey Jr. ''Tropic Thunder'' earned an Academy Award nomina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Stiller
Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller (born November 30, 1965) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. Known for his blend of slapstick humor and sharp wit, Stiller rose to fame through comedies such as ''There's Something About Mary'' (1998), ''Zoolander'' (2001), and ''Tropic Thunder'' (2008). Stiller is also known for his work in franchises such as the Meet the Parents (film series), ''Meet the Parents'' films (2000–2010), the Madagascar (franchise), ''Madagascar'' franchise (2005–2012), and the Night at the Museum (franchise), ''Night at the Museum'' films (2006–2014). Ben Stiller filmography, His films have grossed more than $2.6 billion in Canada and the United States, with an average of $79 million per film. List of awards and nominations received by Ben Stiller, His awards and honors include an Emmy Award, a Directors Guild of America Awards, Directors Guild of America Award, a Britannia Awards, Britannia Award and a Teen Choice Awards, Teen Choice Award. Stiller i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electric Dynamite Productions, Inc
Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter possessing an electric charge. Electricity is related to magnetism, both being part of the phenomenon of electromagnetism, as described by Maxwell's equations. Common phenomena are related to electricity, including lightning, static electricity, electric heating, electric discharges and many others. The presence of either a positive or negative electric charge produces an electric field. The motion of electric charges is an electric current and produces a magnetic field. In most applications, Coulomb's law determines the force acting on an electric charge. Electric potential is the work done to move an electric charge from one point to another within an electric field, typically measured in volts. Electricity plays a central role in many modern technologies, serving in electric power where electric current is used to energise equipment, and in electronics dealing with electrical c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
