Brian Volk-Weiss
Birthdate
May 28, 1976 (47 years old)
Place of Birth
Queens, New York, USA
Known For
Production
Details
Birthdate
May 28, 1976 (47 years old)
Place of Birth
Queens, New York, USA
Known For
Production
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.
Brian Volk-Weiss's LGBTQ+ Titles
Ginger Minj: Bless Your Heart
Director
Directing (60)
2024
Rachel Scanlon: Gay Fantasy
• Director
2024
Cara Connors: Straight for Pay
• Director
2024
Up For Auction (8 episodes)
• Director (8 episodes)
2024
Kim McVicar: Female Comedian
• Director
2024
Jose Velasquez: Hoozay the Salvadoran
• Director
2023
Kevin James Thornton: Be Yourself
• Director
2023
Hank Chen: I'm Not Supposed to Be Here
• Director
2023
Monét X Change: Fist of Glory
• Director
2023
Zarna Garg: One in a Billion
• Director
2023
Peppermint: So-SIGH-ety Effects
• Director
2023
Jinkx Monsoon: Red Head Redemption
• Director
• Director
2023
BeBe Zahara Benet: Africa Is Not a Country
• Director
2023
Darienne Lake: Altered Boy
• Director
2022
(Practice) The Secret Files of Earthquake!!!
• Director
2022
Kellen Erskine: Zoomed Out
• Director
2022
Maija DiGiorgio: Maija! Maija! Maija!
• Director
2022
Katrina Davis: Figuring it Out
• Director
2022
Miz Cracker: Here I Stand
• Director
2022
Jackie Fabulous: Menoplause
• Director
2022
Josh Gondelman: People Pleaser
• Director
2022
Bill Bellamy: I Want My Life Back
• Director
2022
John Crist: What Are We Doing?
• Director
2022
Helen Hong: Well Hong
• Director
2022
Cocoa Brown: Famous Enough
• Director
2021
Gary Owen: Black Famous
• Director
2021
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek (10 episodes)
• Director (10 episodes)
2021
Behind the Attraction (10 episodes)
• Director (10 episodes)
2021
Pete Lee: Tall, Dark and Pleasant
• Director
2021
Lavell Crawford: The Comedy Vaccine
• Director
2021
Daniel Webb: Hoe's Parade Live at the Rose Bowl
• Director
2021
Erica Rhodes: La Vie en Rhodes
• Director
2021
Ester Steinberg Burning Bush
• Director
2021
Dave Helem: DJ, the Chicago Kid
• Director
2020
The Holiday Movies That Made Us (2 episodes)
• Director (2 episodes)
2020
Claudia Oshry: Disgraced Queen
• Director
2020
Larry The Cable Guy: Remain Seated
• Director
2020
Jesus Trejo: Stay at Home Son
• Director
2019
Eddie Griffin: E-Niggma
• Director
2019
The Movies That Made Us (7 episodes)
• Director (7 episodes)
2019
John Crist: I Ain't Prayin for That
• Director
2019
Arsenio Hall: Smart and Classy
• Director
2019
Matt Besser: Pot Humor
• Director
2019
Gary Owen: #DoinWhatIDo
• Director
2019
#IMomSoHard Live
• Director
2019
Alice Wetterlund: My Mama Is a Human and So Am I
• Director
2019
Mike E. Winfield: Stepman
• Director
2019
Joel McHale: Live from Pyongyang
• Director
2019
Marina Franklin: Single Black Female
• Director
2019
Lavell Crawford: New Look Same Funny!
• Director
2019
Chris Porter: A Man From Kansas
• Director
2019
Bryan Callen: Complicated Apes
• Director
2019
Steve Treviño: 'Til Death
• Director
2018
Steve Lemme & Kevin Heffernan: The Potential Farewell Tour
• Director
2018
Dennis Miller: Fake News, Real Jokes
• Director
2018
Henry Rollins: Keep Talking, Pal.
• Director
2018
Jimmie JJ Walker & Michael Winslow: We Are Still Here
• Director
2018
Kevin Smith: Silent but Deadly
• Director
2017
The Toys That Made Us (12 episodes)
• Director (12 episodes)
2017
Lavell Crawford: Home for the Holidays
• Director
Production (107)
Igniting the Spark – The Story of Magic: The Gathering
• Producer
2024
Thirst with Shay Mitchell (4 episodes)
• Executive Producer (4 episodes)
2024
Kim McVicar: Female Comedian
• Producer
2023
Maria Bamford: Local Act
• Producer
2023
Bill Engvall: Here's Your Sign It's Finally Time It's My Last Show
• Producer
2023
Jim Gaffigan: Dark Pale
• Executive Producer
2023
Comedy of War: Laughter in Ukraine
• Executive Producer
2023
Peppermint: So-SIGH-ety Effects
• Producer
2023
Jinkx Monsoon: Red Head Redemption
• Executive Producer
2023
Icons Unearthed: Marvel (8 episodes)
• Producer (8 episodes)
• Executive Producer
2023
Darienne Lake: Altered Boy
• Executive Producer
2022
Tom Papa: What a Day!
• Executive Producer
2022
The Beanie Bubble
• Producer
2022
Life After (8 episodes)
• Producer (8 episodes)
2022
Icons Unearthed: Star Wars (6 episodes)
• Executive Producer (6 episodes)
2021
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek (10 episodes)
• Executive Producer (10 episodes)
2021
Behind the Attraction (16 episodes)
• Executive Producer (16 episodes)
2021
Harmony McElligott: The Struggle Continues
• Executive Producer
2021
Natasha Pearl Hansen: I Was Supposed to Get Married Today
• Producer
2021
Erica Rhodes: La Vie en Rhodes
• Executive Producer
2021
Lewberger: Live At Lincoln Hall In Chicago
• Producer
2020
The Holiday Movies That Made Us (2 episodes)
• Executive Producer (2 episodes)
2020
Nate: A One Man Show
• Executive Producer
2020
9/11: The Pentagon
• Executive Producer
2020
Eddie Pence: The (Un)special Comedy Special
• Producer
2020
Down to Earth with Zac Efron (8 episodes)
• Executive Producer (8 episodes)
2020
Claudia Oshry: Disgraced Queen
• Producer
2020
Grant (3 episodes)
• Executive Producer (3 episodes)
2020
Pete Davidson: Alive from New York
• Executive Producer
2020
Tom Papa: You're Doing Great!
• Executive Producer
2020
Maria Bamford: Weakness Is the Brand
• Producer
2019
Eddie Griffin: E-Niggma
• Producer
2019
The Movies That Made Us (4 episodes)
• Executive Producer (4 episodes)
2019
Arsenio Hall: Smart and Classy
• Executive Producer
2019
#IMomSoHard Live
• Executive Producer
2019
Alice Wetterlund: My Mama Is a Human and So Am I
• Producer
2019
Jim Gaffigan: Quality Time
• Executive Producer
2019
Joel McHale: Live from Pyongyang
• Producer
2019
Marina Franklin: Single Black Female
• Producer
2019
Iliza Shlesinger: Over & Over
• Producer
2019
David Cross: Oh Come On
• Executive Producer
2019
Kittie: Live at the London Music Hall
• Producer
2018
Steve Lemme & Kevin Heffernan: The Potential Farewell Tour
• Executive Producer
2018
Liz Stewart: I'm Crowning
• Executive Producer
2018
Henry Rollins: Keep Talking, Pal.
• Executive Producer
2018
Demetri Martin: The Overthinker
• Executive Producer
2018
Jim Gaffigan: Noble Ape
• Executive Producer
2018
Brody Stevens: Live from the Main Room
• Producer
2018
Tom Arnold: Past & Present Imperfectly
• Producer
2018
Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife
• Executive Producer
2018
Kevin Smith: Silent but Deadly
• Executive Producer
2018
The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir
• Executive Producer
2018
Louie Anderson: Big Underwear
• Producer
2018
Monstruo
• Producer
2018
Owen Benjamin: Huge Pianist
• Executive Producer
2017
The Toys That Made Us (12 episodes)
• Executive Producer (12 episodes)
2017
Craig Ferguson: Tickle Fight
• Executive Producer
2017
There's... Johnny! (7 episodes)
• Executive Producer (7 episodes)
2017
Bob Saget: Zero to Sixty
• Executive Producer
2016
Nick Thune: Good Guy
• Executive Producer
2016
Tom Papa: Human Mule
• Executive Producer
2016
Joey Coco Diaz: Sociably UnAcceptable
• Executive Producer
2016
Aries Spears: Comedy Blueprint
• Executive Producer
2016
Mo Mandel: Negative Reinforcement
• Executive Producer
2016
Michael Ian Black: Noted Expert
• Executive Producer
2016
Ali Wong: Baby Cobra
• Executive Producer
2016
Waiting on Mary
• Executive Producer
2016
Cameron Esposito: Marriage Material
• Executive Producer
2016
Steve-O: Guilty as Charged
• Executive Producer
2016
Matt Besser: Besser Breaks The Record
• Executive Producer
2015
Brooks McBeth: This Ain't Shakespeare
• Executive Producer
2015
Craig Ferguson: Just Being Honest
• Executive Producer
2015
Lil Rel Howery: RELevent
• Executive Producer
2015
Colin Quinn: Unconstitutional
• Executive Producer
2015
Lisa Lampanelli: Back to the Drawing Board
• Executive Producer
2015
Kevin Hart Presents: Plastic Cup Boyz
• Executive Producer
2015
Bill Hicks: Reflections
• Executive Producer
2015
Demetri Martin: Live (At The Time)
• Executive Producer
2015
Iliza Shlesinger: Freezing Hot
• Executive Producer
2015
Gina Brillon: Pacifically Speaking
• Executive Producer
2014
Sinbad: Make Me Wanna Holla
• Executive Producer
2014
Tom Segura: Completely Normal
• Executive Producer
2014
Jasper Redd: Jazz Talk
• Executive Producer
2014
Chris Porter: Ugly and Angry
• Executive Producer
2013
Bo Burnham: What.
• Executive Producer
2013
F#Ck Nick Cannon
• Executive Producer
2013
Kathleen Madigan: Madigan Again
• Executive Producer
2013
Mike Birbiglia: My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
• Executive Producer
2013
Rob Schneider: Soy Sauce and the Holocaust
• Executive Producer
2013
Tom Papa: Freaked Out
• Executive Producer
2013
Brian Posehn: The Fartist
• Executive Producer
2013
Iliza Shlesinger: War Paint
• Executive Producer
2012
Maria Bamford: The Special Special Special!
• Executive Producer
2012
That Guy... Who Was in That Thing
• Executive Producer
2012
D.L. Hughley: Reset
• Executive Producer
2012
Jim Norton: Please Be Offended
• Executive Producer
2012
Louie Anderson: Big Baby Boomer
• Executive Producer
2012
Tom Rhodes: Light, Sweet, Crude
• Executive Producer
2011
Tom Papa: Live in New York City
• Executive Producer
2008
My Best Friend's Girl
• Producer
2008
Jeffrey Ross: No Offense
• Executive Producer
2007
Good Luck Chuck
• Producer
2005
Greg Behrendt Is Uncool
• Producer
2005
Gary Gulman: Boyish Man
• Producer
2003
8 Guys
• Producer
2002
The Gray in Between
• Producer
Creator (4)
2021
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
• Creator
2021
Behind the Attraction
• Creator
2019
The Movies That Made Us
• Creator
2017
The Toys That Made Us
• Creator
Writing (1)
2019
Kevin Hart's Guide to Black History
• Writer