Brian Volk-Weiss
Born: 1976-05-28 in Queens, New York City, 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.
Filmography
2026
- Killing Grounds: The Gilgo Beach Murders ... (Executive Producer)
- Icons Unearthed: Transformers ... (Director)
- Bob the Drag Queen: This is Wild ... (Director)
2025
- RoboForce: The Animated Series ... (Executive Producer)
- A Future on Stage ... (Executive Producer)
- George Civeris: A Sense of Urgency ... (Producer)
- Igniting the Spark – The Story of Magic: The Gathering ... (Producer)
- Ester Steinberg: Schmear Campaign ... (Producer)
2024
- Icons Unearthed: Lord of The Rings ... (Executive Producer)
- Icons Unearthed: Harry Potter ... (Director)
- Icons Unearthed: Batman ... (Director)
- Thirst with Shay Mitchell ... (Executive Producer)
- Up for Auction ... (Director)
- Icons Unearthed: Spider Man ... (Executive Producer)
- Tom Papa: Home Free ... (Executive Producer)
- Kylie Brakeman: Linda Hollywood’s Big Night ... (Producer)
- Subhah Agarwal: Airport Pigeon ... (Director)
- Kim McVicar: Female Comedian ... (Producer)
- Jose Velasquez: Hoozay the Salvadoran ... (Director)
- Rachel Scanlon: Gay Fantasy ... (Director)
- Billy Sorrells: Toxic AF ... (Director)
- Cara Connors: Straight for Pay ... (Director)
2023
- Discontinued ... (Director)
- Icons Unearthed: Fast & Furious ... (Director)
- Icons Unearthed: Marvel ... (Producer)
- Jinkx Monsoon: Red Head Redemption ... (Director)
- Maria Bamford: Local Act ... (Producer)
- Darienne Lake: Altered Boy ... (Director)
- Jim Gaffigan: Dark Pale ... (Executive Producer)
- Peppermint: So-SIGH-ety Effects ... (Producer)
- Bill Engvall: Here's Your Sign, It's Finally Time My Last Show ... (Producer)
- Ginger Minj: Bless Your Heart ... (Director)
- BeBe Zahara Benet: Africa Is Not a Country ... (Director)
- Hank Chen: I'm Not Supposed to Be Here ... (Director)
- Comedy of War: Laughter in Ukraine ... (Executive Producer)
- Zarna Garg: One in a Billion ... (Director)
- Monét X Change: Fist of Glory ... (Director)
- Kevin James Thornton: Be Yourself ... (Director)
2022
- Icons Unearthed: Star Wars ... (Executive Producer)
- Tom Papa: What a Day! ... (Executive Producer)
- Dans les secrets des films Star Wars ... (Director)
- Life After ... (Producer)
- Helen Hong: Well Hong ... (Director)
- John Crist: What Are We Doing? ... (Director)
- Jackie Fabulous: Menoplause ... (Director)
- Bill Bellamy: I Want My Life Back ... (Director)
- The Beanie Bubble ... (Producer)
- Miz Cracker: Here I Stand ... (Director)
- Cocoa Brown: Famous Enough ... (Director)
- Maija DiGiorgio: Maija! Maija! Maija! ... (Director)
- (Practice) The Secret Files of Earthquake!!! ... (Director)
- Josh Gondelman: People Pleaser ... (Director)
- Katrina Davis: Figuring it Out ... (Director)
- Kellen Erskine: Zoomed Out ... (Director)
2021
- The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek ... (Director)
- Behind the Attraction ... (Director)
- Lavell Crawford: The Comedy Vaccine ... (Director)
- Gary Owen: Black Famous ... (Director)
- Ester Steinberg Burning Bush ... (Director)
- Erica Rhodes: La Vie en Rhodes ... (Director)
- Pete Lee: Tall, Dark and Pleasant ... (Director)
- Lewberger: Live At Lincoln Hall In Chicago ... (Producer)
- Harmony McElligott: The Struggle Continues ... (Executive Producer)
- Daniel Webb: Hoe's Parade Live at the Rose Bowl ... (Director)
- Dave Helem: DJ, the Chicago Kid ... (Director)
- Natasha Pearl Hansen: I Was Supposed to Get Married Today ... (Producer)
2020
- Down to Earth with Zac Efron ... (Executive Producer)
- The Holiday Movies That Made Us ... (Director)
- Grant ... (Executive Producer)
- Pete Davidson: Alive from New York ... (Executive Producer)
- Nate: A One Man Show ... (Executive Producer)
- Tom Papa: You're Doing Great! ... (Executive Producer)
- Larry the Cable Guy: Remain Seated ... (Director)
- 9/11: The Pentagon ... (Executive Producer)
- Maria Bamford: Weakness Is the Brand ... (Producer)
- Sebastian Maniscalco Presents: Pat McGann - When's Mom Gonna Be Home? ... (Director)
- Eddie Pence: The (Un)special Comedy Special ... (Producer)
- Jesus Trejo: Stay at Home Son ... (Director)
- Claudia Oshry: Disgraced Queen ... (Producer)
2019
- The Movies That Made Us ... (Director)
- Arsenio Hall: Smart and Classy ... (Director)
- Joel McHale: Live from Pyongyang ... (Director)
- Kevin Hart's Guide to Black History ... (Writer)
- #IMomSoHard Live ... (Director)
- David Cross: Oh Come On ... (Executive Producer)
- Jim Gaffigan: Quality Time ... (Executive Producer)
- Bryan Callen: Complicated Apes ... (Director)
- Gary Owen: #DoinWhatIDo ... (Director)
- Eddie Griffin: E-Niggma ... (Producer)
- Iliza Shlesinger: Over & Over ... (Producer)
- Mike E. Winfield: Stepman ... (Director)
- Alice Wetterlund: My Mama Is a Human and So Am I ... (Director)
- Kittie: Live at the London Music Hall ... (Producer)
- Steve Treviño: 'Til Death ... (Director)
- Preacher Lawson: Get to Know Me ... (Director)
- Matt Besser: Pot Humor ... (Director)
- Lavell Crawford: New Look Same Funny! ... (Director)
- Chris Porter: A Man From Kansas ... (Director)
- Marina Franklin: Single Black Female ... (Director)
- John Crist: I Ain't Prayin for That ... (Director)
2018
- The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir ... (Executive Producer)
- Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife ... (Executive Producer)
- Owen Benjamin: Huge Pianist ... (Executive Producer)
- Slut in a Good Way ... (Executive Producer)
- Liz Stewart: I'm Crowning ... (Executive Producer)
- Jim Gaffigan: Noble Ape ... (Executive Producer)
- Dennis Miller: Fake News, Real Jokes ... (Director)
- Henry Rollins: Keep Talking, Pal. ... (Director)
- Kevin Smith: Silent but Deadly ... (Executive Producer)
- Monstruo ... (Producer)
- Demetri Martin: The Overthinker ... (Executive Producer)
- Brody Stevens: Live from the Main Room ... (Producer)
- Steve Lemme & Kevin Heffernan: The Potential Farewell Tour ... (Director)
- Tom Arnold: Past & Present Imperfectly ... (Producer)
- Jimmie JJ Walker & Michael Winslow: We Are Still Here ... (Director)
- Louie Anderson: Big Underwear ... (Producer)
2017
- There's... Johnny! ... (Executive Producer)
- The Toys That Made Us ... (Director)
- Craig Ferguson: Tickle Fight ... (Executive Producer)
- Bob Saget: Zero to Sixty ... (Executive Producer)
- Lavell Crawford: Home for the Holidays ... (Director)
2016
- Ali Wong: Baby Cobra ... (Executive Producer)
- Tom Papa: Human Mule ... (Executive Producer)
- Joey Coco Diaz: Sociably UnAcceptable ... (Executive Producer)
- Matt Besser: Besser Breaks The Record ... (Executive Producer)
- Steve-O: Guilty as Charged ... (Executive Producer)
- Michael Ian Black: Noted Expert ... (Executive Producer)
- Aries Spears: Comedy Blueprint ... (Executive Producer)
- Nick Thune: Good Guy ... (Executive Producer)
- Cameron Esposito: Marriage Material ... (Executive Producer)
- Waiting on Mary ... (Executive Producer)
- Mo Mandel: Negative Reinforcement ... (Executive Producer)
2015
- Lil Rel Howery: RELevent ... (Executive Producer)
- Kevin Hart Presents: Plastic Cup Boyz ... (Executive Producer)
- Colin Quinn: Unconstitutional ... (Executive Producer)
- Demetri Martin: Live (At The Time) ... (Executive Producer)
- Bill Hicks: Reflections ... (Executive Producer)
- Craig Ferguson: Just Being Honest ... (Executive Producer)
- Iliza Shlesinger: Freezing Hot ... (Executive Producer)
- Gina Brillon: Pacifically Speaking ... (Executive Producer)
- Brooks McBeth: This Ain't Shakespeare ... (Executive Producer)
- Lisa Lampanelli: Back to the Drawing Board ... (Executive Producer)
2014
- Sinbad: Make Me Wanna Holla ... (Executive Producer)
- Tom Segura: Completely Normal ... (Executive Producer)
- Chris Porter: Ugly and Angry ... (Executive Producer)
- Jasper Redd: Jazz Talk ... (Executive Producer)
2013
- Kathleen Madigan: Madigan Again ... (Executive Producer)
- Bo Burnham: What. ... (Executive Producer)
- Mike Birbiglia: My Girlfriend's Boyfriend ... (Executive Producer)
- Tom Papa: Freaked Out ... (Executive Producer)
- Rob Schneider: Soy Sauce and the Holocaust ... (Executive Producer)
- Brian Posehn: The Fartist ... (Executive Producer)
- Iliza Shlesinger: War Paint ... (Executive Producer)
- F#Ck Nick Cannon ... (Executive Producer)
2012
- That Guy... Who Was in That Thing ... (Executive Producer)
- Maria Bamford: The Special Special Special! ... (Executive Producer)
- D.L. Hughley: Reset ... (Executive Producer)
- CC:Stand-Up: The Bonnaroo Experience ... (Executive Producer)
- Jim Norton: Please Be Offended ... (Executive Producer)
- Louie Anderson: Big Baby Boomer ... (Executive Producer)
- Tom Rhodes: Light, Sweet, Crude ... (Executive Producer)
2011
- Tom Papa: Live in New York City ... (Executive Producer)
2008
- My Best Friend's Girl ... (Producer)
- Jeffrey Ross: No Offense ... (Executive Producer)
2007
- Good Luck Chuck ... (Producer)
2005
- Gary Gulman: Boyish Man ... (Producer)
- Greg Behrendt Is Uncool ... (Producer)
2003
- 8 Guys ... (Producer)
2002
- The Gray in Between ... (Producer)