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 ... (Executive Producer)
- The Center Seat II: 60 Years of Star Trek ... (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: Batman ... (Director)
- Icons Unearthed: Spider Man ... (Executive Producer)
- Thirst with Shay Mitchell ... (Executive Producer)
- Icons Unearthed: Harry Potter ... (Director)
- Kylie Brakeman: Linda Hollywood’s Big Night ... (Producer)
- Up for Auction ... (Director)
- Tom Papa: Home Free ... (Executive Producer)
- Jose Velasquez: Hoozay the Salvadoran ... (Director)
- Kim McVicar: Female Comedian ... (Producer)
- Cara Connors: Straight for Pay ... (Director)
- Subhah Agarwal: Airport Pigeon ... (Director)
- Rachel Scanlon: Gay Fantasy ... (Director)
- Billy Sorrells: Toxic AF ... (Director)
2023
- Discontinued ... (Director)
- Icons Unearthed: Fast & Furious ... (Director)
- Maria Bamford: Local Act ... (Producer)
- Ginger Minj: Bless Your Heart ... (Director)
- Comedy of War: Laughter in Ukraine ... (Executive Producer)
- Peppermint: So-SIGH-ety Effects ... (Director)
- Jinkx Monsoon: Red Head Redemption ... (Director)
- Icons Unearthed: Marvel ... (Producer)
- Jim Gaffigan: Dark Pale ... (Executive Producer)
- Darienne Lake: Altered Boy ... (Director)
- Monét X Change: Fist of Glory ... (Director)
- Zarna Garg: One in a Billion ... (Director)
- Bill Engvall: Here's Your Sign, It's Finally Time My Last Show ... (Producer)
- BeBe Zahara Benet: Africa Is Not a Country ... (Director)
- Hank Chen: I'm Not Supposed to Be Here ... (Director)
- Kevin James Thornton: Be Yourself ... (Director)
2022
- Icons Unearthed: Star Wars ... (Executive Producer)
- Life After ... (Producer)
- Andrew Schulz: Infamous ... (Executive Producer)
- Tom Papa: What a Day! ... (Executive Producer)
- Cocoa Brown: Famous Enough ... (Director)
- Miz Cracker: Here I Stand ... (Director)
- Bill Bellamy: I Want My Life Back ... (Director)
- Josh Gondelman: People Pleaser ... (Director)
- The Beanie Bubble ... (Producer)
- Helen Hong: Well Hong ... (Director)
- (Practice) The Secret Files of Earthquake!!! ... (Director)
- Katrina Davis: Figuring it Out ... (Director)
- Kellen Erskine: Zoomed Out ... (Director)
- John Crist: What Are We Doing? ... (Director)
- Maija DiGiorgio: Maija! Maija! Maija! ... (Director)
- Jackie Fabulous: Menoplause ... (Director)
2021
- The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek ... (Director)
- Behind the Attraction ... (Director)
- Gary Owen: Black Famous ... (Director)
- Lavell Crawford: The Comedy Vaccine ... (Director)
- Lewberger: Live At Lincoln Hall In Chicago ... (Producer)
- Erica Rhodes: La Vie en Rhodes ... (Executive Producer)
- Pete Lee: Tall, Dark and Pleasant ... (Director)
- Ester Steinberg Burning Bush ... (Director)
- Natasha Pearl Hansen: I Was Supposed to Get Married Today ... (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)
2020
- Down to Earth with Zac Efron ... (Executive Producer)
- The Holiday Movies That Made Us ... (Director)
- Grant ... (Executive Producer)
- Larry the Cable Guy: Remain Seated ... (Director)
- Nate: A One Man Show ... (Executive Producer)
- Tom Papa: You're Doing Great! ... (Executive Producer)
- Maria Bamford: Weakness Is the Brand ... (Producer)
- Pete Davidson: Alive from New York ... (Executive Producer)
- 9/11: The Pentagon ... (Executive Producer)
- Gina Brillon: The Floor Is Lava ... (Producer)
- Claudia Oshry: Disgraced Queen ... (Director)
- Sebastian Maniscalco Presents: Pat McGann - When's Mom Gonna Be Home? ... (Director)
- Jesus Trejo: Stay at Home Son ... (Director)
- Eddie Pence: The (Un)special Comedy Special ... (Producer)
2019
- The Movies That Made Us ... (Director)
- Kevin Hart's Guide to Black History ... (Writer)
- #IMomSoHard Live ... (Director)
- Joel McHale: Live from Pyongyang ... (Director)
- Eddie Griffin: E-Niggma ... (Producer)
- David Cross: Oh Come On ... (Executive Producer)
- Jim Gaffigan: Quality Time ... (Executive Producer)
- Iliza Shlesinger: Over & Over ... (Producer)
- Arsenio Hall: Smart and Classy ... (Director)
- Lavell Crawford: New Look Same Funny! ... (Director)
- Alice Wetterlund: My Mama Is a Human and So Am I ... (Director)
- Bryan Callen: Complicated Apes ... (Director)
- Kittie: Live at the London Music Hall ... (Producer)
- Matt Besser: Pot Humor ... (Director)
- Marina Franklin: Single Black Female ... (Producer)
- Chris Porter: A Man From Kansas ... (Director)
- Mike E. Winfield: Stepman ... (Director)
- Preacher Lawson: Get to Know Me ... (Director)
- Steve Treviño: 'Til Death ... (Director)
- John Crist: I Ain't Prayin for That ... (Director)
- Gary Owen: #DoinWhatIDo ... (Director)
2018
- The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir ... (Executive Producer)
- Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife ... (Executive Producer)
- Demetri Martin: The Overthinker ... (Executive Producer)
- Slut in a Good Way ... (Executive Producer)
- Jim Gaffigan: Noble Ape ... (Executive Producer)
- Tom Arnold: Past & Present Imperfectly ... (Producer)
- Henry Rollins: Keep Talking, Pal. ... (Director)
- Kevin Smith: Silent but Deadly ... (Director)
- Dennis Miller: Fake News, Real Jokes ... (Director)
- Owen Benjamin: Huge Pianist ... (Executive Producer)
- Liz Stewart: I'm Crowning ... (Executive Producer)
- Louie Anderson: Big Underwear ... (Producer)
- Brody Stevens: Live from the Main Room ... (Producer)
- Jimmie JJ Walker & Michael Winslow: We Are Still Here ... (Director)
- Steve Lemme & Kevin Heffernan: The Potential Farewell Tour ... (Executive Producer)
- Monstruo ... (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)
- Joey Coco Diaz: Sociably UnAcceptable ... (Executive Producer)
- Michael Ian Black: Noted Expert ... (Executive Producer)
- Cameron Esposito: Marriage Material ... (Executive Producer)
- Matt Besser: Besser Breaks The Record ... (Executive Producer)
- Steve-O: Guilty as Charged ... (Executive Producer)
- Nick Thune: Good Guy ... (Executive Producer)
- Tom Papa: Human Mule ... (Executive Producer)
- Mo Mandel: Negative Reinforcement ... (Executive Producer)
- Aries Spears: Comedy Blueprint ... (Executive Producer)
- Waiting on Mary ... (Executive Producer)
2015
- Lil Rel Howery: RELevent ... (Executive Producer)
- Craig Ferguson: Just Being Honest ... (Executive Producer)
- Brooks McBeth: This Ain't Shakespeare ... (Executive Producer)
- Demetri Martin: Live (At the Time) ... (Executive Producer)
- Gina Brillon: Pacifically Speaking ... (Executive Producer)
- Iliza Shlesinger: Freezing Hot ... (Executive Producer)
- Kevin Hart Presents: Plastic Cup Boyz ... (Executive Producer)
- Colin Quinn: Unconstitutional ... (Executive Producer)
- Lisa Lampanelli: Back to the Drawing Board ... (Executive Producer)
- Bill Hicks: Reflections ... (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
- Iliza Shlesinger: War Paint ... (Executive Producer)
- Bo Burnham: What. ... (Executive Producer)
- Rob Schneider: Soy Sauce and the Holocaust ... (Executive Producer)
- Mike Birbiglia: My Girlfriend's Boyfriend ... (Executive Producer)
- F#Ck Nick Cannon ... (Executive Producer)
- Tom Papa: Freaked Out ... (Executive Producer)
- Brian Posehn: The Fartist ... (Executive Producer)
- Kathleen Madigan: Madigan Again ... (Executive Producer)
2012
- That Guy... Who Was in That Thing ... (Executive Producer)
- Jim Gaffigan: Mr. Universe ... (Executive Producer)
- CC:Stand-Up: The Bonnaroo Experience ... (Executive Producer)
- D.L. Hughley: Reset ... (Executive Producer)
- Jim Norton: Please Be Offended ... (Executive Producer)
- Tom Rhodes: Light, Sweet, Crude ... (Executive Producer)
- Maria Bamford: The Special Special Special! ... (Executive Producer)
- Louie Anderson: Big Baby Boomer ... (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)