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)
- 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: Batman ... (Director)
- Icons Unearthed: Lord of The Rings ... (Executive Producer)
- Icons Unearthed: Spider Man ... (Executive Producer)
- Thirst with Shay Mitchell ... (Executive Producer)
- Icons Unearthed: Harry Potter ... (Director)
- Up for Auction ... (Director)
- Kim McVicar: Female Comedian ... (Producer)
- Jose Velasquez: Hoozay the Salvadoran ... (Director)
- Kylie Brakeman: Linda Hollywood’s Big Night ... (Producer)
- Tom Papa: Home Free ... (Executive Producer)
- Cara Connors: Straight for Pay ... (Director)
- Rachel Scanlon: Gay Fantasy ... (Director)
- Billy Sorrells: Toxic AF ... (Director)
- Subhah Agarwal: Airport Pigeon ... (Director)
2023
- Discontinued ... (Director)
- Icons Unearthed: Fast & Furious ... (Director)
- Ginger Minj: Bless Your Heart ... (Director)
- Icons Unearthed: Marvel ... (Producer)
- Comedy of War: Laughter in Ukraine ... (Executive Producer)
- Peppermint: So-SIGH-ety Effects ... (Producer)
- Jinkx Monsoon: Red Head Redemption ... (Director)
- Maria Bamford: Local Act ... (Producer)
- Darienne Lake: Altered Boy ... (Director)
- Jim Gaffigan: Dark Pale ... (Executive Producer)
- Monét X Change: Fist of Glory ... (Director)
- Zarna Garg: One in a Billion ... (Director)
- 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)
- Bill Engvall: Here's Your Sign, It's Finally Time My Last Show ... (Producer)
2022
- Icons Unearthed: Star Wars ... (Executive Producer)
- Dans les secrets des films Star Wars ... (Director)
- Life After ... (Producer)
- Andrew Schulz: Infamous ... (Executive Producer)
- Miz Cracker: Here I Stand ... (Director)
- Tom Papa: What a Day! ... (Executive Producer)
- The Beanie Bubble ... (Producer)
- Maija DiGiorgio: Maija! Maija! Maija! ... (Director)
- Kellen Erskine: Zoomed Out ... (Director)
- Katrina Davis: Figuring it Out ... (Director)
- Josh Gondelman: People Pleaser ... (Director)
- Bill Bellamy: I Want My Life Back ... (Director)
- Jackie Fabulous: Menoplause ... (Director)
- (Practice) The Secret Files of Earthquake!!! ... (Director)
- Cocoa Brown: Famous Enough ... (Director)
- Helen Hong: Well Hong ... (Director)
- John Crist: What Are We Doing? ... (Director)
2021
- The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek ... (Executive Producer)
- Behind the Attraction ... (Executive Producer)
- Gary Owen: Black Famous ... (Director)
- Erica Rhodes: La Vie en Rhodes ... (Director)
- Lavell Crawford: The Comedy Vaccine ... (Director)
- Pete Lee: Tall, Dark and Pleasant ... (Director)
- Ester Steinberg Burning Bush ... (Director)
- Lewberger: Live At Lincoln Hall In Chicago ... (Producer)
- Natasha Pearl Hansen: I Was Supposed to Get Married Today ... (Producer)
- Harmony McElligott: The Struggle Continues ... (Executive Producer)
- Dave Helem: DJ, the Chicago Kid ... (Director)
- Daniel Webb: Hoe's Parade Live at the Rose Bowl ... (Director)
2020
- Grant ... (Executive Producer)
- Down to Earth with Zac Efron ... (Executive Producer)
- The Holiday Movies That Made Us ... (Director)
- Maria Bamford: Weakness Is the Brand ... (Producer)
- Larry the Cable Guy: Remain Seated ... (Director)
- Tom Papa: You're Doing Great! ... (Executive Producer)
- Pete Davidson: Alive from New York ... (Executive Producer)
- Nate: A One Man Show ... (Executive Producer)
- Claudia Oshry: Disgraced Queen ... (Producer)
- 9/11: The Pentagon ... (Executive Producer)
- Jesus Trejo: Stay at Home Son ... (Director)
- Eddie Pence: The (Un)special Comedy Special ... (Producer)
- Sebastian Maniscalco Presents: Pat McGann - When's Mom Gonna Be Home? ... (Director)
2019
- The Movies That Made Us ... (Executive Producer)
- Kevin Hart's Guide to Black History ... (Writer)
- Joel McHale: Live from Pyongyang ... (Director)
- #IMomSoHard Live ... (Director)
- Lavell Crawford: New Look Same Funny! ... (Director)
- Arsenio Hall: Smart and Classy ... (Director)
- Eddie Griffin: E-Niggma ... (Producer)
- Bryan Callen: Complicated Apes ... (Director)
- Kittie: Live at the London Music Hall ... (Producer)
- David Cross: Oh Come On ... (Executive Producer)
- Jim Gaffigan: Quality Time ... (Executive Producer)
- Gary Owen: #DoinWhatIDo ... (Director)
- Marina Franklin: Single Black Female ... (Director)
- Iliza Shlesinger: Over & Over ... (Producer)
- Mike E. Winfield: Stepman ... (Director)
- Steve Treviño: 'Til Death ... (Director)
- Preacher Lawson: Get to Know Me ... (Director)
- Alice Wetterlund: My Mama Is a Human and So Am I ... (Director)
- Chris Porter: A Man From Kansas ... (Director)
- Matt Besser: Pot Humor ... (Director)
- John Crist: I Ain't Prayin for That ... (Director)
2018
- The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir ... (Executive Producer)
- Slut in a Good Way ... (Executive Producer)
- Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife ... (Executive Producer)
- Tom Arnold: Past & Present Imperfectly ... (Producer)
- Kevin Smith: Silent but Deadly ... (Executive Producer)
- Demetri Martin: The Overthinker ... (Executive Producer)
- Henry Rollins: Keep Talking, Pal. ... (Director)
- Dennis Miller: Fake News, Real Jokes ... (Director)
- Brody Stevens: Live from the Main Room ... (Producer)
- Liz Stewart: I'm Crowning ... (Executive Producer)
- Jimmie JJ Walker & Michael Winslow: We Are Still Here ... (Director)
- Owen Benjamin: Huge Pianist ... (Executive Producer)
- Jim Gaffigan: Noble Ape ... (Executive Producer)
- Monstruo ... (Producer)
- Louie Anderson: Big Underwear ... (Producer)
- Steve Lemme & Kevin Heffernan: The Potential Farewell Tour ... (Director)
2017
- The Toys That Made Us ... (Executive Producer)
- There's... Johnny! ... (Executive Producer)
- Craig Ferguson: Tickle Fight ... (Executive Producer)
- Lavell Crawford: Home for the Holidays ... (Director)
- Bob Saget: Zero to Sixty ... (Executive Producer)
2016
- Joey Coco Diaz: Sociably UnAcceptable ... (Executive Producer)
- Ali Wong: Baby Cobra ... (Executive Producer)
- Michael Ian Black: Noted Expert ... (Executive Producer)
- Steve-O: Guilty as Charged ... (Executive Producer)
- Cameron Esposito: Marriage Material ... (Executive Producer)
- Nick Thune: Good Guy ... (Executive Producer)
- Matt Besser: Besser Breaks The Record ... (Executive Producer)
- Aries Spears: Comedy Blueprint ... (Executive Producer)
- Mo Mandel: Negative Reinforcement ... (Executive Producer)
- Tom Papa: Human Mule ... (Executive Producer)
- Waiting on Mary ... (Executive Producer)
2015
- Brooks McBeth: This Ain't Shakespeare ... (Executive Producer)
- Gina Brillon: Pacifically Speaking ... (Executive Producer)
- Lil Rel Howery: RELevent ... (Executive Producer)
- Kevin Hart Presents: Plastic Cup Boyz ... (Executive Producer)
- Craig Ferguson: Just Being Honest ... (Executive Producer)
- Iliza Shlesinger: Freezing Hot ... (Executive Producer)
- Colin Quinn: Unconstitutional ... (Executive Producer)
- Bill Hicks: Reflections ... (Executive Producer)
- Demetri Martin: Live (At the Time) ... (Executive Producer)
- Lisa Lampanelli: Back to the Drawing Board ... (Executive Producer)
2014
- Chris Porter: Ugly and Angry ... (Executive Producer)
- Sinbad: Make Me Wanna Holla ... (Executive Producer)
- Tom Segura: Completely Normal ... (Executive Producer)
- Jasper Redd: Jazz Talk ... (Executive Producer)
2013
- Rob Schneider: Soy Sauce and the Holocaust ... (Executive Producer)
- Bo Burnham: What. ... (Executive Producer)
- Mike Birbiglia: My Girlfriend's Boyfriend ... (Executive Producer)
- Iliza Shlesinger: War Paint ... (Executive Producer)
- Brian Posehn: The Fartist ... (Executive Producer)
- F#Ck Nick Cannon ... (Executive Producer)
- Tom Papa: Freaked Out ... (Executive Producer)
- Kathleen Madigan: Madigan Again ... (Executive Producer)
2012
- That Guy... Who Was in That Thing ... (Executive Producer)
- CC:Stand-Up: The Bonnaroo Experience ... (Executive Producer)
- Tom Rhodes: Light, Sweet, Crude ... (Executive Producer)
- D.L. Hughley: Reset ... (Executive Producer)
- Maria Bamford: The Special Special Special! ... (Executive Producer)
- Jim Norton: Please Be Offended ... (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)