Brian Volk-Weiss

Production

Brian Volk-Weiss

Born May 28, 1976Queens, New York City, New York, USA142 credits

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.

Known For

Bob the Drag Queen: This is Wild

Bob the Drag Queen: This is Wild

Movie

2026

A Future on Stage

A Future on Stage

Movie

2025

RoboForce: The Animated Series

RoboForce: The Animated Series

TV

2025

Tom Papa: Home Free
6.1

Tom Papa: Home Free

Movie

2024

Icons Unearthed: Harry Potter
8.3

Icons Unearthed: Harry Potter

TV

2024

Billy Sorrells: Toxic AF

Billy Sorrells: Toxic AF

Movie

2024

Filmography

Bob the Drag Queen: This is Wild
2026Bob the Drag Queen: This is WildDirectorMovie
A Future on Stage
2025A Future on StageExecutive ProducerMovie
RoboForce: The Animated Series
2025RoboForce: The Animated SeriesExecutive ProducerTV
Tom Papa: Home Free
2024Tom Papa: Home FreeExecutive ProducerMovie
Icons Unearthed: Harry Potter
2024Icons Unearthed: Harry PotterDirectorTV
Billy Sorrells: Toxic AF
2024Billy Sorrells: Toxic AFDirectorMovie
Icons Unearthed: Spider Man
2024Icons Unearthed: Spider ManExecutive ProducerTV
Rachel Scanlon: Gay Fantasy
2024Rachel Scanlon: Gay FantasyDirectorMovie
Thirst with Shay Mitchell
2024Thirst with Shay MitchellExecutive ProducerTV
Icons Unearthed: Lord of The Rings
2024Icons Unearthed: Lord of The RingsExecutive ProducerTV
Icons Unearthed: Batman
2024Icons Unearthed: BatmanDirectorTV
Cara Connors: Straight for Pay
2024Cara Connors: Straight for PayDirectorMovie
Up for Auction
2024Up for AuctionDirectorTV
Kim McVicar: Female Comedian
2024Kim McVicar: Female ComedianDirectorMovie
Jose Velasquez: Hoozay the Salvadoran
2024Jose Velasquez: Hoozay the SalvadoranDirectorMovie
Subhah Agarwal: Airport Pigeon
2024Subhah Agarwal: Airport PigeonDirectorMovie
Discontinued
2023DiscontinuedDirectorTV
Kevin James Thornton: Be Yourself
2023Kevin James Thornton: Be YourselfDirectorMovie
Hank Chen: I'm Not Supposed to Be Here
2023Hank Chen: I'm Not Supposed to Be HereDirectorMovie
Jim Gaffigan: Dark Pale
2023Jim Gaffigan: Dark PaleExecutive ProducerMovie
Monét X Change: Fist of Glory
2023Monét X Change: Fist of GloryDirectorMovie
Comedy of War: Laughter in Ukraine
2023Comedy of War: Laughter in UkraineExecutive ProducerMovie
Zarna Garg: One in a Billion
2023Zarna Garg: One in a BillionDirectorMovie
Peppermint: So-SIGH-ety Effects
2023Peppermint: So-SIGH-ety EffectsDirectorMovie
Jinkx Monsoon: Red Head Redemption
2023Jinkx Monsoon: Red Head RedemptionDirectorMovie
Ginger Minj: Bless Your Heart
2023Ginger Minj: Bless Your HeartDirectorMovie
BeBe Zahara Benet: Africa Is Not a Country
2023BeBe Zahara Benet: Africa Is Not a CountryDirectorMovie
Darienne Lake: Altered Boy
2023Darienne Lake: Altered BoyDirectorMovie
Icons Unearthed: Fast & Furious
2023Icons Unearthed: Fast & FuriousDirectorTV
Tom Papa: What a Day!
2022Tom Papa: What a Day!Executive ProducerMovie
(Practice) The Secret Files of Earthquake!!!
2022(Practice) The Secret Files of Earthquake!!!DirectorMovie
Kellen Erskine: Zoomed Out
2022Kellen Erskine: Zoomed OutDirectorMovie
Maija DiGiorgio: Maija! Maija! Maija!
2022Maija DiGiorgio: Maija! Maija! Maija!DirectorMovie
Katrina Davis: Figuring it Out
2022Katrina Davis: Figuring it OutDirectorMovie
Miz Cracker: Here I Stand
2022Miz Cracker: Here I StandDirectorMovie
Icons Unearthed: Star Wars
2022Icons Unearthed: Star WarsExecutive ProducerTV
Jackie Fabulous: Menoplause
2022Jackie Fabulous: MenoplauseDirectorMovie
Josh Gondelman: People Pleaser
2022Josh Gondelman: People PleaserDirectorMovie
Bill Bellamy: I Want My Life Back
2022Bill Bellamy: I Want My Life BackDirectorMovie
John Crist: What Are We Doing?
2022John Crist: What Are We Doing?DirectorMovie
Helen Hong: Well Hong
2022Helen Hong: Well HongDirectorMovie
Cocoa Brown: Famous Enough
2022Cocoa Brown: Famous EnoughDirectorMovie
Gary Owen: Black Famous
2021Gary Owen: Black FamousDirectorMovie
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
2021The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star TrekExecutive ProducerTV
Behind the Attraction
2021Behind the AttractionExecutive ProducerTV
Pete Lee: Tall, Dark and Pleasant
2021Pete Lee: Tall, Dark and PleasantDirectorMovie
Lavell Crawford: The Comedy Vaccine
2021Lavell Crawford: The Comedy VaccineDirectorMovie
Daniel Webb: Hoe's Parade Live at the Rose Bowl
2021Daniel Webb: Hoe's Parade Live at the Rose BowlDirectorMovie
Harmony McElligott: The Struggle Continues
2021Harmony McElligott: The Struggle ContinuesExecutive ProducerMovie
Erica Rhodes: La Vie en Rhodes
2021Erica Rhodes: La Vie en RhodesDirectorMovie
Ester Steinberg Burning Bush
2021Ester Steinberg Burning BushDirectorMovie
Dave Helem: DJ, the Chicago Kid
2021Dave Helem: DJ, the Chicago KidDirectorMovie
Nate: A One Man Show
2020Nate: A One Man ShowExecutive ProducerMovie
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
2020The Holiday Movies That Made UsDirectorTV
9/11: The Pentagon
20209/11: The PentagonExecutive ProducerMovie
Sebastian Maniscalco Presents: Pat McGann - When's Mom Gonna Be Home?
2020Sebastian Maniscalco Presents: Pat McGann - When's Mom Gonna Be Home?DirectorMovie
Down to Earth with Zac Efron
2020Down to Earth with Zac EfronExecutive ProducerTV
Claudia Oshry: Disgraced Queen
2020Claudia Oshry: Disgraced QueenDirectorMovie
Larry the Cable Guy: Remain Seated
2020Larry the Cable Guy: Remain SeatedDirectorMovie
Jesus Trejo: Stay at Home Son
2020Jesus Trejo: Stay at Home SonDirectorMovie
Grant
2020GrantExecutive ProducerTV
Pete Davidson: Alive from New York
2020Pete Davidson: Alive from New YorkExecutive ProducerMovie
Tom Papa: You're Doing Great!
2020Tom Papa: You're Doing Great!Executive ProducerMovie
Eddie Griffin: E-Niggma
2019Eddie Griffin: E-NiggmaDirectorMovie
The Movies That Made Us
2019The Movies That Made UsExecutive ProducerTV
J
2019John Crist: I Ain't Prayin for ThatDirectorMovie
Arsenio Hall: Smart and Classy
2019Arsenio Hall: Smart and ClassyDirectorMovie
Matt Besser: Pot Humor
2019Matt Besser: Pot HumorDirectorMovie
Preacher Lawson: Get to Know Me
2019Preacher Lawson: Get to Know MeDirectorMovie
Gary Owen: #DoinWhatIDo
2019Gary Owen: #DoinWhatIDoDirectorMovie
#IMomSoHard Live
2019#IMomSoHard LiveDirectorMovie
Alice Wetterlund: My Mama Is a Human and So Am I
2019Alice Wetterlund: My Mama Is a Human and So Am IDirectorMovie
Mike E. Winfield: Stepman
2019Mike E. Winfield: StepmanDirectorMovie
Jim Gaffigan: Quality Time
2019Jim Gaffigan: Quality TimeExecutive ProducerMovie
Joel McHale: Live from Pyongyang
2019Joel McHale: Live from PyongyangDirectorMovie
Marina Franklin: Single Black Female
2019Marina Franklin: Single Black FemaleDirectorMovie
Lavell Crawford: New Look Same Funny!
2019Lavell Crawford: New Look Same Funny!DirectorMovie
David Cross: Oh Come On
2019David Cross: Oh Come OnExecutive ProducerMovie
Chris Porter: A Man From Kansas
2019Chris Porter: A Man From KansasDirectorMovie
Bryan Callen: Complicated Apes
2019Bryan Callen: Complicated ApesDirectorMovie
Kevin Hart's Guide to Black History
2019Kevin Hart's Guide to Black HistoryWriterMovie
Steve Treviño: 'Til Death
2019Steve Treviño: 'Til DeathDirectorMovie
Steve Lemme & Kevin Heffernan: The Potential Farewell Tour
2018Steve Lemme & Kevin Heffernan: The Potential Farewell TourDirectorMovie
Dennis Miller: Fake News, Real Jokes
2018Dennis Miller: Fake News, Real JokesDirectorMovie
Liz Stewart: I'm Crowning
2018Liz Stewart: I'm CrowningExecutive ProducerMovie
Henry Rollins: Keep Talking, Pal.
2018Henry Rollins: Keep Talking, Pal.DirectorMovie
Jimmie JJ Walker & Michael Winslow: We Are Still Here
2018Jimmie JJ Walker & Michael Winslow: We Are Still HereDirectorMovie
Demetri Martin: The Overthinker
2018Demetri Martin: The OverthinkerExecutive ProducerMovie
Jim Gaffigan: Noble Ape
2018Jim Gaffigan: Noble ApeExecutive ProducerMovie
Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife
2018Ali Wong: Hard Knock WifeExecutive ProducerMovie
Kevin Smith: Silent but Deadly
2018Kevin Smith: Silent but DeadlyExecutive ProducerMovie
The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir
2018The Extraordinary Journey of the FakirExecutive ProducerMovie
Slut in a Good Way
2018Slut in a Good WayExecutive ProducerMovie
Owen Benjamin: Huge Pianist
2018Owen Benjamin: Huge PianistExecutive ProducerMovie
The Toys That Made Us
2017The Toys That Made UsDirectorTV
Craig Ferguson: Tickle Fight
2017Craig Ferguson: Tickle FightExecutive ProducerMovie
There's... Johnny!
2017There's... Johnny!Executive ProducerTV
Bob Saget: Zero to Sixty
2017Bob Saget: Zero to SixtyExecutive ProducerMovie
Lavell Crawford: Home for the Holidays
2017Lavell Crawford: Home for the HolidaysDirectorMovie
Nick Thune: Good Guy
2016Nick Thune: Good GuyExecutive ProducerMovie
Tom Papa: Human Mule
2016Tom Papa: Human MuleExecutive ProducerMovie
Joey Coco Diaz: Sociably UnAcceptable
2016Joey Coco Diaz: Sociably UnAcceptableExecutive ProducerMovie
Aries Spears: Comedy Blueprint
2016Aries Spears: Comedy BlueprintExecutive ProducerMovie
Mo Mandel: Negative Reinforcement
2016Mo Mandel: Negative ReinforcementExecutive ProducerMovie
Michael Ian Black: Noted Expert
2016Michael Ian Black: Noted ExpertExecutive ProducerMovie
Ali Wong: Baby Cobra
2016Ali Wong: Baby CobraExecutive ProducerMovie
Waiting on Mary
2016Waiting on MaryExecutive ProducerMovie
Cameron Esposito: Marriage Material
2016Cameron Esposito: Marriage MaterialExecutive ProducerMovie
Steve-O: Guilty as Charged
2016Steve-O: Guilty as ChargedExecutive ProducerMovie
Matt Besser: Besser Breaks The Record
2016Matt Besser: Besser Breaks The RecordExecutive ProducerMovie
Brooks McBeth: This Ain't Shakespeare
2015Brooks McBeth: This Ain't ShakespeareExecutive ProducerMovie
Craig Ferguson: Just Being Honest
2015Craig Ferguson: Just Being HonestExecutive ProducerMovie
Lil Rel Howery: RELevent
2015Lil Rel Howery: RELeventExecutive ProducerMovie
Colin Quinn: Unconstitutional
2015Colin Quinn: UnconstitutionalExecutive ProducerMovie
Lisa Lampanelli: Back to the Drawing Board
2015Lisa Lampanelli: Back to the Drawing BoardExecutive ProducerMovie
Kevin Hart Presents: Plastic Cup Boyz
2015Kevin Hart Presents: Plastic Cup BoyzExecutive ProducerMovie
Bill Hicks: Reflections
2015Bill Hicks: ReflectionsExecutive ProducerMovie
Demetri Martin: Live (At The Time)
2015Demetri Martin: Live (At The Time)Executive ProducerMovie
Iliza Shlesinger: Freezing Hot
2015Iliza Shlesinger: Freezing HotExecutive ProducerMovie
Gina Brillon: Pacifically Speaking
2015Gina Brillon: Pacifically SpeakingExecutive ProducerMovie
Sinbad: Make Me Wanna Holla
2014Sinbad: Make Me Wanna HollaExecutive ProducerMovie
Tom Segura: Completely Normal
2014Tom Segura: Completely NormalExecutive ProducerMovie
J
2014Jasper Redd: Jazz TalkExecutive ProducerMovie
Chris Porter: Ugly and Angry
2014Chris Porter: Ugly and AngryExecutive ProducerMovie
Bo Burnham: What.
2013Bo Burnham: What.Executive ProducerMovie
F#Ck Nick Cannon
2013F#Ck Nick CannonExecutive ProducerMovie
Kathleen Madigan: Madigan Again
2013Kathleen Madigan: Madigan AgainExecutive ProducerMovie
Iliza Shlesinger: War Paint
2013Iliza Shlesinger: War PaintExecutive ProducerMovie
Mike Birbiglia: My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
2013Mike Birbiglia: My Girlfriend's BoyfriendExecutive ProducerMovie
Rob Schneider: Soy Sauce and the Holocaust
2013Rob Schneider: Soy Sauce and the HolocaustExecutive ProducerMovie
Tom Papa: Freaked Out
2013Tom Papa: Freaked OutExecutive ProducerMovie
Brian Posehn: The Fartist
2013Brian Posehn: The FartistExecutive ProducerMovie
Maria Bamford: The Special Special Special!
2012Maria Bamford: The Special Special Special!Executive ProducerMovie
That Guy... Who Was in That Thing
2012That Guy... Who Was in That ThingExecutive ProducerMovie
D.L. Hughley: Reset
2012D.L. Hughley: ResetExecutive ProducerMovie
Jim Norton: Please Be Offended
2012Jim Norton: Please Be OffendedExecutive ProducerMovie
C
2012CC:Stand-Up: The Bonnaroo ExperienceExecutive ProducerMovie
Louie Anderson: Big Baby Boomer
2012Louie Anderson: Big Baby BoomerExecutive ProducerMovie
Tom Rhodes: Light, Sweet, Crude
2012Tom Rhodes: Light, Sweet, CrudeExecutive ProducerMovie
Tom Papa: Live in New York City
2011Tom Papa: Live in New York CityExecutive ProducerMovie
Jeffrey Ross: No Offense
2008Jeffrey Ross: No OffenseExecutive ProducerMovie
K
—Killing Grounds: The Gilgo Beach MurdersExecutive ProducerTV