Brian Volk-Weiss
Production
Born: May 28, 1976 (age 50) · Queens, New York City, New York, USA
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.
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Directing (73)
The Movies That Made Us
Director
Behind the Attraction
Director
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
Director
Icons Unearthed: Fast & Furious
Director
Discontinued
Director
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
Director
The Toys That Made Us
Director
Icons Unearthed: Lord of The Rings
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Icons Unearthed: Spider Man
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Icons Unearthed: Harry Potter
Director
The Center Seat II: 60 Years of Star Trek
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Icons Unearthed: Batman
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RoboForce: The Animated Series
Director
Icons Unearthed: Transformers
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#IMomSoHard Live
Director
Ginger Minj: Bless Your Heart
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Kevin Smith: Silent but Deadly
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Mike E. Winfield: Stepman
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BeBe Zahara Benet: Africa Is Not a Country
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Henry Rollins: Keep Talking, Pal.
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Joel McHale: Live from Pyongyang
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Josh Gondelman: People Pleaser
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Steve Lemme & Kevin Heffernan: The Potential Farewell Tour
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Erica Rhodes: La Vie en Rhodes
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Bob the Drag Queen: This is Wild
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Lavell Crawford: Home for the Holidays
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Arsenio Hall: Smart and Classy
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Lavell Crawford: The Comedy Vaccine
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Hank Chen: I'm Not Supposed to Be Here
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Jesus Trejo: Stay at Home Son
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Pete Lee: Tall, Dark and Pleasant
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Jinkx Monsoon: Red Head Redemption
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Jimmie JJ Walker & Michael Winslow: We Are Still Here
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Kevin James Thornton: Be Yourself
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Zarna Garg: One in a Billion
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Larry the Cable Guy: Remain Seated
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Eddie Griffin: E-Niggma
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Peppermint: So-SIGH-ety Effects
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John Crist: What Are We Doing?
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Bryan Callen: Complicated Apes
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Up for Auction
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(Practice) The Secret Files of Earthquake!!!
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Jose Velasquez: Hoozay the Salvadoran
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Kim McVicar: Female Comedian
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Darienne Lake: Altered Boy
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Miz Cracker: Here I Stand
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Monét X Change: Fist of Glory
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Daniel Webb: Hoe's Parade Live at the Rose Bowl
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Matt Besser: Pot Humor
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Ester Steinberg Burning Bush
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Lavell Crawford: New Look Same Funny!
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Claudia Oshry: Disgraced Queen
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Rachel Scanlon: Gay Fantasy
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Marina Franklin: Single Black Female
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Bill Bellamy: I Want My Life Back
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Katrina Davis: Figuring it Out
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Alice Wetterlund: My Mama Is a Human and So Am I
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Gary Owen: Black Famous
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Steve Treviño: 'Til Death
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Billy Sorrells: Toxic AF
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Sebastian Maniscalco Presents: Pat McGann - When's Mom Gonna Be Home?
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Kellen Erskine: Zoomed Out
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Jackie Fabulous: Menoplause
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Preacher Lawson: Get to Know Me
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Dennis Miller: Fake News, Real Jokes
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Cocoa Brown: Famous Enough
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Maija DiGiorgio: Maija! Maija! Maija!
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Chris Porter: A Man From Kansas
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Cara Connors: Straight for Pay
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Helen Hong: Well Hong
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Gary Owen: #DoinWhatIDo
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Dave Helem: DJ, the Chicago Kid
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Subhah Agarwal: Airport Pigeon
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Producing (121)
The Movies That Made Us
Executive Producer
Good Luck Chuck
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Behind the Attraction
Executive Producer
The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir
Executive Producer
My Best Friend's Girl
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The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
Executive Producer
Down to Earth with Zac Efron
Executive Producer
Discontinued
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There's... Johnny!
Executive Producer
Icons Unearthed: Star Wars
Executive Producer
Grant
Executive Producer
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
Executive Producer
The Toys That Made Us
Executive Producer
Killing Grounds: The Gilgo Beach Murders
Executive Producer
A Future on Stage
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Icons Unearthed: Lord of The Rings
Executive Producer
Thirst with Shay Mitchell
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Icons Unearthed: Spider Man
Executive Producer
Ali Wong: Baby Cobra
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Kathleen Madigan: Madigan Again
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Slut in a Good Way
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Bo Burnham: What.
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Jim Gaffigan: Dark Pale
Executive Producer
RoboForce: The Animated Series
Executive Producer
Pete Davidson: Alive from New York
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Nate: A One Man Show
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Icons Unearthed: Transformers
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Tom Segura: Completely Normal
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Jim Gaffigan: Quality Time
Executive Producer
Lil Rel Howery: RELevent
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David Cross: Oh Come On
Executive Producer
Mike Birbiglia: My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
Executive Producer
Jim Gaffigan: Mr. Universe
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Iliza Shlesinger: War Paint
Executive Producer
Chris Porter: Ugly and Angry
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Craig Ferguson: Tickle Fight
Executive Producer
Liz Stewart: I'm Crowning
Executive Producer
#IMomSoHard Live
Executive Producer
Tom Papa: You're Doing Great!
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Ginger Minj: Bless Your Heart
Executive Producer
Demetri Martin: The Overthinker
Executive Producer
Kevin Smith: Silent but Deadly
Executive Producer
Tom Papa: Human Mule
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Comedy of War: Laughter in Ukraine
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Iliza Shlesinger: Freezing Hot
Executive Producer
Icons Unearthed: Marvel
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Henry Rollins: Keep Talking, Pal.
Executive Producer
Maria Bamford: Local Act
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Joel McHale: Live from Pyongyang
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Tom Rhodes: Light, Sweet, Crude
Executive Producer
Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife
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Mo Mandel: Negative Reinforcement
Executive Producer
Demetri Martin: Live (At the Time)
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Tom Papa: Home Free
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D.L. Hughley: Reset
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9/11: The Pentagon
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Jeffrey Ross: No Offense
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Jim Gaffigan: Noble Ape
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Brooks McBeth: This Ain't Shakespeare
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Steve Lemme & Kevin Heffernan: The Potential Farewell Tour
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Tom Papa: Freaked Out
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Erica Rhodes: La Vie en Rhodes
Executive Producer
Arsenio Hall: Smart and Classy
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That Guy... Who Was in That Thing
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Sinbad: Make Me Wanna Holla
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Gary Gulman: Boyish Man
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Kevin Hart Presents: Plastic Cup Boyz
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Gina Brillon: Pacifically Speaking
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Iliza Shlesinger: Over & Over
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Kylie Brakeman: Linda Hollywood’s Big Night
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Jinkx Monsoon: Red Head Redemption
Executive Producer
Tom Papa: Live in New York City
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Brian Posehn: The Fartist
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Steve-O: Guilty as Charged
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Life After
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Nick Thune: Good Guy
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Tom Papa: What a Day!
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Gina Brillon: The Floor Is Lava
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Tom Arnold: Past & Present Imperfectly
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Eddie Griffin: E-Niggma
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Maria Bamford: Weakness Is the Brand
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Peppermint: So-SIGH-ety Effects
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Igniting the Spark – The Story of Magic: The Gathering
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Andrew Schulz: Infamous
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Aries Spears: Comedy Blueprint
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Bob Saget: Zero to Sixty
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Kim McVicar: Female Comedian
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Harmony McElligott: The Struggle Continues
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Joey Coco Diaz: Sociably UnAcceptable
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Brody Stevens: Live from the Main Room
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Michael Ian Black: Noted Expert
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Jim Norton: Please Be Offended
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Darienne Lake: Altered Boy
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The Gray in Between
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Cameron Esposito: Marriage Material
Executive Producer
Waiting on Mary
Executive Producer
George Civeris: A Sense of Urgency
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Colin Quinn: Unconstitutional
Executive Producer
Rob Schneider: Soy Sauce and the Holocaust
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Louie Anderson: Big Underwear
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Claudia Oshry: Disgraced Queen
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Kittie: Live at the London Music Hall
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Craig Ferguson: Just Being Honest
Executive Producer
Louie Anderson: Big Baby Boomer
Executive Producer
Marina Franklin: Single Black Female
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Owen Benjamin: Huge Pianist
Executive Producer
Bill Engvall: Here's Your Sign, It's Finally Time My Last Show
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Alice Wetterlund: My Mama Is a Human and So Am I
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Maria Bamford: The Special Special Special!
Executive Producer
Sebastian Maniscalco Presents: Pat McGann - When's Mom Gonna Be Home?
Producer
The Beanie Bubble
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F#Ck Nick Cannon
Executive Producer
8 Guys
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Natasha Pearl Hansen: I Was Supposed to Get Married Today
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Lisa Lampanelli: Back to the Drawing Board
Executive Producer
Ester Steinberg: Schmear Campaign
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Lewberger: Live At Lincoln Hall In Chicago
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Matt Besser: Besser Breaks The Record
Executive Producer
Monstruo
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Bill Hicks: Reflections
Executive Producer
Eddie Pence: The (Un)special Comedy Special
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