Jeremy Konner | |
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| Born | |
| Education | Sarah Lawrence College (BA) |
| Occupation(s) | Television writer, producer, director |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Known for | Co-Creator of Drunk History, Waffles + Mochi |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Jenni Konner (sister) |
Jeremy Konner is an American producer, writer and director known for his work on Drunk History , Waffles + Mochi and Another Period. He is the co-creator, director and showrunner of Drunk History and Waffles + Mochi.
Jeremy Konner was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He is the son of American screenwriters Lawrence Konner and Ronnie Wenker Konner. [1] His sister, Jenni Konner [1] is an American television writer, producer, and director best known as co-showrunner and writer of the HBO series, Girls. [2] He attended Crossroads School in Santa Monica, California. [3] He graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 2002. [4]
In 2008 Konner made the documentary D Tour: A Tenacious Documentary which followed Jack Black and Kyle Gass' band Tenacious D as they toured across the world. [5] In 2007 he teamed up with Derek Waters to make the web series Drunk History [6] . They then developed it into a TV show and in 2013 Drunk History began airing on Comedy Central. [7] It was produced by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay's Gary Sanchez Productions. [8] [9] The show ran for six seasons. [10] [11] Together with Maria Blasucci and Amanda Lund, Konner co-created the twelve episode series Ghost Ghirls produced by Jack Black's Electric Dynamite Productions. [12] In 2015 Konner served as the director, writer, and executive producer on Comedy Central's Another Period, produced by Ben Stiller's Red Hour Productions, created by Natasha Leggero and Riki Lindhome. [13] [14] In 2016 he directed the Funny Or Die parody Donald Trump's The Art of The Deal: The Movie. [15] [16] [17]
Konner is the co-creator, director and showrunner of the children's show Waffles + Mochi [18] [19] [20] . The show premiered on Netflix in 2021 and stars Michelle Obama and is produced by Barack and Michelle Obama under their production company Higher Ground Productions. [21] [22] [23]
Konner directed an episode of Deli Boys and served as head writer and director for the upcoming series Bad Thoughts , set to premiere on May 13. [24]
| Year | Title | Creator | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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| 2025 | Bad Thoughts | |||||
| 2025 | Deli Boys | Yes | Yes | 1 | ||
| 2013-2019 | Drunk History | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 70 Episodes and 2 Specials |
| 2015-2018 | Another Period | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 33 Episodes |
| 2013 | Ghost Ghirls | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 12 Episodes |
| 2016 | The Art of the Deal: The Movie | No | Yes | No | No | Special |
| 2021-2022 | Waffles + Mochi | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 10 Episodes |
| 2021 | Waffles + Mochi: Holiday Feast | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Television Special |
| 2016 | Garfunkel and Oates: Trying to Be Special | No | Yes | No | No | Television Special |
| 2007 | This Is My Friend | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Pilot |
| 2008 | D Tour: A Tenacious Documentary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Documentary Feature |
| 2007-2011 | Drunk History Web Series | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 6 Episodes |
Jeremy Konner has been nominated for seven Primetime Emmy Awards in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 for his work on Drunk History [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] . He received the Jury Prize for Short Filmmaking at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival for his short film Drunk History: Douglass and Lincoln. [32]
Jeremy Konner lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife, architect Emily Farnham and their son. [33] He is Jewish. [34]
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