John Irwin (producer)

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John Irwin is an American television producer and entertainment executive.

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Career

From 1993 to 1996, Irwin was a producer for Late Night with Conan O'Brien . From 1997 to 1999, he was a producer for Mad TV . He also serves as Vice President of Development and Production for Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video for five years. [1]

Irwin was the Executive Producer for seven seasons on the VH1 series Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew. From 2012 to 2015 he served as the Executive Producer of Couples Therapy for VH1. [2]

Irwin is the President of Irwin Entertainment, Inc., a film production company specializing in developing comedy, reality, scripted and live entertainment programming. Irwin founded the Los Angeles-based company in 2004, and has done projects with networks including NBC, VH1, E!, Netflix, Comedy Central, Oxygen, and Freeform. [3]

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Film / documentary

TitleYearCreditNotes
The Best of the Blues Brothers1993associate producer
David Cross: Let America Laugh 2003producer - segment "New York Office"
The MidNightly News2005executive producer
Pete Davidson Presents: The Best Friends2022executive producer

Television

TitleYearCreditNotes
Late Night with Conan O'Brien 1993-1996producer - 60 episodes, line producer - 2 episodes, 1996, associate producer - 2 episodes, 1995 - 1996
Mad TV 1997-1999producer, 50 episodes
Macy's 4 July Fireworks Spectacular2000producer
The Colin Quinn Show 2002producer, 3 episodes
Countdown to the Emmys2002executive producer
Night of Too Many Stars 2003supervising producer
Russell Simmons Presents Brave New Voices2009executive producer - 7 episodes
Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew 2009executive producer - 8 episodes
Sober House2009-2010executive producer - 16 episodes, 2009 - 2010, associate producer - 1 episode, 2010
Kevin Hart: Serve and Protect2014executive producer
David Spade: My Fake Problems2014executive producer
Tracy Morgan: Bona Fide2014executive producer
Make or Break: The Linda Perry Project2014executive producer - 8 episodes
Couples Therapy with Dr. Jenn2014executive producer
Artie Lange: The Stench of Failure2014executive producer
NBC's New Year's Eve with Carson Daly2014executive producer
Trevor Moore: High in Church2015executive producer
The Illusionists2015executive producer
Couples Therapy 2012-2015executive producer - 51 episodes
The Robert Irvine Show 2015-2017executive producer - 138 episodes
Legal2016creator - 2 episodes
Michelle Wolf: Nice Lady2017executive producer
The Red Nose Day Special2018executive producer
Pet Stars 2021executive producer - 5 episodes
Immoral Compass 2021executive producer - 10 episodes
Dancing with Myself (TV series) 2022executive producer - 8 episodes

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References

  1. "Producer John Irwin Breaks Out on His Own : In Depth : TVWeek - Television Industry news, TV ratings, analysis, celebrity event photos". Archived from the original on 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
  2. "Ratings - VH1 "Couples Therapy" Heads Into Finale with Most Popular Season to Date". thefutoncritic.com. 2014-03-06.
  3. "VH1 Orders 'Couples Therapy' Spinoff to Series (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . 25 August 2015.