Kyle Newacheck

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Kyle Newacheck
Born (1984-01-23) January 23, 1984 (age 41)
Occupations
  • Writer
  • director
  • producer
  • actor
Years active2004–present

Kyle Newacheck (born January 23, 1984) is an American television writer, director, producer and actor. He is one of the creators of the Comedy Central show Workaholics , in which he also co-starred. He is a producer and director on the FX comedy horror series What We Do in the Shadows .

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Newacheck is also a professional pickleball player signed to the Selkirk Emerging Pros team. [1]

Life and career

Originally from Concord, California, [2] Newacheck graduated from the Los Angeles Film School in 2004 with a degree in editing. [3] [4] He worked as an editing teacher at his alma mater before forming the sketch comedy group, Mail Order Comedy with Blake Anderson, Adam DeVine and Anders Holm in 2006. [5] [6]

Newacheck began writing, directing and editing comedy short films with Mail Order Comedy, most notably the "Crossbows and Moustaches" web series for MySpace. [4] In 2011, Newacheck co-created Workaholics , a Comedy Central series which aired for seven seasons, which revolves around three slackers and their drug dealer. Newacheck co-stars in the series as the drug dealer Karl Hevacheck. [7]

Newacheck directed approximately half of the Workaholics episodes. He has since become a television comedy director, directing episodes of Community , Parks and Recreation , Happy Endings and others.[ citation needed ] [8] [9] [10] He is currently set to direct an untitled TV movie written by Greg Daniels and Robert Padnick.

Newacheck collaborated with Mail Order Comedy partner DeVine for his show Adam DeVine's House Party . Newacheck is the co-creator, director, and occasional star.

He directed the music video for Childish Gambino's "The Worst Guys" in 2014 alongside his brother, Adam.

In June 2016 it was announced that Devine, Anderson, Holm and Newacheck were working on a film with Seth Rogen as producer. [11] The film, Game Over, Man! , debuted on Netflix in 2018.

Since 2019, he has been a co-executive producer and director on the FX series What We Do in the Shadows.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleDirectorExecutive
Producer
Writer
2018 Game Over, Man! YesYesStory
2019 Murder Mystery YesYesNo
2025 Happy Gilmore 2 YesNoNo

Television

YearTitleDirectorWriterCreatorExecutive
Producer
Notes
2006Mail Order ComedyYesYesNoYesTV movie
2006–2008Crossbows & MustachesYesYesNoNoAll 10 episodes
2007 Online Nation YesYesNoNoSegments "Arm Wrestling Champion,
Diet Coke & Mentos"
2007–2008Preppy HippiesYesNoNoNoAll 8 episodes, also producer
2008The Dude's HouseYesYesYesYesAll 3 episodes
Super SeniorsYesYesNoYesTV short
420 Special: Attack of the Show! from JamaicaYesYesNoNoTV special
PrototankYesYesYesYes
5th YearYesNoNoNoAll 5 episodes
2011–2017 Workaholics YesYesYesYesDirected 41 episodes, Wrote 3 episodes
2012 Community YesNoNoNo2 episodes
Parks and Recreation YesNoNoNoEpisode "Soda Tax"
2012–2013 Happy Endings YesNoNoNo3 episodes
2013Untitled Greg Daniels & Robert PadnickYesNoNoNoTV movie
2013–2016 Adam Devine's House Party YesNoYesYes8 episodes
2016 Idiotsitter YesNoNoNoEpisode "Viva La Joy"
2017 Ghosted YesNoNoNoEpisode "The Machine"
2020–present What We Do in the Shadows YesNoNoYes19 episodes
2023 Bookie YesNoNoNoEpisode "Nepo Bookies"

Music video

YearArtistTitle
2012 Childish Gambino "Heartbeat"
2014"The Worst Guys" (featuring Chance the Rapper)

Acting roles

Film

YearTitleRole
2014 Neighbors Beer Pong Guy #4
2022 I'm Totally Fine [12] The Towny

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011–2017 Workaholics Karl HevacheckSeries regular
2013–2016 Adam Devine's House Party Himself8 episodes
2015 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation [13] ParamedicEpisode: "Immortality, Part One"

Awards and nominations

YearAwardsCategoryWorkResult
2022 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Comedy Series What We Do in the Shadows Nominated [14]

References

  1. "Selkirk Emerging Pros Team | Selkirk Sport Pro Pickleball Players". Archived from the original on 2024-07-05. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
  2. "Comedy Central Stars Take on the Taco Trail". Visit Concord. 2021-09-08. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  3. "Kyle Newacheck - Bio - Workaholics". Comedy Central Press. Archived from the original on February 21, 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Bios". Mail Order Comedy. Archived from the original on Dec 20, 2019.
  5. "Kyle Newacheck". The Los Angeles Film School. 8 August 2024. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  6. "BIO". www.kylenewacheck.com. Archived from the original on Feb 24, 2020.
  7. "'Workaholics' Anderson, Holm, and Newacheck Sign With WME". Deadline. 30 June 2014. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  8. Barsanti, Sam (January 13, 2016). "Workaholics guys to team up with the Russo brothers for graphic novel adaptation". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  9. Couch, Aaron (19 March 2013). "'Workaholics' Co-Creator on Show's Future and Directing Chevy Chase". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  10. The Contra Costa Times (10 January 2013). "Blake Anderson And Kyle Newacheck, 'Workaholics' Stars, Reflect On Concord Roots". Archived from the original on 22 April 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2017 via HuffPost.
  11. Kit, Borys (June 6, 2016). "'Workaholics' Creators, Seth Rogen Team for Action Comedy 'Game Over, Man!' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on January 17, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  12. Del Rosario, Alexandra (2021-02-24). "Kyle Newacheck To Produce Sci-Fi Dramedy 'I'm Totally Fine' Starring Jillian Bell & Natalie Morales; How The Film Came Together In 10 Days During Covid". Deadline. Archived from the original on 2021-02-25.
  13. "CSI Files - Immortality, Part One". Archived from the original on 2024-12-03. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  14. "Kyle Newacheck". Archived from the original on 2022-08-06. Retrieved 2022-08-06.