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14. BILL HADER 18. GUEST STAR SIMON RICH
14. EXECUTIVE PRODUCER | CREATOR MICHAEL HOGAN GUEST STAR 19. 14. LORNE MICHAELS VANESSA BAYER EXECUTIVE PRODUCER GUEST STAR 20. 07 14. ANDREW SINGER MINKA KELLY EXECUTIVE PRODUCER GUEST STAR 20. 15. JONATHAN KRISEL FRED ARMISEN EXECUTIVE PRODUCER GUEST STAR | DIRECTOR
15. 21. RAEANNA GUITARD IAN MAXTONE - GRAHAM GUEST STAR CO - EXECUTIVE PRODUCER | WRITER 08 15. OKSANA BAIUL 21. GUEST STAR ROBERT PADNICK CO - PRODUCER 15. | WRITER MATT LUCAS GUEST STAR 22. DAN MIRK STAFF WRITER
22. SOFIA ALVAREZ 11 STAFF WRITER
22. BEN BERMAN DIRECTOR
23. TIM KIRKBY DIRECTOR
23. HARTLEY GORENSTEIN 12 LINE PRODUCER A SWEET AND SURREAL LOOK AT THE (Unforgettable) as “Liz,” Josh’s intimidating older life-and-death stakes of dating, Man Seeking sister; and Maya Erskine (Betas) as “Maggie,” Woman follows naïve twenty-something “Josh the ex-girlfriend Josh can never quite forget. Greenberg” (Jay Baruchel, How to Train Your Man Seeking Woman is based on Simon Rich’s Dragon) on his unrelenting quest for love. Josh book of short stories, The Last Girlfriend on soldiers through one-night stands, painful break- Earth. Rich created the 10-episode scripted ups, a blind date with a troll, time travel, sex comedy and also serves as Executive Producer/ aliens, many deaths and a Japanese penis Showrunner. Jonathan Krisel, Andrew Singer monster named “Tanaka” on his fantastical and Lorne Michaels, and Broadway Video also journey to find love. serve as Executive Producers. Man Seeking Starring alongside Baruchel are Eric Andre Woman is produced by FX Productions. (The Eric Andre Show) as “Mike,” Josh’s confident and daring best friend; Britt Lower JAY BARUCHEL CONTINUES TO CEMENT HIS leading man status with many exciting projects on the horizon. In addition to the FXX comedy series Man Seeking Woman, Baruchel can also be heard reprising the voice of “Hiccup” in DreamWorks’ How to Train Your Dragon 2, the sequel to the 2010 Oscar®-nominated animated film. Additionally, he will be seen in theUntitled Cameron Crowe Project opposite Emma Stone, Bradley Cooper, Rachel McAdams and Bill Murray, and he has recently signed on to star in and executive produce the film adaptation of Stephen King's short storyThe Ten O’Clock People. Earlier this year, Baruchel was seen in Sony’s Robocop opposite of Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman and Michael Keaton, and opposite Kurt Russell and Matt Dillon in the heist filmThe Art of the Steal, which premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival and earned him a Best Supporting Actor nomination at this year’s Canadian Screen Awards. He recently starred opposite Seth Rogen, James Franco and Jonah Hill in Sony’s hit comedy This is the End, a feature-length film based on a short film that he completed with Rogen, Jay and Seth vs. The Apocalypse. Baruchel also was seen in the hockey comedy Goon which he co-wrote with Evan Goldberg, produced and starred in opposite Sean William Scott and Liev Schrieber. The film premiered to rave reviews at the Toronto Film Festival, and Baruchel was nominated for two 2013 Canadian Screen Awards in the Best Supporting Actor category and for Adapted Screenplay. Also in development for Baruchel are a number of writing projects. He is currently adapting the book Baseballismo written by Dave Bidini into a screenplay and is also adapting the graphic novel Random Acts of Violence for Kickstart Entertainment. In addition, he is also working on a sequel to Goon. Roles in the Academy Award – winning movie Million Dollar Baby opposite Clint Eastwood, Hillary Swank and Morgan Freeman and the blockbuster hit Tropic Thunder opposite Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr., garnered Baruchel much praise for his versatility. He has also been lauded for his starring role in Jacob Tierney’s comedy The Trotsky which premiered at the 2009 Toronto Film Festival to rave reviews. Baruchel received a Genie Award Lead Actor nomination for his performance in this film. Baruchel had a lead role in Bruckheimer Films/Disney feature The Sorcerer’s Apprentice directed by Jon Turtletaub, in which he starred as the “Apprentice” opposite Nicolas Cage. He also won a 2011 Annie Award for his voice work in the DreamWorks animated feature, How to Train Your Dragon. Baruchel has a long list of additional feature credits including David Cronenberg’s Cosmopolis opposite Robert Pattinson, which debuted at the Cannes Film Festival, romantic comedy She’s Out of My League, Good Neighbors, which premiered at the 2010 Toronto Film Festival, Nick and Nora’s Infinite Playlist, Knocked Up, Just Buried, which premiered at the 2007 Toronto Film Festival, Real Time, and in the memorable role of “Vic Munoz,” the obsessed Led Zeppelin fan in Almost Famous. Baruchel began acting at age 12 when he landed a job on the Nickelodeon hit television series Are You Afraid of the Dark?, transforming what was to be a one-time guest appearance into a recurring role. The role was a springboard for his career, leading to his first Canadian series, My Hometown. He then made his debut to American audiences as the star of the critically–acclaimed Judd Apatow television series, Undeclared, on Fox. Baruchel currently resides in Montreal. WITH AN ALREADY PROVEN STANDUP ACT, actor/comedian Eric Andre broke into the world of late night talk shows with The Eric Andre Show which premiered on Adult Swim in 2012. The third season of The Eric Andre Show premiered November 2014. Andre most recently completed a successful 10 city comedy tour on behalf of The Eric Andre Show. The tour had sold out shows across the country and is continuing to sell out venues in anticipation of a third season. In television, Andre can currently be seen on CBS’ 2 Broke Girls. He also starred in the ABC series Don’t Trust the B---- in Apt. 23. He also starred in the 2013 Twentieth Century Fox feature filmThe Internship, alongside Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson. Originally from Boca Raton, Florida, Andre now lives in Los Angeles (by way of New York) and performs live almost every night of the week. He brings a manic energy to the stage, combining autobiographical experience with experimental psychedelic rambling. ILLINOIS NATIVE BRITT LOWER studied theater at Northwestern University while training with Chicago's improv community. She recently shot a supporting role opposite Tina Fey and Amy Poehler in the upcoming feature filmThe Nest. Other film credits include Beside Still Waters, Don't Worry Baby, Those People, Mutual Friends, and Revenge for Jolly! with Oscar Isaac. She recurred on the CBS series Unforgettable and on Comedy Central's Big Lake with Horatio Sanz and Chris Parnell and guest starred on A Gifted Man, Next Caller, and Law and Order: SVU. Theatre credits include NY downtown premieres of Hatching, Thin Air, The Dome, The Seasons of Salamander Blue and A Different Kind of Animal. She now splits her time between Los Feliz and Brooklyn, where she performs improv with her all-lady improv teams, Funkle Todd and Little Poppa. Britt is also a visual artist; you can see her work here www.brittlower.com. IN ADDITION TO FXX’S MAN Seeking Woman, Maya Erskine starred as “Mikki,” the female lead of Amazon’s comedy series, Betas. On the big screen, Erskine will next be seen in Bernard Rose’s Frankenstein, opposite Xavier Samuel, Danny Huston and Carrie Anne Moss. A graduate of Tisch’s Experimental Theatre program, Erskine was nominated for an LA Weekly Theatre Award for her dramatic performance in the Los Angeles production of Hamlet. Erskine is half of the comedic duo, MANA, along with Anna Konkle. | PILOT | | EPISODE 102 | | EPISODE 105 | | PILOT |
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Lorne Michaels is an Emmy® Award–winning producer and writer, best known as the creator and executive producer of Saturday Night Live. SNL is the longest running, most Emmy-nominated, and highest-rated weekly late night television program in history, currently in its 40th season. Michaels is also executive producer of the Emmy-nominated The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Late Night with Seth Meyers on Simon Rich is an author, screenwriter, and NBC, as well as IFC’s Peabody Award-winning producer. He has published two novels and Portlandia and FOX’s comedy Mulaney. four short story collections: Ant Farm: And Other Michaels’ previous television credits include: the Emmy- Desperate Situations, Free-Range Chickens, Elliot nominated Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, the Golden Allagash: A Novel, What in God’s Name: A Novel, Globe® and Emmy-winning 30 Rock, Up All Night, The Kids The Last Girlfriend on Earth: And Other Love Stories in the Hall, Night Music, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, an Spoiled Brats. His books have been translated as well as specials with Lily Tomlin, Steve Martin, Paul into a dozen languages. Rich has also written for Simon, The Rutles, Flip Wilson, The Rolling Stones, The LORNE MICHAELS The New Yorker, Saturday Night Live and Pixar. Beach Boys, Randy Newman, Neil Young and Simon and EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Garfunkel in Central Park. On Broadway, he produced and directed Gilda Radner Live from New York and produced Michaels has personally won 13 Emmy Awards as a the subsequent motion picture Gilda Live. writer and producer of television. He was inducted into the Television Academy of Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame Lorne Michaels’ motion picture credits as a producer in 1999, and in 2004 he received the Mark Twain Prize include Mean Girls, starring Lindsay Lohan and written SIMON RICH for American Humor. Michaels received a star on the by Tina Fey, Baby Mama, starring Tina Fey and Amy EXECUTIVE PRODUCER | CREATOR Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1999. In Canada, he was Poehler, and MacGruber. Other films includeWayne’s awarded the Governor General’s Award for Lifetime Artistic World, Tommy Boy, and Three Amigos (which he produced Achievement in 2006, and had previously been inducted and co-wrote with Steve Martin and Randy Newman). His into the Order of Canada in 2002. In 2008, he was named most recent film,The Guilt Trip, starring Barbra Streisand one of Time Magazine’s “Time 100”– a list of the most and Seth Rogen was released in December 2012. influential people in the world. In 2013, Michaels received Michaels began his career in Toronto, where he the Distinguished Collaborator Award by the Costume attended the University of Toronto. He started as a writer Designers Guild and also earned the rare honor of an and producer for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation individual Peabody Award. and starred in the comedy series The Hart & Lorne Terrific Hour. In 1968, he moved to Los Angeles and worked as a writer for NBC’s Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In. He left for New York in 1975 to begin SNL. In 1979, Michaels founded his production company, Broadway Video. Andrew Singer is President of Television at Broadway Ian Maxtone–Graham spent 17 years as a writer Video, and helps to oversee the company’s development and executive producer on the legendary Emmy® Award– and production deals with NBC Universal and Paramount winning animated series The Simpsons and was a writer Pictures. Singer has been instrumental in the sale, launch, on The Simpsons Movie. Before that he spent three years and production of Broadway Video’s primetime series, as a writer on Saturday Night Live, where he co-wrote including the Peabody Award winning series Portlandia Adam Sandler’s “Chanukah Song.” Maxtone-Graham on which he serves as an executive producer. In addition, received seven Emmy awards, three Annie awards he has helped build a diverse slate of upcoming series, and a WGA Award. pilots, and feature films for NBC, Fox, FX, IFC, Hulu, HBO, and Paramount Pictures. Singer began his career in development at Carsey Werner Mandabach and arrived at Broadway Video in 2003. A film and television major at Dartmouth, he received a master’s degree from NYU’s Tisch School of Film and Television. He is a member of the Hollywood Radio & Television Society ANDREW SINGER and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. IAN MAXTONE-GRAHAM EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Singer lives in Beverly Hills with his wife and two children. CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER | WRITER
In addition to his work on FXX’s Man Seeking Robert Padnick began his career writing on The Office for Woman, Jonathan Krisel is the co-creator, writer, executive its final four seasons, during which he received a Writers producer, and director of IFC’s Portlandia, starring Fred Guild of America Award nomination for “Best Screenplay– Armisen and Carrie Brownstein and executive produced Episodic Comedy” for his episode “PDA.” He produced a by Lorne Michaels. For his work on Portlandia, Krisel pilot for NBC with Greg Daniels’s Deedle-Dee and Universal earned six Primetime Emmy® Award nominations in the Television. Currently, Padnick is developing projects for film “Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series” and “Outstanding and television with Will Gluck’s Olive Branch, Ed Helms’s Directing for a Variety Series” categories. Additionally, Krisel Pacific Electric, and Lorne Michaels’s Broadway Video. and the Portlandia team won the Writers Guild of America Award for “Best Comedy/Variety Series–Television” in 2013 and a Peabody Award in 2011. Krisel got his start in television when he created the Brooklyn cable access series HyperDimensional Fortress. The show garnered the attention of Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, which led to Krisel’s collaboration JONATHAN KRISEL ROBERT PADNICK on the Adult Swim series Tim and Eric Awesome Show, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER | DIRECTOR CO–PRODUCER | WRITER Great Job!, as director and co-executive producer. (EPISODES 102, 105,106 AND 110) In 2009, Krisel started making acclaimed shorts for Funny or Die, including early versions of “Rich Dicks” and “Ed Hardy Boyz” with comedian Nick Kroll. Those sketches would later become staples of Comedy Central’s Kroll Show, which Krisel co-created, wrote, produced and directed in its first two seasons. For his next project, Krisel will be joining Zach Galifianakis and Louis CK as co-creator, showrunner, and executive producer on FX’s upcoming Baskets. Tim Kirkby started his career in TV comedy in the Dan Mirk spent six years as a staff writer for the early 2000’s with the cult 70’s science spoof series Look satirical website The Onion, where he helped create Around You, which put him firmly on the comedy map and the Peabody Award winning Onion News Network web earned both BAFTA® and UK Comedy Award nominations. series, the IFC television series of the same name, and He has set up and directed many successful comedy series the Amazon Studios pilot Onion News Empire. He has also for British television, including BBC’s Stewart Lee’s Comedy written for Above Average, Funny Or Die, Comedy Central, Vehicle, which earned him a BAFTA® Award and the first series and Saturday Night Live. In 2013, Mirk was nominated of the highly acclaimed and BAFTA® nominated comedy for an Emmy® Award for his work on the Comedy Central drama, My Mad Fat Diary for E4. Additionally, Kirkby has special Night Of Too Many Stars: America Comes Together directed many episodes of the Emmy® Award–winning HBO For Autism Programs. comedy Veep, including the season two finale, and an Mirk lives in Brooklyn. episode of Brooklyn Nine-Nine for FOX. He also directed two episodes of the highly-anticipated NETFLIX original series Grace & Frankie starring Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, which will premiere in 2015. DAN MIRK TIM KIRKBY In the UK, he recently completed his first film for BBC, STAFF WRITER DIRECTOR The C Word, starring BAFTA® winning Sheridan Smith. (EPISODES 107,108 AND 109)
Sofia Alvarez is a playwright and screenwriter. Her Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Hartley Gorenstein television credits include Man Seeking Woman and the graduated from the University of Winnipeg with a BA. He first season ofSirens (USA). Her plays include Between then relocated to Sheffield, England where he graduated Us Chickens (SCR, EST LA), Life Drawing, The Fish Bowl, with Honors from the University of Sheffield and went on NYLON, Friend Art and Corpse Pose. She is a member of to receive a Masters degree in Biotechnological Law Ars Nova Playgroup and Primary Stages Dorothy Streslin & Ethics from the University of Sheffield, graduating New American Writer’s Group. Her work has been seen at with Merit. South Coast Rep, Primary Stages, Ars Nova, Rattlestick, Since making the jump into the entertainment business EST LA, IAMA Theater Co. and the Amoralists Theater Co. Gorenstein has been actively involved in the film and She is an alumna of Bennington College and the Juilliard television industry and now boasts a long list of successful School’s Lila Acheson Wallace American Playwrights credits to his name. He has accumulated an array of both Program. She has served as a panelist for the National film and television titles as producer, line producer and Endowment for the Arts. production manager. In addition to The F Word, he also serves as executive producer on the new Copperheart film, Wolves. Some of his most recent features as line SOFIA ALVAREZ HARTLEY GORENSTEIN producer include Silent Hill: Revelation 3D, Resident Evil: STAFF WRITER LINE PRODUCER Retribution, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones and Goon. He also served as production manager on All Saints Day for Sony Pictures, and Orphan for Warner Bros., which received a Teen Choice Award nomination. Additionally, he worked on The Lazaras Project for Sony Pictures, Ben Berman is a writer/director working primarily in as well as Clement Virgo’s critically–acclaimed Poor the comedy television world. He has worked closely with Boy’s Game, which garnered three Genie nominations Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, Jon Benjamin, Zach and Lie With Me, receiving two Genie nominations. Galifianakis, Scott Aukerman, and Will Oldham. Berman began his career as an editor for the Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! before going on to direct the pilots and series for Jon Benjamin Has a Van (Comedy Central) and Comedy Bang! Bang! (IFC television network) In addition, Berman has directed episodes of Eagleheart (Adult Swim) and Workaholics (Comedy Central). Berman’s 2014 Sundance short film,I’m a Mitzvah, starring Ben Schwartz is his first venture into blending comedy and drama. Mitzvah continues to screen around the country as a part of the Sundance 2014 Short Film Tour. BEN BERMAN DIRECTOR (EPISODES 103 AND 104)