Brian Volk-Weiss filmography and discography

The filmography and discography of Brian Volk-Weiss consists of numerous stand-up specials, comedy albums, films, and television shows. Volk-Weiss has largely acted as a producer or executive producer on these projects in his role as CEO of the production and distribution company, Comedy Dynamics.[1][2] He has also directed select stand-up specials and television episodes, including those for his own Netflix series, The Toys That Made Us.[3] Over the course of his career, Volk-Weiss has served as a producer for comedy albums and stand-up specials for many comedians, including Jim Gaffigan, Kevin Hart, Ali Wong, Tom Segura, Marc Maron, Doug Stanhope, D.L. Hughley, Bob Saget, Tiffany Haddish, Bill Burr, Brian Posehn, Mike Birbiglia, Kathleen Madigan, and numerous others.[1][4][5][6][7][8] Two comedy albums he has produced (Louis C.K.: Live at Madison Square Garden and Dave Chappelle's The Age of Spin & Deep in the Heart of Texas) have gone on to win the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album.[9][10]

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  2. ^ Mekkes, Ryan (16 July 2018). "Interview: Meet Comedy Dynamics CEO, Brian Volk-Weiss, the man driving comedy". Hidden Remote. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  3. ^ Britt, Ryan (5 July 2018). "Own Valuable 1980s Toys? Selling Now Might Be a Good Idea". Fatherly. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
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  5. ^ Tulich, Katherine (15 November 2012). "Volk-Weiss: Secret ingredient spices comedy specials". Variety. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  6. ^ "New Wave Ups Brian Volk-Weiss To Production President". Deadline. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  7. ^ Luckerson, Victor (20 March 2017). "Laughing All the Way to the Bank". The Ringer. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  8. ^ "New Wave Entertainment: Producing great stand-up while producing Grammy nominations". The Laugh Button. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  9. ^ Wojciechowski, Michele (31 January 2017). "Brian Volk-Weiss on Comedy Dynamics and What He Loves About Comedians". Parade. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  10. ^ Husband, Andrew (31 May 2018). "Netflix Stand-Up Comedy Killed In May, But What About June?". Forbes. Retrieved 29 November 2018.