Directing
Michael Showalter
- Titles
- 40movies41TV shows
- Career
Active from 1992 to 2026, busiest in 2016 with 4 main titles.
- Directed
- 30titles as director
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
The Big Sick84/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 45 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Situational Comedy6.0average 2.7
- Cringe Humor5.4average 2.2
- Pop Culture5.2average 2.2
- Satire & Parody5.1average 2.3
- Wit & Wordplay6.2average 3.7
- Contemporary Realism7.2average 5.2
- Absurdist Humor4.1average 2.0
- Physical Comedy3.8average 2.5
Rarely in their work
- Violence1.8, average 4.3
- Adrenaline3.0, average 5.1
- Tension4.0, average 6.1
- Scare1.0, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 7
- Cringe Humor 6
- Sketch Comedy 6
- Ensemble Cast 5
- Satirical 5
- Absurdist Comedy 5
- Absurdist Humor 4
- Cult Classic 4
- Stand-Up Comedy 3
- Contemporary 3
- Quirky 3
- Meta-Comedy 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
David WainActorChildrens Hospital, Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, They Came Together, Wet Hot American Summer, +6 more
Michael Ian BlackActorWet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, The State, They Came Together, Stella, Random Play, +5 more
Paul RuddActorCheap Seats, Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, They Came Together, Wet Hot American Summer, The Baxter
Ken MarinoActorChildrens Hospital, Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, The State, The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special
Craig WedrenComposerWet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, They Came Together, Wet Hot American Summer, The Baxter
Theodore ShapiroActorWet Hot American Summer, The Eyes of Tammy Faye, The Baxter, Tick- BBrian BurgoyneCinematographerThe Big Sick, The Lovebirds, Hello, My Name Is Doris, Spoiler Alert
- RRobert NassauEditorWet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, The Big Sick, The Lovebirds, Hello, My Name Is Doris
Kumail NanjianiActorThe Big Sick, The Lovebirds, Hello, My Name Is Doris
Janeane GarofaloActorWet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, Wet Hot American Summer
A.D. MilesActorWet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, Wet Hot American Summer, Stella Shorts 1998-2002
Nina HellmanActorWet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, Stella Shorts 1998-2002, Tick
Movies and TV shows
71990s
7 titles · average score 71
Random Play (1999)
TV show · Writer
71
Sex and the City (1998)
TV show · as Billy
56
Safe Men (1998)
as Larry
Tick (1996)
as Clifford
82
The State (1994)
TV show · as Various Characters
74
Law & Order (1990)
TV show · as Artie Kramer / Allan Gee