Directing
Michael Showalter
- Titles
- 38movies43TV shows
- Career
Active from 1992 to 2026, busiest in 2016 with 4 main titles.
- Directed
- 29titles as director
- Average score
69/100
- Highest rated
Cheap Seats87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 46 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Cringe Humor5.5average 2.2
- Situational Comedy5.9average 2.7
- Pop Culture5.3average 2.2
- Satire & Parody5.3average 2.3
- Wit & Wordplay6.2average 3.7
- Absurdist Humor4.2average 2.0
- Contemporary Realism6.9average 5.2
- Physical Comedy3.7average 2.5
Rarely in their work
- Violence1.7, average 4.3
- Adrenaline2.9, average 5.1
- Tension4.1, average 6.1
- Mystery2.4, average 4.1
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 6
- Sketch Comedy 5
- Ensemble Cast 5
- Absurdist Humor 5
- Cringe Humor 5
- Satirical 4
- Cult Classic 4
- Absurdist Comedy 4
- Meta-Comedy 3
- Contemporary Setting 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Emotional Journey 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
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, +1 more
Paul RuddActorWet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, Cheap Seats, They Came Together, Wet Hot American Summer, The Baxter
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
Janeane GarofaloActorWet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, Wet Hot American Summer
Nina HellmanActorWet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, Stella Shorts 1998-2002, Tick
Zak OrthActorWet Hot American Summer, The Baxter, Birthday
Michael Patrick JannActorChildrens Hospital, The State, The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special
Movies and TV shows
182010s
7 titles · average score 68
66
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later (2017)
TV show · as Coop / Ronald Reagan
58
9JKL (2017)
TV show · as Walter Michaelson
80
Search Party (2016)
TV show · as Max
68
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp (2015)
TV show · as Coop
69
The Grinder (2015)
TV show · as Sandy Malmuth
66
Bob's Burgers (2011)
TV show · as Ethan (voice)
The Slope (2010)
TV show · as Ben
2000s
6 titles · average score 72
74
Childrens Hospital (2008)
TV show · as Nils Vildervaan
74
Stella (2005)
TV show · Producer, Writer
72
American Dad! (2005)
TV show · as Mark (voice)
87
Cheap Seats (2004)
TV show
59
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
TV show
66
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000)
TV show · as Plasma Boy (voice)
1990s
4 titles · average score 75
Random Play (1999)
TV show · Writer
73
Sex and the City (1998)
TV show · as Billy
76
The State (1994)
TV show · as Various Characters
75
Law & Order (1990)
TV show · as Allan Gee / Artie Kramer
1980s
1 title
Friday Night Videos (1983)
TV show