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Daniel Kellison

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Daniel Kellison
Born (1964-06-28) June 28, 1964 (age 61)

Daniel Kellison (born June 28, 1964) is an American television/film producer and co-founder of Jackhole Productions, an entertainment group formed with partners Jimmy Kimmel and Adam Carolla.

Kellison was a producer for Late Night with David Letterman and Late Show with David Letterman for eight years. Kellison also executive produced and co-created ABC's David Blaine: The Magic Man, Comedy Central's The Man Show, Crank Yankers and was the original executive producer for The Rosie O'Donnell Show.

During his stint as a producer at the Late Show with David Letterman, he persuaded Drew Barrymore to flash Letterman her breasts.[1]

In March 2013, Kellison launched the YouTube channel Jash with partners Sarah Silverman, Michael Cera, Tim & Eric and Reggie Watts[2] as well as the Video Podcasting Network (featuring Video Podcasts from Adam Carolla, The Earwolf Network, Norm Macdonald and Doug Benson).

He also served as Executive Producer on several award-winning short films produced under the Jash banner. These shorts include "Catherine" (starring Jenny Slate), Michael Cera's "Brazzaville Teen-ager" and "Gregory Go Boom", which won the 2014 Jury Award in U.S. fiction at the Sundance Film Festival.

Kellison was a contributor to ESPN's Grantland.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Strauss, Robert (June 9, 1996). "H-e-e-e-e-r-e's Rosie". The Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2012. ... Most outrageous of all, he persuaded Drew Barrymore to dance on Letterman's desk and pull up her shirt, "flashing" Dave her bare breasts.
  2. ^ Bond, Paul (2012-10-07). "Sarah Silverman, Adam Carolla Launching YouTube Channels With Veteran Comedy Producer (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
  3. ^ Kellison, Daniel. "Dinner With Daniel: Michael Keaton". Grantland. Archived from the original on 2014-02-03.
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