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Jeremy Konner
Born
Santa Monica, California
EducationSarah Lawrence College (BA)
Occupation(s)Television writer, producer, director
Years active2006–present
Known forCo-Creator of Drunk History, Waffles + Mochi
Parents
RelativesJenni Konner (sister)

Jeremy Konner is an American producer, writer and director known for his work on Drunk History, Waffles + Mochi and Another Period. He is the co-creator, director and showrunner of Drunk History and Waffles + Mochi.

Biography

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Jeremy Konner was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He is the son of American screenwriters Lawrence Konner and Ronnie Wenker Konner.[1] His sister, Jenni Konner[1] is an American television writer, producer, and director best known as co-showrunner and writer of the HBO series, Girls.[2] He attended Crossroads School in Santa Monica, California.[3] He graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 2002.[4]

In 2008 Konner made the documentary D Tour: A Tenacious Documentary which followed Jack Black and Kyle Gass' band Tenacious D as they toured across the world.[5] In 2007 he teamed up with Derek Waters to make the web series Drunk History[6]. They then developed it into a TV show and in 2013 Drunk History began airing on Comedy Central.[7] It was produced by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay's Gary Sanchez Productions.[8][9] The show ran for six seasons.[10][11] Together with Maria Blasucci and Amanda Lund, Konner co-created the twelve episode series Ghost Ghirls produced by Jack Black's Electric Dynamite Productions.[12] In 2015 Konner served as the director, writer, and executive producer on Comedy Central's Another Period, produced by Ben Stiller's Red Hour Productions, created by Natasha Leggero and Riki Lindhome.[13][14] In 2016 he directed the Funny Or Die parody Donald Trump's The Art of The Deal: The Movie.[15][16][17]

Konner is the co-creator, director and showrunner of the children's show Waffles + Mochi.[18][19][20] The show premiered on Netflix in 2021 and stars Michelle Obama and is produced by Barack and Michelle Obama under their production company Higher Ground Productions.[21][22][23]

Konner directed an episode of Deli Boys and served as head writer and director for the upcoming series Bad Thoughts, set to premiere on May 13.[24]

Filmography

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Film and Television Work
Year Title Creator Director Writer Producer Notes
2025 Bad Thoughts
2025 Deli Boys Yes Yes 1
2013-2019 Drunk History Yes Yes Yes Yes 70 Episodes and 2 Specials
2015-2018 Another Period No Yes Yes Yes 33 Episodes
2013 Ghost Ghirls Yes Yes Yes Yes 12 Episodes
2016 The Art of the Deal: The Movie No Yes No No Special
2021-2022 Waffles + Mochi Yes Yes Yes Yes 10 Episodes
2021 Waffles + Mochi: Holiday Feast Yes Yes Yes Yes Television Special
2016 Garfunkel and Oates: Trying to Be Special No Yes No No Television Special
2007 This Is My Friend Yes Yes Yes Yes Pilot
2008 D Tour: A Tenacious Documentary Yes Yes Yes Yes Documentary Feature
2007-2011 Drunk History Web Series No Yes Yes Yes 6 Episodes

Awards and nominations

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Jeremy Konner has been nominated for seven Primetime Emmy Awards in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 for his work on Drunk History[25][26][27][28][29][30][31]. He received the Jury Prize for Short Filmmaking at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival for his short film Drunk History: Douglass and Lincoln.[32]

Personal life

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Jeremy Konner lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife, architect Emily Farnham and their son.[33] He is Jewish.[34]

References

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  1. ^ a b "A Picture of Health: A Stroke in Prime Time". Los Angeles Times. 2008-09-11. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  2. ^ "How Girls' Executive Producer and Writer Jenni Konner Gets Ahead". Glamour. 2014-12-03. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  3. ^ "Cross Sections (Spring 2019) by Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences - Issuu". issuu.com. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  4. ^ "Jeremy Konner '02". www.sarahlawrence.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  5. ^ Koehler, Robert (2008-02-13). "D Tour: A Tenacious Documentary". Variety. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  6. ^ August 27, Clarkisha Kent; EDT, 2019 at 12:00 PM. "Inside the hilarious drunken origins of 'Drunk History' with Jack Black and Michael Cera". EW.com. Retrieved 2022-07-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Worthington, Clint (2020-10-06). "The 25 Funniest Drunk History Segments, Ranked". Vulture. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  8. ^ "'Drunk History' Creators Derek Waters and Jeremy Konner Talk Saying Goodbye to the Emmy-Nominated Show, the Prophecy of Typhoid Mary". Awardsdaily. 2020-08-21. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  9. ^ "Take That, Ken Burns". The New Yorker. 2014-07-22. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  10. ^ "The Healing Buzz of "Drunk History"". The New Yorker. 2018-07-16. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  11. ^ August 19, Dan Snierson; EDT, 2020 at 10:02 PM. "'Drunk History' canceled after six seasons". EW.com. Retrieved 2022-07-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ "TV Picks: 'Ghost Ghirls,' Streisand, 'Treme,' 'Rick and Morty'". Los Angeles Times. 2013-11-28. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  13. ^ NewEnglandFilm.com (2015-06-29). "Behind Comedy Central's Another Period An interview with director Jeremy Konner about the new Comedy Central sitcom with connections to Newport, Rhode Island". NewEnglandFilm.com. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  14. ^ "COMEDY CENTRAL® SECURES ALL-STAR CAST FOR NEW..." Comedy Central Press. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  15. ^ Barnes, Brooks (2016-02-10). "Funny or Die Made a Trump Biopic, Starring Johnny Depp". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  16. ^ Horst, Carole (2016-06-09). "Director Jeremy Konner Reveals How 'Donald Trump: The Art of the Deal' Came Together". Variety. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  17. ^ "How Johnny Depp's Donald Trump Send-Up for Funny or Die Came Together". Vanity Fair. 2016-02-13. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  18. ^ Donahue, Ann (2021-03-16). "'Waffles + Mochi' Review: Of Course Michelle Obama Puts Out the Best Kids' TV Show in a Generation". IndieWire. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  19. ^ Waffles + Mochi, retrieved 2022-07-28
  20. ^ "Michelle Obama's Lesson to Kids: You Are What You Watch". The New Yorker. 2021-03-27. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  21. ^ "Watch Waffles + Mochi | Netflix Official Site". www.netflix.com. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  22. ^ ""Waffles + Mochi" creators can't believe they got Michelle Obama to star, either". Newsweek. 2021-03-19. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  23. ^ "'Waffles + Mochi': Michelle Obama and puppets take kids on a global food journey, from Japan to Italy". KCRW. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  24. ^ Billington, Alex (2025-04-30). "Tom Segura's Very Dark Sketch Comedy Series 'Bad Thoughts' Trailer | FirstShowing.net". www.firstshowing.net. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
  25. ^ "Jeremy Konner". Television Academy. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  26. ^ Times, The New York (2015-07-16). "Emmy Awards 2015: Winners and Nominees". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  27. ^ T. H. R. Staff (2016-07-14). "Emmys 2016: The Full List of Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  28. ^ Variety Staff (2017-07-13). "Emmys 2017: Full List of Nominations". Variety. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  29. ^ "2018 Emmy Nominations Announced: See the Full List". Vanity Fair. 2018-07-12. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  30. ^ Whitten, Sarah (2019-09-22). "Amazon's 'Fleabag' and HBO's 'Game of Thrones' win top honors at the 71st Emmy Awards show". CNBC. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  31. ^ Variety Staff (2020-07-28). "Emmys 2020: List of Nominations". Variety. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  32. ^ Fernandez,AP, Jay A.; Fernandez, Jay A.; AP (2010-01-28). "'Drunk History' wins Sundance jury prize". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  33. ^ "Mandy Moore's Architect Ditched This Fan-Favorite Floor Plan in Her Own Home". domino. 2021-04-28. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  34. ^ Headapohl, Jackie. "Tribe at the Emmy's". Retrieved 2022-07-27.
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