Samantha Scharff
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Samantha Scharff is an American television producer and comedy writer. She is most recognized for her work producing Robert Smigel
's "TV Funhouse
" cartoons on NBC's “Saturday Night Live
”. Samantha also produced the hour and a half special “The Best Of Saturday TV Funhouse” which aired during the SNL time slot and received critical acclaim, as well as the DVD title for Universal Home Video.
Samantha was responsible for bringing Stephen Colbert
’s character Tek Jansen
to life and produced the animated segments for “The Colbert Report” on Comedy Central. She produced Robert Smigel’s “TV Funhouse
” series, which also aired on Comedy Central.
Samantha was the executive producer and writer for “Stage Z”, a 24-hour online event for Barry Diller’s IAC in collaboration with Live Earth 2007 which included eco segments with comedians such as Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, and more. Samantha was also the vision behind the animated PSA’s for Norman Lear’s Declare Yourself. She created and produced these videos for the “Get Out The Vote” campaign. They can be found on the web titled "Skool House Rock The Vote" and "Skool House Rock Sticker".
Presently, Samantha is the executive producer, creator, and writer for “The Monkey Factory”, an animated pilot for 20th Century FOX Studios featuring Kristen Wiig, Paul Scheer, Casey Wilson, Jason Nash, as an ensemble cast. Other work for FOX includes “Animals” which she produced for Robert Smigel and Happy Madison Productions, as well as a pilot Samantha is currently producing starring Kristen Bell titled “Maggie”.
Robert Smigel
Robert Smigel is an American actor, humorist, comedian and writer known for his Saturday Night Live "TV Funhouse" cartoon shorts and as the puppeteer and voice behind Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog.-Early life:...
's "TV Funhouse
TV Funhouse
Saturday TV Funhouse is the title of a recurring skit on NBC's Saturday Night Live featuring cartoons created by longtime SNL writer Robert Smigel as well as a short-lived spinoff series TV Funhouse that ran on Comedy Central...
" cartoons on NBC's “Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
”. Samantha also produced the hour and a half special “The Best Of Saturday TV Funhouse” which aired during the SNL time slot and received critical acclaim, as well as the DVD title for Universal Home Video.
Samantha was responsible for bringing Stephen Colbert
Stephen Colbert
Stephen Tyrone Colbert is an American political satirist, writer, comedian, television host, and actor. He is the host of Comedy Central's The Colbert Report, a satirical news show in which Colbert portrays a caricatured version of conservative political pundits.Colbert originally studied to be an...
’s character Tek Jansen
Tek Jansen
Tek Jansen is a fictional character featured on The Colbert Report and in a comic book series published by Oni Press. Jansen originated as a recurring joke in the form of a supposed self-published science fiction novel on the Report, reportedly as a parody of Bill O'Reilly's 1998 novel, Those Who...
to life and produced the animated segments for “The Colbert Report” on Comedy Central. She produced Robert Smigel’s “TV Funhouse
TV Funhouse
Saturday TV Funhouse is the title of a recurring skit on NBC's Saturday Night Live featuring cartoons created by longtime SNL writer Robert Smigel as well as a short-lived spinoff series TV Funhouse that ran on Comedy Central...
” series, which also aired on Comedy Central.
Samantha was the executive producer and writer for “Stage Z”, a 24-hour online event for Barry Diller’s IAC in collaboration with Live Earth 2007 which included eco segments with comedians such as Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, and more. Samantha was also the vision behind the animated PSA’s for Norman Lear’s Declare Yourself. She created and produced these videos for the “Get Out The Vote” campaign. They can be found on the web titled "Skool House Rock The Vote" and "Skool House Rock Sticker".
Presently, Samantha is the executive producer, creator, and writer for “The Monkey Factory”, an animated pilot for 20th Century FOX Studios featuring Kristen Wiig, Paul Scheer, Casey Wilson, Jason Nash, as an ensemble cast. Other work for FOX includes “Animals” which she produced for Robert Smigel and Happy Madison Productions, as well as a pilot Samantha is currently producing starring Kristen Bell titled “Maggie”.
External links
- http://www.nofactzone.net/?tag=jj-sedelmaier
- http://www.declareyourself.com/pressroom/declare_yourself_goes_old_skool_and_gets_out_the_vote_with_new_animated_psas.html
- http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117930350.html?categoryid=32&cs=1&p=0
- Saturday Night Live