Michael Koman
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Occupation(s) | Writer, comedian |
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Children | 2 |
Michael Koman is an American comedian and television writer and producer. His notable credits include writing for Late Night with Conan O'Brien for seven years, and serving as co-creator, writer, and executive producer for Nathan for You, which aired for four seasons.[1]
Early life
Koman grew up in
Koman's
Career
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
While at MADtv, Koman worked closely with Greg Cohen, who had written previously for Late Night with Conan O'Brien. On Cohen's recommendation, Koman was hired to write for O'Brien's show. Between 2001 and 2008, Koman collaborated with fellow Late Night writers including Brian Stack and Andrew Weinberg, helping to create recurring characters and bits such as "The Interrupter" and "Hannigan the Traveling Salesman". He also developed the concept behind the frequently reprised "Walker, Texas Ranger Lever" and spearheaded a parody of Aaron Sorkin's Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip called "Studio 6A" (in reference to Conan's television studio in 30 Rockefeller Plaza), thus satirizing a program that was itself dramatizing a fictional version of the often satirical show Saturday Night Live.[3] When the show filmed a special episode in Finland following the discovery of O'Brien's rabid fan base there,[4][5] Koman and Weinberg, together with head writer Mike Sweeney, accompanied the host and helped generate the material.[6]
During his tenure at Late Night, Koman also occasionally appeared in on-air sketches. In one sketch, he played an accountant for the show who proposed a nonsensical solution to the gay marriage debate, which made headlines in American media in 2004.[7] In another sketch, on May 16, 2007, O'Brien confronted Koman at home after the latter had called in sick to work. Koman was ultimately dragged into the studio for the live taping and publicly humiliated (with his obviously willing participation).[8] This segment also precipitated a rekindling of the ongoing romance between Koman and his future wife, Ellie Kemper, who had been both a writers' staff intern at the show and a regular performer in its sketches.[9][10] Around the time of the release of the first-generation of Apple's iPhone in 2007, Late Night ran a fake advertisement purporting to show how multifunctional the new device was, with Koman and Kemper appearing together in this sketch.[11]
Post-Late Night
In 2008, Koman left Late Night with the approaching transition in
Koman's next original TV series had him reviving his former writing partnership with Weinberg and teaming up with director
Toward the end of his direct involvement with Eagleheart, which concluded with his co-writing of its third and final season, Koman turned his attention to work on Nathan for You.
During the run of Nathan for You, Koman helped create and write for
Following the end of Nathan for You, Koman returned to New York, where he began writing for Saturday Night Live during the summer of 2017.
Personal life
Koman married actress and comedian
References
- ^ Weiner, Jonah (June 12, 2014). "Nathan Fielder's Ingenious Dumb Humor". The New York Times. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Evans, Bradford (July 29, 2014). "Inside 'Nathan For You' with Co-Creator Michael Koman". Vulture. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- ^ "Aaron Sorkin's Live from 6A Starring Liev Schreiber". YouTube.
- ^ Lemola, Johanna (February 13, 2006). "A Trip to Conelandia, Also Known as Finland". The New York Times. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
- ^ "Conan Goes to Finland [Full Episode]". YouTube.
- ^ "Conan's Writers - Mocking Conan and a Trip to Finland (Paley Center, 2008)". YouTube.
- ^ "Late Night Staff Weighs in on Gay Marriage 4/2/04". YouTube.
- ^ "Conan Travels Conan Invades Michael Koman's Apartment 5 16 07". YouTube.
- ^ a b Blake, Meredith (May 13, 2017). "Sunday Conversation: Ellie Kemper brings her Midwestern good cheer (and Princeton smarts) to "Kimmy Schmidt"". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- ^ Sittenfeld, Curtis (January 2015). "Profile: Ellie Kemper, Star of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt". Vanity Fair. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- ^ "Late Night with Conan O'Brien - iPhone". YouTube.
- ^ a b "Michael Koman". IMDb.
- ^ Greene, Andy (September 15, 2017). "15 Things We Learned Hanging Out With Nathan Fielder". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- ^ Lloyd, Robert (February 3, 2011). "Television review: 'Eagleheart'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
- ^ Wolk, Josh (January 15, 2014). "You Should Really Embrace the Lunacy of Eagleheart". Vulture. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
- ^ "New York Comic Con 2013: Eagleheart Crew Interview". YouTube.
- ^ Rabin, Nathan (October 23, 2018). "Goodbye and Thank You, Nathan For You". Nathan Rabin's Happy Place. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- ^ "The Jack and Triumph Show". IMDb.
- ^ "Primetime Emmy Awards (2007)". Television Academy.
- ^ Shattuck, Kathryn (April 13, 2016). "Q. and A. with Ellie Kemper: Talking Kimmy Schmidt, Jon Hamm and Tarantulas". The New York Times. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- ^ "Ellie Kemper's Engagement Story". YouTube.
- ^ Kandra, Deacon Greg (August 17, 2017). "Making a splash: Ellie Kemper talks with Stephen Colbert about her son's baptism". Aleteia. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- ^ "Ellie Kemper Performs a Ballad Inspired by Her Baby's Toy". YouTube.
- ^ Moniuskzo, Sara (October 5, 2019). "Ellie Kemper reveals she gave birth last month, shares name (and first photo) of baby no. 2". USA Today. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
External links
- Michael Koman at IMDb