Jason Woliner
Jason Woliner
Jason Wolineris an American comedy director, writer, and a former child actor. He was the non-performing member of the comedy group Human Giant and directed the bulk of their output. The group, which also consisted of comedians Aziz Ansari, Rob Huebel, and Paul Scheer, produced an MTV sketch comedy show that ran for two seasons. He has been directing, writing on, and executive producing the Adult Swim series Eagleheart, starring Chris Elliott. The show has completed production of three seasons...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth1 June 1980
CountryUnited States of America
We would write scripts, like for 'Shutterbugs.' Then when we shot it, everyone just came up with new stuff. We've definitely learned how to do it better as we've gotten along. So basically, that's how it went. We just go in with ideas and try to figure out funny stuff while we're there.
We made 'Shutterbugs' and 'The Illusionators' to play live at UCB.
With 'Human Giant,' we tested almost everything live and made tweaks based on what worked and what didn't.
I dropped out of college and ended up making this feature film I wrote when I was 19 with some friends. It was terrible.
Before YouTube, I used to show videos at film festivals, and that was good and constructive. Watching things with an audience is a great way to gauge - it's pretty clear what's working in comedy when there's a joke and people laugh or don't laugh.