Eric Appel

Eric Appel

Eric Appel (born August 13, 1980) is a writer/director working in television, film, and commercials. Originally from Endicott, New York, Appel attended the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, majoring in computer animation. While in college, Appel also began performing improv comedy, after his girlfriend brought him to a "show at the University of Pittsburgh called 'Friday Nite Improvs,' where anyone from the audience could volunteer to go up on stage and perform these improv games." After moving to New York City, Appel started taking classes at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater and became very involved very quickly. While still in New York, Appel got a job writing for The Andy Milonakis Show, then moved to Los Angeles for that show's third season when its production was relocated to California. He subsequently wrote for Crank Yankers and Human Giant, then went to work for the comedy website Funny or Die. "Funny or Die was such a young company when they hired me... There were about eight of us all sitting around a large dining room table on laptops. Every day a few people would disappear to go shoot some shit and then the next day they would be sitting next to you editing it. Then it would go up on the site and it would either get a million hits or nobody would watch it and it would disappear and then it was on to the next thing. Everyone there worked at their own pace and you were encouraged to just go pick up a camera and make something... I used this as an opportunity to start directing my own sketches and quickly found out that not only do I like directing more than writing, but also that I’m better at it." Appel would go on to extensively direct series television, with credits including Eagleheart, NTSF:SD:SUV, The Office, New Girl, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Son of Zorn, and Die Hart. In 2022, Appel made his feature directorial debut with Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, based on a Funny or Die short that he directed twelve years earlier. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eric Appel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Title: Eric Appel
  • Popularity: 0.706
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1980-08-13
  • Place of Birth: Endicott, New York, USA
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Eric Appel Movies

  • 2022
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    Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

    Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

    6.73 2022 HD

    Exploring every facet of ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic’s life, from his meteoric rise to fame with early hits like ‘Eat It’ and...

    Genre: Music

    Cast: Daniel Radcliffe

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  • 2010
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    Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

    Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

    7 2010 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Aaron Paul

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  • 2012
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    Swords, Knives, Very Sharp Objects and Cutlery

    Swords, Knives, Very Sharp Objects and Cutlery

    5 2012 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Rob Huebel

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  • 2010
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    Paranormal Saw

    Paranormal Saw

    1 2010 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Erin McGathy

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  • 2010
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    This Show Will Get You High

    This Show Will Get You High

    6.5 2010 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Matt Besser

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  • 2022
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    Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

    Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

    6.73 2022 HD

    Genre: Music

    Cast: Daniel Radcliffe

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  • 1970
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    Stepdude

    Stepdude

    1 1970 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast:

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  • 2023
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    Die Hart

    Die Hart

    6 2023 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Kevin Hart

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  • 2011
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    Field of Dreams 2: NFL Lockout

    Field of Dreams 2: NFL Lockout

    5 2011 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Ray Liotta

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  • 2010
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    Paranormal Saw

    Paranormal Saw

    1 2010 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Erin McGathy

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  • 2010
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    Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

    Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

    7 2010 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Aaron Paul

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  • 2022
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    Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

    Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

    6.73 2022 HD

    Genre: Music

    Cast: Daniel Radcliffe

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  • 2010
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    Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

    Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

    7 2010 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Aaron Paul

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  • 2010
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    Paranormal Saw

    Paranormal Saw

    1 2010 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Erin McGathy

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  • 2022
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    Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

    Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

    6.73 2022 HD

    Genre: Music

    Cast: Daniel Radcliffe

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  • 1970
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    Stepdude

    Stepdude

    1 1970 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast:

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  • 2014
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    5.8 2014 HD

    An always inappropriate, fearless and unapologetic former trophy wife masquerades as a teacher in order to find a new man after her wealthy husband...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Ari Graynor

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  • 2014
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    6.4 2014 HD

    After being the subject of an embarrassing viral video, a self-involved 20-something enlists the help of a marketing expert to revamp her image in...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Karen Gillan

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  • 2011
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    7.1 2011 HD

    A year ago, vampires, werewolves and zombies mysteriously descended upon the streets of California's San Fernando Valley. The Undead Task Force (UTF)...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Tania Raymonde

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  • 2014
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    6.9 2014 HD

    Nina is a dedicated, career driven corporate attorney who has a very public nervous breakdown after getting passed up for an expected promotion and...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Eliza Coupe

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  • 2014
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    6.5 2014 HD

    Terry Gannon Jr. was an All Star softball player until life threw her a couple curve balls: a baby, a lost college scholarship and a loser for a...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: James Caan

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  • 2014
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    6.4 2014 HD

    The third time's the charm, they say, and reformed party girl Kate is hoping that's true when she becomes the third wife of a slightly older man,...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Malin Åkerman

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  • 2015
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    6.2 2015 HD

    Will Freeman lives a charmed existence as the ultimate man-child. After writing a hit song, he was granted a life of free time, free love and freedom...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: David Walton

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  • 2012
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    5.3 2012 HD

    Dr. George Coleman is a top veterinarian with an impressive list of famous animal patients at the Crane Animal Hospital—a bustling New York...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Justin Kirk

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  • 2014
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    6.4 2014 HD

    It's not every family that's brought closer together by divorce, but then again, the Fishers are anything but typical.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: J.K. Simmons

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  • 2019
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    8.1 2019 HD

    In the high-tech gold rush of modern Silicon Valley, the people most qualified to succeed are the least capable of handling success. Partially...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Thomas Middleditch

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  • 2017
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    6.2 2017 HD

    Zorn, the animated warrior, returns to Orange County, CA, to win back his live-action ex-wife Edie and teenage son, Alan.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Tim Meadows

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  • 2015
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    6.7 2015 HD

    The story follows the lives of Andrew, an employee at an internet dating site who dreams of meeting the girl of his dreams, and Zelda, a no-nonsense...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Ben Feldman

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  • 2014
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    5.8 2014 HD

    Look who’s making the news again! One of NY’s most beloved news anchors, Mike Henry (Michael J. Fox), put his career on hold to spend...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Michael J. Fox

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  • 2019
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    5.8 2019 HD

    Written by and starring acclaimed comedy troupe The Katydids, Teachers shows their hilariously warped perspective as six elementary school teachers...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Caitlin Barlow

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  • 2021
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    8.2 2021 HD

    A single-camera ensemble comedy following the lives of an eclectic group of detectives in a New York precinct, including one slacker who is forced to...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Andy Samberg

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  • 2023
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    6.9 2023 HD

    Tired of being the comedic sidekick, Kevin Hart gets his wish when a famous director offers him his dream – to be a leading man action star...

    Genre: Action & Adventure

    Cast: Kevin Hart

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  • 2015
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    7.3 2015 HD

    Entertainment news set in a parallel universe and featuring clips of the dark alleyways of the television landscape.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Pat O'Brien

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  • 2011
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    7.5 2011 HD

    Three incoming freshman in a big-time, Midwestern college football program have to juggle football, girls, class and nonstop hazing.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Darin Brooks

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  • 2018
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    7.346 2018 HD

    Jessica Day is an offbeat and adorable girl in her late 20s who, after a bad breakup, moves in with three single guys. Goofy, positive, vulnerable...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Zooey Deschanel

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  • 2013
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    8.575 2013 HD

    The everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Rainn Wilson

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  • 2020
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    8 2020 HD

    Infomercials is an umbrella title for independent, quarter-hour television comedy specials airing on Adult Swim. Unlike actual paid programming, all...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast:

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  • 2013
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    7 2013 HD

    A fresh and funny take on modern friendship and what one urban family will do to stay friends after the perfect couple who brought them all together...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Eliza Coupe

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  • 2013
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    6.9 2013 HD

    NTSF:SD:SUV:: – meaning National Terrorism Strike Force: San Diego: Sport Utility Vehicle:: – is a quarter-hour format American...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Rob Riggle

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  • 2011
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    1 2011 HD

    In 2009, Danny Jelinek and Jason Whetzell teamed up to bring Channel 101 an offbeat, ridiculously well-made series consisting of five short segments...

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