Greg Daniels
Greg Daniels is a writer and producer.
Works
Chelm: The Smartest Place on Earth
Set in the mythical “Town of Fools” and originally told in Yiddish, this animated special shares the absurdist humor and interpretive questioning that is a nod to Jewish intellectual traditions and features a fresh take on the silly antics and exaggerated conflicts of the town, while also preserving the essence and heart of the classic folktales.
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Common Side Effects
Former high school lab partners Marshall and Frances begin to unravel a conspiracy involving big pharma and the federal government to suppress knowledge of a rare mushroom that may hold the key to curing all the world’s diseases.
Release Date: 2025-02-02
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Episode Count: 10
Vote Count: 136
Exploding Kittens
It's the ultimate fight between good and evil when God and his nemesis, the spawn of Satan, are sent to Earth to live with humans — as talking cats.
Release Date: 2024-07-12
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Episode Count: 9
Vote Count: 76
In the Know
Lauren Caspian is public radio's third most popular host. He's a well-meaning, hypocritical nimrod, just like you and me. He's also a stop motion puppet. Each episode follows the making of an episode of Lauren's show In the Know, in which Lauren conducts in-depth interviews with real world human guests. Lauren collaborates with a diverse crew of NPR staff. They are also puppets and nimrods.
Release Date: 2024-01-25
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Episode Count: 6
Vote Count: 12
Praise Petey
Petey is a New York City “it” girl who has it all until her life comes crashing down around her. As luck would have it, a mysterious gift from her father gives her a new lease on life: she’s going to “lean into” modernizing his small-town cult.
Release Date: 2023-07-21
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Episode Count: 10
Vote Count: 8
My Mom, Your Dad
A group of single parents nominated by their college-age kids move into a house together for a second chance at love, unaware that their adult children are right down the street living in a second house, watching their every move through hidden cameras and manipulating their encounters. From humorous cringe moments to heartwarming confessions, the kids will see their parents in a whole new light as they are presented with opportunities to select who they’ll be matched with on one-on-one dates, and who may join the family Thanksgiving for years to come.
Release Date: 2022-01-13
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Episode Count: 8
Vote Count: 1
Space Force
A four-star general begrudgingly teams up with an eccentric scientist to get the U.S. military's newest agency — Space Force — ready for lift-off.
Release Date: 2020-05-29
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Episode Count: 17
Vote Count: 748
A Parks and Recreation Special
Pawnee's most dedicated civil servant, Leslie Knope, is determined to stay connected to her friends in a time of social distancing.
Release Date: 2020-04-30
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Vote Count: 40
Upload
In 2033, people who are near death can be “uploaded” into virtual reality hotels run by 6 tech firms. Cash-strapped Nora lives in Brooklyn and works customer service for the luxurious “Lakeview” digital afterlife. When L.A. party-boy/coder Nathan’s self-driving car crashes, his high-maintenance girlfriend uploads him permanently into Nora’s VR world.
Release Date: 2020-04-30
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Episode Count: 25
Vote Count: 1242
Hello Ladies
Stuart Pritchard is an awkward, overly-confident Englishman trying to date in Los Angeles – where he repeatedly attempts to infiltrate the world of beautiful people.
Release Date: 2013-09-29
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 112
The Office Retrospective
The cast and crew of the American version of The Office discuss the show and highlights from the previous episodes.
Release Date: 2013-05-16
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Character: Self
Vote Count: 9
The Office: Secret Santa Pack
You are cordially invited to celebrate the holiday season at The Office! Please join us for some Benihana hijinks, gift-giving gaffes, holiday over-indulgences and classic Moroccan memories. Inappropriate behavior is encouraged at this Office party. Seasons Greeting from Scranton!
Release Date: 2012-10-16
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
The Mindy Project
Obstetrician/gynecologist Mindy Lahiri tries to balance her personal and professional life, surrounded by quirky co-workers in a small medical practice in New York City.
Release Date: 2012-09-25
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 163
Parks and Recreation
In an attempt to beautify her town — and advance her career — Leslie Knope, a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana, takes on bureaucrats, cranky neighbors, and single-issue fanatics whose weapons are lawsuits, the jumble of city codes, and the democratic process she loves so much.
Release Date: 2009-04-09
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Episode Count: 110
Vote Count: 1590
The Office
The everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.
Release Date: 2005-03-24
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Episode Count: 186
Vote Count: 4521
Monsignor Martinez
Live-action spin off based on the in-show telenovela from "King of the Hill" that follows the adventures of the titular character.
Release Date: 2000-01-01
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Vote Count: 2
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
Classic Saturday Night Live skits featuring the hilarious Phil Hartman.
Release Date: 1998-01-01
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Vote Count: 15
King of the Hill
Set in Texas, this animated series follows the life of propane salesman Hank Hill, who lives with his overly confident substitute Spanish teacher wife Peggy, wannabe comedian son Bobby, and naive niece Luanne. Hank has conservative views about God, family, and country, but his values and ethics are often challenged by the situations he, his family, and his beer-drinking neighbors/buddies find themselves in.
Release Date: 1997-01-12
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Episode Count: 3
Vote Count: 595
The Simpsons
Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.
Release Date: 1989-12-17
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Episode Count: 8
Vote Count: 10212
Seinfeld
A stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in New York City in the '90s. It's a show about nothing.
Release Date: 1989-07-05
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 2119
Not Necessarily the News
Not Necessarily the News is a satirical sketch comedy series that first aired on HBO in September 1982 as a comedy special, and then ran as a series from 1983 to 1990. It featured sketches, parody news items, commercial parodies, and humorous bits made from overdubbing or editing actual news footage. It was based on the British series, Not the Nine O'Clock News. Not Necessarily the News was also the birthplace of Rich Hall's sniglets.
Release Date: 1983-08-08
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 4
Best Buds
Calvin works at his family-owned flower shop (called Best Buds), the “crown jewel of the local strip mall.” When his best friend, Evelyn, comes back to town after dropping out of grad school, he gets her a job at the shop and they begin a mission to bring the place out of the 1980s and into the present.
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
The Paper
The documentary crew that immortalized Dunder Mifflin's Scranton branch is in search of a new subject when they discover a historic Toledo newspaper, The Truth Teller, and the eager publisher trying to revive it.
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Episode Count: 1