Directing
Akiva Schaffer
Akiva Schaffer (born December 1, 1977) is an American filmmaker. He began his career as a writer for Saturday Night Live and a member of The Lonely Island, a sketch-comedy troupe that first found success on the Internet, which includes Andy Samberg and Jorma Taccone. He majored in film at University of California, Santa Cruz. He is best known for directing the films Hot Rod (2007), Popstar (2016), and the reboot of The Naked Gun (2025).
Titles
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Saturday Night Live
1975
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012
The Naked Gun
2025
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
2007
Scream VI
2023
Grown Ups 2
2013
The Watch
2012
Neighbors
2014
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
2022
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
2022
Hot Rod
2007
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2016
Water and Power
2008
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
The 'Bu
2003
House of Cosbys
2005
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
2017
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
2019
Football Town
2005
Awesometown
2006
7 Splinters in Time
2018
Regarding Ardy
2003
Awesometown
2006
White Power
2001