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
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
2007
Scream VI
2023
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017
The Naked Gun
2025
Grown Ups 2
2013
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
2022
Neighbors
2014
The Watch
2012
Water and Power
2008
Hot Rod
2007
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
2022
House of Cosbys
2005
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2016
The 'Bu
2003
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
7 Splinters in Time
2018
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
2017
Football Town
2005
Awesometown
2006
Regarding Ardy
2003
White Power
2001
Awesometown
2006
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
2019