{"id":55113,"date":"2024-03-25T16:36:26","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T21:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/?p=55113"},"modified":"2024-03-25T16:38:45","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T21:38:45","slug":"schmidt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/25\/schmidt\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Eddie Schmidt"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>TV Interview!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- TVMEGBODY -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1056557952271337\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8801203268\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55116\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/schmidt1.png\" alt=\"Eddie Schmidt, EP of the Peacock special, &quot;Good One: A Show About Jokes,&quot; streaming March 26.\" width=\"303\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/schmidt1.png 303w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/schmidt1-300x297.png 300w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/schmidt1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 303px) 100vw, 303px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Interview with Eddie Schmidt, EP of the special, &#8220;Good One: A Show About Jokes&#8221; on Peacock by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/13\/biosuzanne\/\">Suzanne<\/a> 3\/19\/24<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This was a fun chat! Don&#8217;t forget to check out the special, streaming exclusively on Peacock, starting tomorrow, March 26th!<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Interview with Eddie Schmidt, EP of  &quot;Good One: A Show About Jokes&quot; on Peacock by Suzanne 3\/19\/24\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QPwwwGHE-G4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>MORE INFO:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-55115 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/goodone.jpg\" alt=\"Key art for the special, &quot;Good One: A Show About Jokes,&quot; streaming March 26 on Peacock\" width=\"235\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/goodone.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/goodone-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A Peacock Original adaptation of the popular Vulture comedy podcast, Good One: A Show About Jokes highlights the journey of a comedian developing new material. This docu-special follows Mike Birbiglia from Providence, R.I. to Washington, D.C. as he builds jokes based on personal truths, mixing comedy with revelations and anecdotes from family and his fellow comedians.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"airdate\">Streaming exclusively on Peacock March 26, 2024.<\/h4>\n<p><b>Featuring:<\/b>\u00a0Mike Birbiglia with Seth Meyers, Joe Birbiglia, Hasan Minhaj, &amp; Atsuko Okatsuka<\/p>\n<p><b>Executive Producers:<\/b>\u00a0Eddie Schmidt, Jesse David Fox, Scoop Wasserstein, Pam Wasserstein, Seth Meyers, Michael Shoemaker, Jason Carden<\/p>\n<p><b>Co-Executive Producers:<\/b>\u00a0Austin Flack, Jyllian Gunther<\/p>\n<p><b>Directed By:<\/b>Eddie Schmidt<\/p>\n<p><b>Producers:<\/b>Sarit G. Work, Maggie Contreras<\/p>\n<p><b>Produced by:<\/b>\u00a0VoxMedia Studios + New York Magazine, Sethmaker Shoemeyers Productions, Eddie Schmidt Productions and Universal Television Alternative Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">ABOUT\u00a0<span class=\"il\">EDDIE<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"il\">SCHMIDT<\/span>\u00a0(DIRECTOR\/EXECUTIVE PRODUCER)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"il\">Eddie<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Schmidt<\/span>\u00a0is an Oscar- and Emmy-nominated producer, director, and showrunner.\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Schmidt<\/span>\u00a0produced six projects that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival: Chelsea Does, starring Chelsea Handler, for Netflix (which he directed); Valentine Road (nominated for two Emmy Awards), Twist of Faith (nominated for an Academy Award), and Chain Camera, all for HBO; This Film Is Not Yet Rated, for IFC, and Troubadours, which aired as part of an Emmy-winning season of PBS\u2019 American Masters.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Other work as showrunner and director includes Netflix\u2019s Ugly Delicious with David Chang; the reboot of\u00a0In Search Of, starring Zachary Quinto, for History; and CBS\u2019 true crime investigation, The Case Of: JonBenet Ramsey.\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Schmidt<\/span>\u00a0also served as Co-Executive Producer of MTV\u2019s Catfish, and Director of NBC\u2019s Who Do You Think You Are, among other series and specials. His short film Good Bread was part of GE\u2019s Focus Forward initiative that enlisted a who\u2019s who of international documentary filmmakers.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"il\">Schmidt<\/span>\u2019s films as Executive Producer include Gilbert: A Gilbert Gottfried Story, which premiered at the\u00a0Tribeca Film Festival before streaming on Hulu and Peacock, and Beauty is Embarrassing, which premiered at South by Southwest before premiering on PBS\u2019 Independent Lens and earning an Emmy nomination. Recently,\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Schmidt<\/span>\u00a0was Consulting Producer on Maestra, which premiered at Tribeca.\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Schmidt<\/span>\u00a0has also appeared on radio\u2019s This American Life. Previously, he served a three-year term as President of the Board of Directors of the International Documentary Association (IDA).<\/p>\n<h3><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-55114 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/meyers.jpg\" alt=\"GOOD ONE: A SHOW ABOUT JOKES -- Pictured: Seth Meyers -- (Photo by: PEACOCK)\" width=\"348\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/meyers.jpg 455w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/meyers-300x264.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 348px) 100vw, 348px\" \/>Seth\u00a0Meyers<\/h3>\n<h4>Host, &#8220;Late Night with Seth Meyers&#8221;; Executive Producer, &#8220;The Amber Ruffin Show&#8221;<\/h4>\n<div class=\"bios__wrapper\">\n<div>\n<p>Seth Meyers is an Emmy Award-winning writer, New York Times bestselling author and host of NBC\u2019s \u201cLate Night with Seth Meyers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLate Night with Seth Meyers\u201d received consecutive Emmy Award nominations in 2022 and 2023 for Outstanding Talk Series. Meyers and the writing staff have been Emmy nominated five times for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (2023; 2017-20). Meyers also received back-to-back Emmy nominations in 2021-22 for \u201cLate Night\u2019s\u201d digital series, \u201cCorrections,\u201d for Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series. \u201cLate Night with Seth Meyers\u201d won the Critics\u2019 Choice Award for Best Talk Show in 2020 and 2021, and was nominated in the same category in 2022 and 2023.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, Meyers released his debut standup special, \u201cLobby Baby,\u201d on Netflix, which was Emmy nominated for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special. In 2018 he hosted the Golden Globe Awards, which was Emmy nominated for Outstanding Variety Special. Meyers hosted the Primetime Emmy Awards in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Meyers was named one of the 2014 TIME 100, Time magazine\u2019s 100 most influential people.<\/p>\n<p>Meyers began his TV career with \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d in 2001 where he was a cast member for 13 seasons. He served as head writer for nine seasons and \u201cWeekend Update\u201d anchor for eight. In 2011, Meyers won the Emmy for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for host Justin Timberlake\u2019s musical monologue.<\/p>\n<p>In all, Meyers has garnered 31 Emmy nominations for his work in television.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to his onscreen acclaim, Meyers is a New York Times bestselling author with the publication of his first picture book, \u201cI\u2019m Not Scared, You\u2019re Scared,\u201d released in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Meyers is co-creator and executive producer alongside Fred Armisen and Bill Hader of IFC\u2019s Emmy-nominated docu-parody series \u201cDocumentary Now!\u201d and an executive producer of \u201cThe Amber Ruffin Show\u201d for Peacock. He executive produced and lent his voice to Hulu\u2019s animated superhero show \u201cThe Awesomes\u201d and executive produced \u201cA.P. Bio\u201d for NBC and Peacock. Meyers and \u201cLate Night\u201d showrunner Mike Shoemaker established their production company, Sethmaker Shoemeyers Productions, in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Meyers hosted the 2010 and 2011 ESPY Awards on ESPN and headlined the 2011 White House Correspondents\u2019 Assn. dinner to rave reviews.<\/p>\n<p>Meyers is based in New York.<\/p>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- TVMEGBODY -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1056557952271337\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8801203268\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-55117\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/schmidt2.png\" alt=\"Eddie Schmidt at 2021 Oscars with others (from IMDB)\" width=\"432\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/schmidt2.png 559w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/schmidt2-300x215.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Proofread and Edited by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/20\/biobrenda\/\">Brenda<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvmeg.com\/index.php\/interviews\/\">Back to the Primetime Articles and Interviews Page<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TV Interview! &nbsp; Interview with Eddie Schmidt, EP of the special, &#8220;Good One: A Show About Jokes&#8221; on Peacock by Suzanne 3\/19\/24 This was a fun chat! Don&#8217;t forget to check out the special, streaming exclusively on Peacock, starting tomorrow, March 26th! MORE INFO: A Peacock Original adaptation of the popular Vulture comedy podcast, Good [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[79,2020,2021,346,36],"class_list":["post-55113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-primetime","tag-article","tag-eddie-schmidt","tag-good-one-a-show-about-jokes","tag-interview","tag-video"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55113"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55113\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55119,"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55113\/revisions\/55119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}