Bill Benz is your favorite comedian's favorite comedy director.

He got his start directing legendary comedies including Portlandia, Kroll Show, Detroiters, and At Home With Amy Sedaris. His feature directorial debut, The Nowhere Inn, written by and starring Carrie Brownstein and Annie Clark (St. Vincent), premiered at Sundance.

Most recently, Bill directed HBO's new comedy, I Love LA starring Rachel Sennott, Twisted Metal season 2 on Peacock, St. Denis season 2 on NBC, and comedy specials for Nick Kroll and Anthony Jesilnik.

Upcoming, Bill just wrapped Chis Fleming's comedy special to be released at the end of 2025/early 2026.

He also helped create commercial campaigns for brands like Coors, Cadillac, and Old Navy and with agencies including Droga5 and The Martin Agency.

Bill spends his free time in LA making Instagram stories that he almost posts but never does and recently memorized the names of every country in the world instead of working on his screenplay.