Michael Blieden

Biography

Michael Blieden is a writer/director who serves as director and executive produced on the Comedy Central series South Side. His previous directing work has included episodes of Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll for FX, Brooklyn Nine-Nine for FOX, Sirens for USA, Broad City for Comedy Central, Up All Night for NBC, Awkward and The Inbetweeners for MTV, and Children’s Hospital for Adult Swim. Prior to his episodic work, Blieden directed all the short films and roll-ins for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, where he was also a staff writer. He has also produced and directed live specials for comedians Zach Galifianakis and Joe Rogan plus music videos for Fiona Apple and Kanye West.

Directed

1. Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013) — Director
2. Awkward. (2011) — Director
3. Broad City (2014) — Director
4. Super High Me (2007) — Director
5. Zach Galifianakis: Live at the Purple Onion (2007) — Director
6. Sirens (2014) — Director
7. The Comedians of Comedy (2005) — Director
8. Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll (2015) — Director
9. Growing Up Fisher (2014) — Director
10. Joe Rogan: Live (2006) — Director
11. Mary + Jane (2016) — Director
12. South Side (2019) — Director
13. The Comedians of Comedy: Live at the El Rey (2006) — Director
14. Us & Them (2014) — Director
15. Comedians of Comedy (2005) — Director
16. Zach Galifianakis: Look Who it Isn't (2005) — Director
17. Throwing Shade Live (2017) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Arrested Development (2003) — Agent Cummings
2. Zoey 101 (2005) — Mr. Bender
3. ER (1994) — Paul's Brother
4. The King of Queens (1998) — John
5. Childrens Hospital (2008) — Assistant Director
6. Melvin Goes to Dinner (2003) — Melvin
7. Jason Nash Is Married (2014) — Jeff Grayson
8. Maryam (2002) — Pete
9. Everything's Relative (1999) — Patient
10. The Frank International Film Festival (2004) — Michael Blieden