Adam McKay

Adam McKay is an American writer, director and producer who developed his comedy in Chicago with improv groups and Second City. He joined Saturday Night Live’s writing staff in 1995 and became head writer the following year, before moving into feature films.

McKay directed Will Ferrell in comedies including Anchorman, Talladega Nights, Step Brothers and The Other Guys, and helped establish Funny or Die. His later films include The Big Short, for which he shared the adapted-screenplay Oscar, and the political satires Vice and Don’t Look Up.