A familiar face. A favorite credit.
Asa Taccone
The sketches, the credits, the comedy.
All in one place.
Born September 21, 1981Age 45
Credited work (1)
Funny from behind the scenes.
The person behind the punchline
A little backstory.
Asa Taccone is an American musician, songwriter and producer whose comedy work includes music for Saturday Night Live’s digital shorts. The archive includes his writing and production credit on Dick in a Box. He collaborated with The Lonely Island, including his brother Jorma Taccone, and shared the short’s Emmy for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics in 2007.
Taccone is the singer and songwriter of Electric Guest, the band he formed with Matthew Compton. Its albums include Mondo and Plural. Alongside his recording career, he has composed music for television programmes including Portlandia and American Dad!, connecting pop songwriting with comedy and animation.