A familiar face. A favorite credit.
Dave McCary
The sketches, the credits, the comedy.
All in one place.
Born July 2, 1985Age 41
Credited work (3)
Funny from behind the scenes.
The person behind the punchline
A little backstory.
Dave McCary is an American comedy director, writer and producer who worked on Saturday Night Live’s filmed segments. He joined the show in 2013 after forming the sketch group Good Neighbor with Kyle Mooney, Beck Bennett and Nick Rutherford. His archive credits include writing and directing New Year’s Kiss.
McCary directed the feature comedy Brigsby Bear, starring Mooney, which premiered at Sundance in 2017. He later co-founded the production company Fruit Tree with Emma Stone. His work connects the staging and editing of short comedy films with feature filmmaking and producing, and he returned to SNL to direct Papyrus 2.