A familiar face. A favorite credit.
John Moffitt
The sketches, the credits, the comedy.
All in one place.
Credited work (12)
Funny from behind the scenes.
The person behind the punchline
A little backstory.
John Moffitt is an American television director and producer whose career spans music, variety and sketch comedy. He began as a production assistant on The Ed Sullivan Show and rose to assistant director and director. His later work included The Richard Pryor Show, Fridays and the HBO satire series Not Necessarily the News.
Moffitt co-founded Moffitt/Lee Productions and worked on HBO’s Comic Relief specials and televised Emmy ceremonies. He has also produced and directed stand-up specials. His Television Academy oral history documents the production of live performances and his transition from variety television to comedy series and specials.