As a creator, I love comedy as a language. And I love to use that language to tell stories of all kinds--absurd, deep, weird, scary, heartbreaking, cathartic, and more.
Joseph Scrimshaw is a writer, comedian, and filmmaker with experience performing, producing, and writing in multiple mediums. He’s written for Adult Swim’s fantasy comedy TV show, Tigtone, the movie-riffing group, RiffTrax, the public radio sketch comedy show, Wits, the scripted podcast, Getting On With James Urbaniak, and more. His film, "The Narrator," starring Phil LaMarr won the Silver Award for Best Experimental short at the Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology. His horror films, Unboxing The Cosmos and The Nightmare Adorable have been screened at multiple festivals. Joseph’s plays Adventures in Mating, An Inconvenient Squirrel, and My Monster (written with Bill Corbett) have been performed worldwide. As a comedian and actor, Joseph’s done the SF SketchFest, Jonathan Coulton’s JoCoCruise, multiple Fringe Festivals, pop culture conventions, and a commercial with the monkey from Friends. A true highlight of his career.
  • Producer (4 Credits)
    The Demon's Commentary2024
    Experimental, Short
    The Narrator 2023
    Experimental, Short
    The Nightmare Adorable 2023
    Short
    Unboxing The Cosmos2022
    Short
  • Writer (4 Credits)
    The Demon's Commentary2024
    Experimental, Short
    The Narrator 2023
    Experimental, Short
    The Nightmare Adorable 2023
    Short
    Unboxing The Cosmos2022
    Short
  • Director (4 Credits)
    The Demon's Commentary2024
    Experimental, Short
    The Narrator 2023
    Experimental, Short
    The Nightmare Adorable 2023
    Short
    Unboxing The Cosmos2022
    Short
  • Acting (3 Credits)
    The Demon's Commentary2024
    Experimental, Short
    The Nightmare Adorable 2023
    Short
    Unboxing The Cosmos2022
    Short
  • Editor (2 Credits)
    The Narrator 2023
    Experimental, Short
    The Nightmare Adorable 2023
    Short
Best Short Horror, Channel Audience Award Winner
The Nightmare Adorable
Horror Screenings Film Festival Bloody Mirror
Tbilisi, Georgia
2024
6 nominations
The Nightmare Adorable
HorrOrigins
Tucson
2023
Silver Award for Best Experimental Short
The Narrator
Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology
Portland, Oregon
2023
Current City
Los Angeles , California
Hometown
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Height
5'9'
Gender
Male
Ethnicity
Caucasian
Eye Color
Blue
"There's the donut and there's the hole and you should keep your eye on the donut." -David Lynch
As a creator, I love comedy as a language. And I love to use that language to tell stories of all kinds--absurd, deep, weird, scary, heartbreaking, cathartic, and more.
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