B. J. Porter (born May 12, 1970, in Dallas, Texas) is an actor, writer
and comedian. Porter began his career writing and performing on the
HBO sketch comedy program, Mr. Show. Porter, along with the rest of
the Mr. Show writing staff, was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1999.
Porter won an Emmy in 2014 and 2015 for the Funny or Die series
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis, which he co-created. Between
Two Ferns was also nominated for an Emmy in 2013.Porter has served as
a co-executive producer and writer on FX's It's Always Sunny In
Philadelphia, Married and Fox animated series Bordertown. Prior to
that, he was a co-executive producer and writer on the HBO series The
Life & Times of Tim, a writer for NTSF:SD:SUV on Adult Swim, and the
head writer for the 2010 MTV Movie Awards show, hosted by Aziz Ansari.
Porter has created pilots for Showtime, USA, Fox, NBC, Amazon Studios,
Comedy Central, Warner Bros. Television and FX (TV channel).Porter
performed as the comedy duo "The Fun Bunch" with frequent comedy
partner Scott Aukerman. Porter and Aukerman also created the
long-running live, weekly alternative comedy show Comedy Death-Ray,
hosted at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Los Angeles. In
2007, Porter and Aukerman created and produced a sketch show pilot for
Fox titled The Right Now! Show. One of the sketches from this pilot,
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis, was put up on the website
Funny Or Die.Porter, Aukerman and Zach Galifianakis co-created and
executive produce the Funny or Die series Between Two Ferns with Zach
Galifianakis for which they were nominated for an Emmy Award in 2013
and won the award in 2014 and 2015. It remains one of the most
successful webseries and Porter has directed some of the most popular
episodes including the Steve Carell and Jennifer Aniston episodes. In
March 2014, an episode was released with President Barack Obama. It
was designed to bring attention to the Affordable Care Act.
and comedian. Porter began his career writing and performing on the
HBO sketch comedy program, Mr. Show. Porter, along with the rest of
the Mr. Show writing staff, was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1999.
Porter won an Emmy in 2014 and 2015 for the Funny or Die series
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis, which he co-created. Between
Two Ferns was also nominated for an Emmy in 2013.Porter has served as
a co-executive producer and writer on FX's It's Always Sunny In
Philadelphia, Married and Fox animated series Bordertown. Prior to
that, he was a co-executive producer and writer on the HBO series The
Life & Times of Tim, a writer for NTSF:SD:SUV on Adult Swim, and the
head writer for the 2010 MTV Movie Awards show, hosted by Aziz Ansari.
Porter has created pilots for Showtime, USA, Fox, NBC, Amazon Studios,
Comedy Central, Warner Bros. Television and FX (TV channel).Porter
performed as the comedy duo "The Fun Bunch" with frequent comedy
partner Scott Aukerman. Porter and Aukerman also created the
long-running live, weekly alternative comedy show Comedy Death-Ray,
hosted at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Los Angeles. In
2007, Porter and Aukerman created and produced a sketch show pilot for
Fox titled The Right Now! Show. One of the sketches from this pilot,
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis, was put up on the website
Funny Or Die.Porter, Aukerman and Zach Galifianakis co-created and
executive produce the Funny or Die series Between Two Ferns with Zach
Galifianakis for which they were nominated for an Emmy Award in 2013
and won the award in 2014 and 2015. It remains one of the most
successful webseries and Porter has directed some of the most popular
episodes including the Steve Carell and Jennifer Aniston episodes. In
March 2014, an episode was released with President Barack Obama. It
was designed to bring attention to the Affordable Care Act.
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