Kyle Newacheck
Birth dateJanuary 23, 1984 (age 42)
Years active2004–present
OccupationWriter · director · producer · actor

Kyle Newacheck (born January 23, 1984) is an American television writer, director, producer and actor. He is one of the creators of the Comedy Central show Workaholics, in which he also co-starred. He is a producer and director on the FX comedy horror series What We Do in the Shadows.

Newacheck is also a professional pickleball player signed to the Selkirk Emerging Pros team.[1]

Life and career

Originally from Concord, California,[2] Newacheck graduated from the Los Angeles Film School in 2004 with a degree in editing.[3][4] He worked as an editing teacher at his alma mater before forming the sketch comedy group Mail Order Comedy with Blake Anderson, Adam DeVine and Anders Holm in 2006.[5][6]

Newacheck began writing, directing and editing comedy short films with Mail Order Comedy, most notably the "Crossbows and Moustaches" web series for MySpace.[4] In 2011, Newacheck co-created Workaholics, a Comedy Central series which aired for seven seasons, which revolves around three slackers and their drug dealer. Newacheck co-stars in the series as the drug dealer Karl Hevacheck.[7]

Newacheck directed approximately half of the Workaholics episodes. He has since become a television comedy director, directing episodes of Community, Parks and Recreation, Happy Endings and others.[citation needed][8][9][10] He is currently set to direct an untitled TV movie written by Greg Daniels and Robert Padnick.

Newacheck collaborated with Mail Order Comedy partner DeVine for his show Adam DeVine's House Party. Newacheck is the co-creator, director, and occasional star.

He directed the music video for Childish Gambino's "The Worst Guys" in 2014 alongside his brother, Adam.

In June 2016 it was announced that Devine, Anderson, Holm and Newacheck were working on a film with Seth Rogen as producer.[11] The film, Game Over, Man!, debuted on Netflix in 2018.

Since 2019, he has been a co-executive producer and director on the FX series What We Do in the Shadows.

Filmography

Director

Film

YearTitleDirectorExecutive
Producer		Writer
2018Game Over, Man!
2019Murder Mystery
2025Happy Gilmore 2

Television

YearTitleDirectorWriterCreatorExecutive
Producer		Notes
2006Mail Order ComedyTV movie
2006–2008Crossbows & MustachesAll 10 episodes
2007Online NationSegments "Arm Wrestling Champion,
Diet Coke & Mentos"
2007–2008Preppy HippiesAll 8 episodes, also producer
2008The Dude's HouseAll 3 episodes
Super SeniorsTV short
420 Special: Attack of the Show! from JamaicaTV special
Prototank
5th YearAll 5 episodes
2011–2017WorkaholicsDirected 41 episodes, Wrote 3 episodes
2012Community2 episodes
Parks and RecreationEpisode "Soda Tax"
2012–2013Happy Endings3 episodes
2013Untitled Greg Daniels & Robert PadnickTV movie
2013–2016Adam Devine's House Party8 episodes
2016IdiotsitterEpisode "Viva La Joy"
2017GhostedEpisode "The Machine"
2020–2024What We Do in the Shadows19 episodes
2023BookieEpisode "Nepo Bookies"

Music video

YearArtistTitle
2012Childish Gambino"Heartbeat"
2014"The Worst Guys" (featuring Chance the Rapper)

Actor

Film

YearTitleRole
2014NeighborsBeer Pong Guy #4
2022I'm Totally Fine[12]The Towny

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011–2017WorkaholicsKarl HevacheckSeries regular
2013–2016Adam Devine's House PartyHimself8 episodes
2015'[13]ParamedicEpisode: "Immortality, Part One"

Awards and nominations

YearAwardsCategoryWorkResult
2022Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Comedy SeriesWhat We Do in the Shadows[14]

References

  1. ^ "Selkirk Emerging Pros Team | Selkirk Sport Pro Pickleball Players". Archived 2024-07-05 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
  2. ^ "Comedy Central Stars Take on the Taco Trail". Visit Concord. 2021-09-08. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  3. ^ "Kyle Newacheck - Bio - Workaholics". Comedy Central Press. Archived from the original on February 21, 2015.
  4. ^ "Bios". Mail Order Comedy. Archived Dec 20, 2019 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ^ "Kyle Newacheck". The Los Angeles Film School. 8 August 2024. Archived 11 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  6. ^ "BIO". www.kylenewacheck.com. Archived Feb 24, 2020 at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ^ "'Workaholics' Anderson, Holm, and Newacheck Sign With WME". Deadline. 30 June 2014. Archived 7 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  8. ^ Barsanti, Sam (January 13, 2016). "Workaholics guys to team up with the Russo brothers for graphic novel adaptation". The A.V. Club. Archived December 9, 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  9. ^ Couch, Aaron (19 March 2013). "'Workaholics' Co-Creator on Show's Future and Directing Chevy Chase". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived 27 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  10. ^ The Contra Costa Times (10 January 2013). "Blake Anderson And Kyle Newacheck, 'Workaholics' Stars, Reflect On Concord Roots". Archived 22 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 11 October 2017. – via HuffPost.
  11. ^ Kit, Borys (June 6, 2016). "'Workaholics' Creators, Seth Rogen Team for Action Comedy 'Game Over, Man!' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived January 17, 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  12. ^ Del Rosario, Alexandra (2021-02-24). "Kyle Newacheck To Produce Sci-Fi Dramedy 'I'm Totally Fine' Starring Jillian Bell & Natalie Morales; How The Film Came Together In 10 Days During Covid". Deadline. Archived 2021-02-25 at the Wayback Machine.
  13. ^ "CSI Files - Immortality, Part One". Archived 2024-12-03 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  14. ^ "Kyle Newacheck". Archived 2022-08-06 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-08-06.