Adam McKay (born April 17, 1968) is an American screenwriter, producer, and director. McKay began his career as a head writer for the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (SNL) from 1995 to 2001. After leaving SNL, McKay collaborated with comedian Will Ferrell on his comedy films Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), and The Other Guys (2010). Ferrell and McKay later co-wrote and co-produced numerous television series and films, with McKay himself co-producing their website, Funny or Die, through their company, Gary Sanchez Productions. Aside from working with Ferrell, McKay wrote and directed the satirical films The Big Short (2015), Vice (2018), and Don't Look Up (2021). McKay won an Academy Award, a BAFTA, and a Critics' Choice Award for adapting the screenplay of The Big Short. In 2019, McKay founded Hyperobject Industries, a production company. Description above from the Wikipedia article Adam McKay, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
15 movies · 7 shows
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
2020·6.7
Hal
2019·6.6
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
2016·0.0
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
2015·5.6
This Is Comedy
2014·0.0
The Other Guys
2010·6.3
Step Brothers
2008·6.6
Green Team
2007·5.8
Good Cop, Baby Cop
2007·6.3
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
2007·0.0
The Landlord
2007·6.5
Girl Missing
2007·1.0
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
2006·6.4
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
2004·6.0
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004·6.7