Jonathan Krisel

Jonathan Krisel
Jonathan Krisel at the 71st Annual Peabody Awards
Born	United States
Other names	Jon
Occupation	Director, producer, writer actor,
Years active	1996–present

Jonathan Krisel is an American director, producer, writer, editor, and occasional actor. He is best known for his work with the comedy duo Tim & Eric, having directed episodes of Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! and Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule. Krisel has also directed and co-wrote every episode of Portlandia, as well as several SNL Digital Shorts.

Jonathan Krisel first began working with the comedy duo Tim & Eric in 2006, on their animated series Tom Goes to the Mayor, where he worked as an animator, producer, and senior editor. Next, he worked as director, writer, co-executive producer, and senior editor on their sketch comedy series Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! from 2007 to 2010, directed episodes of Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule, and contributed to the script of their 2012 film Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie. He also worked on several Digital Shorts for the sketch comedy television series Saturday Night Live.

Since 2011, he has directed, co-written and executive produced every episode of the satirical sketch comedy series Portlandia, starring Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen on the IFC network. He also co-created the show and has appeared in three episodes. He has also directed episodes of Kroll Show and Man Seeking Woman.