DIRECTOR/WRITER/PRODUCER/DECENT GUITARIST
Brandon Dermer is a director, writer, and producer whose comedic instincts and Midwest upbringing bring an authentic voice to every project he touches — on and off camera. He also wants you to know his high school screamo band opened for both Barack Obama and Fall Out Boy.
Brandon created WHAT WOULD DIPLO DO? with James Van Der Beek at Viceland. The show sold to Spike Jonze and Brandon directed and executive produced the entire first season. 
His feature film debut I’M TOTALLY FINE  was released theatrically now is now streaming. The film, written by American Dad!‘s Alisha Ketry and produced by Kyle Newacheck (Happy Gilmore 2, What We Do In The Shadows, Workaholics), stars Jillian Bell (Brittany Runs a Marathon, GodMothered), Natalie Morales (No Hard Feelings, Parks & Rec) Harvey Guillén (What We Do in the Shadows), Blake Anderson (Workaholics) and Karen Maruyama (The Binge 2: It’s A Wonderful Binge).
Dermer directed Andrew Santino's latest Hulu special White Noise, which he also executive produced alongside Peyton Manning and his production company, Omaha Productions.
His music videos and commercials have been featured at SXSW Film Festival, MTV's VMAs, Vimeo Staff Pick, Huffington Post, Rolling Stone, Adweek, The Front Page of Reddit, AV Club, Vulture and many more capturing hundreds of millions of views online. He's directed music videos for Diplo, Dillon Francis, Blink-182, Panic! At The Disco, The Jonas Brothers, Noah Cyrus, Trippie Redd, Young Thugg, Julia Michaels and many more.
Dermer, alongside Dave Rispoli and Alex Alereza, co-created the hit podcast "Right Now with John Goblikon", with Rispoli hosting as John. The podcast has featured guests like Andrew Santino, Pete Holmes, Ron Funches, Paul Scheer, and Chloe Radcliffe.  John Goblikon first appeared in Nekrogoblikon's viral music video "No One Survives", written and directed by Dermer, starring Rispoli. The character’s success has since grown to include a book, "John Goblikon’s Guide to Living Your Best Life", now in development as a sitcom and more!
Dermer's s work will make you cry. In a good way! From laughing too hard, feeling all the feels, seeing yourself in a character on screen (whether that character is a human or some sort of otherworldly creature) - Dermer has mastered the art of creating relatable and hilarious characters.

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