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 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. The series is now available on Tubi.
His feature film debut, I'M TOTALLY FINE, was released theatrically and 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, Workaholics), Natalie Morales (The Beast In Me, 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's 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 Thug, Julia Michaels, and many more.
In the commercial space, Dermer has directed campaigns for Dunkin’ starring Hilary Duff; Sonic Drive-In featuring Pete Davidson, Malin Åkerman, and Lisa Rinna; and Arby’s with Trisha Paytas and David Arquette. He has also collaborated with talent such as Bert Kreischer, Travis Barker, Jason Derulo, and Lilly Singh for brands including Amazon, Quickbooks, Live Nation, Intel, EA Sports and many more.
Dermer directed the first 3 episodes of Showtime's Flatbush Misdemeanors season 2 and has directed pilots for Adult Swim, MTV, Avalon and others.
Dermer, alongside Dave Rispoli and Alex Alereza, co-created the hit podcast "Right Now with John Goblikon," with Rispoli hosting as John. The podcast, which is a part of All Things Comedy, has featured guests like Andrew Santino, Frankie Quiñones, Ron Funches, Paul Scheer, and Tiffany Haddish. John Goblikon first appeared in Nekrogoblikon's viral music video "No One Survives," written and directed by Dermer and 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!