Adam McKay
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.
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Films (93)
Go Deep: The DeSean Jackson Story
2026 · Executive Producer
Nature prédatrice
2026 · Producer
Stormbound
2026 · Producer
Just Look Up
2026 · Executive Producer
Trade Secret
2025 · Producer
Toutes les chambres vides
2025 · Executive Producer
Asog
2025 · Executive Producer
You Need This
2025 · Producer
Union
2024 · Executive Producer
Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery
2024 · Executive Producer
Men of War
2024 · Executive Producer
Pistachio Wars
2024 · Executive Producer
Fiebre del Espacio
2024 · Producer
Daniel
2023 · Producer
Instituto Fraude: El Escándalo de Bishop Sycamore
2023 · Executive Producer
Wild Summon
2023 · Executive Producer
The Holly
2023 · Executive Producer
A Lien
2023 · Executive Producer
Le Menu
2022 · Producer
God Forbid: Le scandale sexuel qui a renversé une dynastie
2022 · Executive Producer
Fraîche
2022 · Producer
Don't Look Up : Déni cosmique
2021 · Story, Screenplay, Director, Producer
Barb et Star vont à Vista Del Mar
2021 · Producer
The Oxy Kingpins
2021 · Executive Producer
537 Votos
2020 · Executive Producer
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
2020 · Self
Concours Eurovision de la chanson : L'histoire de Fire Saga
2020 · Executive Producer
Jonathan Scott’s Power Trip
2020 · Executive Producer
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
2019 · Executive Producer
Queens
2019 · Producer
Premières de classe
2019 · Executive Producer
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
2019 · Executive Producer
Newscasters
2019 · Thanks
Hal, l’insoumis du Nouvel Hollywood
2019 · Self
El Vicepresidente: Más allá del poder
2018 · Writer, Director, Producer
Holmes et Watson
2018 · Producer
Ibiza
2018 · Producer
Oh Lucy !
2018 · Executive Producer
Very Bad Dads 2
2017 · Producer
Vegas Academy : Coup de poker pour la Fac
2017 · Producer
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
2016 · Producer, Executive Producer
La patrone
2016 · Producer
Grimsby : Agent trop spécial
2016 · Executive Producer
Very Bad Dads
2015 · Screenplay, Producer
The Big Short : Le Casse du Siècle
2015 · Director, Screenplay
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
2015 · Self
Ant-Man
2015 · Screenplay
Jamais entre amis
2015 · Producer
Grossesse sous surveillance
2015 · Executive Producer
Bienvenidos a mi mundo
2015 · Producer
En taule : Mode d'emploi
2015 · Story, Producer
The Unbelievably Sweet Alpacas
2014 · Director, Writer
Tammy
2014 · Producer
This Is Comedy
2014 · Himself
Légendes vivantes
2013 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
Hansel & Gretel : Witch Hunters
2013 · Producer
Moi, député
2012 · Producer, Story
Cómo impedir una boda
2012 · Producer
Le Dictateur
2012 · Executive Producer
Casa de mi Padre
2012 · Producer
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
2012 · Producer
Fully Loaded
2011 · Executive Producer
Dépucelage mode d'emploi
2010 · Producer
Very Bad Cops
2010 · Dirty Mike, Director, Producer, Writer
Presidential Reunion
2010 · Writer
Le Monde (presque) perdu
2009 · Executive Producer
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
2009 · Producer
Will Ferrell : une dernière soirée avec George W. Bush
2009 · Executive Producer, Stage Director
Prop 8: The Musical
2008 · Producer
Frangins malgré eux
2008 · Man without Glasses, Director, Executive Producer, Screenplay, Story
Green Team
2007 · Erin Gossamer, Director, Writer
The Procedure
2007 · Director, Writer
Good Cop, Baby Cop
2007 · Policeman, Writer, Director
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
2007 · Self
The Landlord
2007 · Friend, Director, Writer, Producer
Girl Missing
2007 · Detective "Sally" LaSalle
Ricky Bobby : roi du circuit
2006 · Terry Cheveaux, Director, Executive Producer, Writer
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
2004 · Custodian, Director, Writer
Présentateur vedette : La Légende de Ron Burgundy
2004 · Custodian, Director, Writer
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999 · Self
Hotel Hotel Hotel Hotel
· Producer
Breeders
· Producer, Writer
J6
· Producer
Plus One
· Producer
The Freshening
· Producer
Flesh of the Gods
· Producer
Monsanto
· Producer
First Ladies
· Producer
Will
· Producer
Five
· Producer
Untitled Adam McKay/Michael Shanks Mystery Sci-Fi Comedy
· Director, Producer
The Parlay
· Producer
Seeker
· Producer
Séries (28)
Get Huge: Looksmaxxing to Death
2026 · Executive Producer
The Chair Company
2025 · Executive Producer
Cobell Energy
2023 · Executive Producer
The Invisible Pilot
2022 · Executive Producer
Game Theory with Bomani Jones
2022 · Executive Producer
Winning Time : The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
2022 · Director, Executive Producer
La tempête QAnon
2021 · Executive Producer
Directors on Directors
2021 · Self
Pintando con John
2021 · Executive Producer
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
2020 · Self
Motherland: Fort Salem
2020 · Executive Producer
Morts à mes yeux
2019 · Executive Producer
Succession
2018 · Executive Producer, Director
L.A. to Vegas
2018 · Producer
No Activity
2017 · Executive Producer
I Love You, America
2017 · Executive Producer
The History of Comedy
2017 · Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · Self
The Spoils Before Dying
2015 · Executive Producer
Bad Judge
2014 · Executive Producer
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self - Guest
Drunk History
2013 · Executive Producer
Big Lake
2010 · Creator
Rire ou mourir
2010 · Producer, Creator
Kenny Powers
2009 · Director, Producer
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Construction Worker / Bob (uncredited), Frat Boy (uncredited), Construction Worker / Man (uncredited), Self / Taddli Audience Member (uncredited), Audience Member (uncredited), Scientist (uncredited), Lab Technician (uncredited), Self (uncredited), Gun Salesman (voice) (uncredited), Uncle Gabby (voice) (uncredited), Various (uncredited), Reporter (uncredited), Shoplifter (uncredited), Dognapper, Keith (uncredited), Writer, Director
The Oscars
1953 · Self
Kings of America
· Executive Producer, Director