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Michael Shoemaker

Michael Shoemaker

Producer and writer

Primetime Emmy winner · 2 other major award bodies

Works as
Producer and writer
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all

What are Michael Shoemaker's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Gentle 3 · Charged 0 · Intense 0

Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
3
Warm
2
Contemplative
2
Hopeful
1
Absurd
1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Michael Shoemaker's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Peacock (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Michael Shoemaker's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

18 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Brian(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • The Day Drinking with Seth Meyers New Year's Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Writer

  • Seth Meyers: Dad Man Walking(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • Good One: A Show About Jokes(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • Late Night with Seth Meyers: Corrections (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 182 episodes · Executive Producer

  • The Amber Ruffin Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 57 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Mapleworth Murders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 12 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
  • A.P. Bio(2018)

    Show 42 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
  • Late Night with Seth Meyers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 368 episodes · Producer

  • The Awesomes(2013)

    Show Creator · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
  • Parks and Recreation(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Randy Steptaszkji

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Co-Producer

  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Producer

  • NBC 75th Anniversary Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Writer

  • Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Producer · Writer

  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Producer

  • Saturday Night Live(1975)

    Show 133 episodes · Producer · as Audience Member (uncredited) · as Audience Member / Grayson Moorhead Broker (uncredited) · as David Duke supporter (uncredited) · as Donovan Campbell (uncredited) · as Employee (uncredited) · as Grayson Moorhead Broker (uncredited) · as Montel Williams Show Audience Member (uncredited) · as Sabra Price is Right audience member (uncredited) · as Tom Hank's body double (uncredited) · as Voter (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 17 titles from 1975 to 2026.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 17: 1 only acting, 1 with another roleWriting3 of 17: 2 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing13 of 17: 11 only producing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stOther crew1 of 17: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s1 · 1 acting · 1 crew1990s2 · crew2000s4 · 1 acting · 3 crew2010s3 · crew2020s7 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy and 2 other major awards from 39 major nominations, 2000–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy/Variety Series – Talk or Sketch
  2. 2025
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy/Variety Specials
  3. 2024
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Talk Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy/Variety Talk Series
  4. 2023
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy/Variety Talk Series
  5. 2022
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Talk Series
  6. 2021
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy/Variety Talk Series
  7. 2020
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
  8. 2019
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy/Variety Talk Series
Show 15 earlier years
  1. 2018
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy/Variety Series
  2. 2017
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy/Variety Series
  3. 2016
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy/Variety (Music, Awards, Tributes) - Specials
  4. 2015
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated ×2 · Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Writers Guild Award, won · Comedy/Variety - Music, Awards, Tributes - Specials
  5. 2014
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television
  6. 2013
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television
  7. 2012
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series
  8. 2011
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series
  9. 2009
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
  10. 2008
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
  11. 2005
    • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Variety Television
  12. 2004
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
  13. 2003
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy/Variety - Music, Awards, Tributes - Specials
  14. 2001
    • Writers Guild Award, won · Comedy/Variety - Music, Awards, Tributes - Specials - Any Length
  15. 2000
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Michael Shoemaker's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 83rd percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th5

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Michael Shoemaker work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael Shoemaker's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Seth Meyers shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Producers