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Kat Likkel

Kat Likkel

Writer and producer · USA

Writers Guild Award nominee

Kat Likkel and John Hoberg are an American duo of screenwriters and producers of television and film. A married couple who has been working together since the late 1990s, their writing and production credits include television series My Name Is Earl, Better Off Ted, Black-ish, Galavant, Downward Dog, and American Housewife, as well as the Pixar film Elemental.

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Biography from TMDB.

From
USA
Works as
Writer and producer
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 25 credits in all

What are Kat Likkel's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
4
Warm
5
Absurd
4
Romantic
1
Thrilling
1
Other
3

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical3

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 Kat Likkel's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Kat Likkel'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

25 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Feltbags (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Writer

  • Elemental(2023)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • Downward Dog(2017)

    Show Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
  • American Housewife(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · Teleplay · Writer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
  • Galavant(2015)

    Show 18 episodes · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
  • The Neighbors(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
  • Man Up!(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows
  • Better Off Ted(2009)

    Show 13 episodes · Co-Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
  • My Name Is Earl(2005)

    Show 6 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
  • Life on a Stick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Pet Alien(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows
  • Hope & Faith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 3 episodes · Writer

  • Angela Anaconda(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all shows
  • Sabrina: The Animated Series(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Creator · Writer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows
  • The Famous Jett Jackson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show(1997)

    Show 12 episodes · Producer · Story · Writer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows
  • 101 Dalmatians: The Series(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows
  • The Angry Beavers(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows
  • Street Fighter: The Animated Series(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows
  • DarkStalkers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • Timon & Pumbaa(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
  • Aaahh!!! Real Monsters(1994)

    Show 4 episodes · Story · Writer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
  • Rugrats(1991)

    Show 4 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
  • Christmas Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

  • Untitled Country Music Musical (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 24 titles, 22 of them dated from 1991 to 2025.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing24 of 24: 20 only writing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score52ndProducing3 of 24: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew1 of 24: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

24 titles, 4 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1990s11 · crew2000s5 · crew2010s4 · crew2020s2 · 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

2 major nominations and no wins, 2006.

  1. 2006
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy Series
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated · New Series

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.

Who does Kat Likkel work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kat Likkel's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Hoberg shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Mixed roles