Kurt Braunohler is a comedian, actor, and writer who once hired a skywriter to write "How Do I Land?" in the sky over LA. In features, Kurt can be seen in Judd Apatow's feature "The Big Sick" for which he was the on-set writer, and will appear in the upcoming Charlize Theron / Seth Rogen feature "Flarsky" for which he was also the on-set writer. Kurt's television appearances include but are not limited to: Lady Dynamite, Bob's Burgers, The New Girl, @midnight, Another Period, The Kroll Show, Drunk History, Deadbeat, Adam Ruins Everything, and Chelsea Lately. In stand-up, Kurt's one hour stand-up special, "Trust Me," premiered on Comedy Central, and he regularly appears on late night sets on Conan, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Seth Meyers and The Late Late Show with James Corden. He has been featured in Variety's annual prestigious "10 Comics To Watch" list and is the co-creator and co-host of the continuously sold-out variety show "Hot Tub" for 13 years with Kristen Schaal. He jet-skied from Chicago to New Orleans once... for charity. "A charismatic comedian with a flair for the absurd." - New York Times "Kurt Braunohler is the closest thing we have to a real-life Willy Wonka." - Vice "Not only a singular talent, but an inimitable spirit." - LA Weekly.
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Biography from IMDb.
- February 22, 1976 (50)
- Neptune, New Jersey, USA
- Actor and writer, also producer
- 27 on MovieCove · 34 credits in all
What are Kurt Braunohler's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 2 · Earnest 2
Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 1
A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 4
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous3
- Cyclical1
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 Kurt Braunohler's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (7).
Subscription and free streaming for Kurt Braunohler'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
34 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page; 10 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
B-Roll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Oh. What. Fun.(2025)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Krapopolis(2023)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Kurt Braunohler: Perfectly Stupid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Barbarian(2022)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Mr. Mayor(2021)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows
The Great North(2021)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
An American Pickle(2020)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Long Shot(2019)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Black Monday(2019)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows
The Big Sick(2017)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
SXSW Comedy with Natasha Leggero - Part Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Brown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
American Housewife(2016)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
The Good Place(2016)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Lady Dynamite(2016)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
Another Period(2013)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Salad Mixxxer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Hits(2014)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Deadbeat(2014)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Gravity Falls(2012)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Bunk(2012)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
Money from Strangers(2012)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
New Girl(2011)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
Bob's Burgers(2011)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
New York Stand-Up Show(2010)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
Infomercials (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Aquarium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Career shape
Star power in the 86th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 29 titles from 2007 to 2026; peak year 2022.
Biggest box office
The Big Sick (2017)
Highest rated
The Big Sick (2017)
Most popular right now
Barbarian (2022)
Film career
Peak 2022 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 2011Screen debut· Bob's Burgers
- 2014First film· Hits
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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Kurt Braunohler's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up7
- 50th to 74th9
- 25th to 49th9
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
10 of their 27 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved5
- Divisive2
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser10
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed8
Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
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.
Is Kurt Braunohler's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Kurt Braunohler work with?
People who share at least 2 of Kurt Braunohler's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shannon Hartman shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Shannon HartmanShared titles: Kurt Braunohler: Trust Me (2017), New York Stand-Up Show (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Shannon Hartman
Cinematographers
- Brian BurgoyneShared titles: Kurt Braunohler: Trust Me (2017), The Big Sick (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Brian Burgoyne
Producers
- Donna SmelandShared titles: Kurt Braunohler: Trust Me (2017), New York Stand-Up Show (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Donna Smeland
- Michelle CaputoShared titles: Kurt Braunohler: Trust Me (2017), New York Stand-Up Show (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Michelle Caputo
- Isaac HorneShared titles: Kristen Schaal: Live at the Fillmore (2013), New York Stand-Up Show (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Isaac Horne
- Dan LubetkinShared titles: Bunk (2012), New York Stand-Up Show (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Dan Lubetkin
Mixed roles
- Scotty LandesShared titles: Bunk (2012), Money from Strangers (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Scotty Landes
