Joel Boyd
Script Consultant, Filmmaker and Screenwriter
Los Angeles, California
October 2022
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About Joel
Joel Boyd is a comedy writer, actor, and director his audience has described as “visceral, witty, and real”. Originally from Milwaukee, WI he broke through the scene as a Just For Laughs New Face of Comedy in Montreal in 2018.
He has been on the rise as a writer for such hit shows as DROP THE MIC (TBS), HISTORY OF SWEAR WORDS (Netflix), EARTH TO NED (Disney+) and ARSENIO! LIVE FROM NETFLIX IS A JOKE FEST (Netflix). Gracing the small screen with guest star appearances on THE CHI (SHOWTIME), HOT DATE (PopTV/Netflix), and INSIDE JOKES (Amazon).
Joel is most notably known for his award-winning dark comedy mental health web series, SAD-ASS BLACK FOLK, of which he is the co-creator, star & co-director, as well as his award-winning dark comedy short HIGH POWER. You can also see him in the Sopranos prequel film, THE MANY SAINTS OF NEWARK.
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Credits
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Arsenio! Live From Netflix Is A Joke Fest (
2022 )
TV Special by Netflix (Comedy and Talk-Show) Staff Writer Arsenio Hall's return to legendary talk show format for a four-part digital special at Netflix Is A Joke Festival (2022). -
High Power (
2022 )
Film (short) by Joel Boyd Writer-Director After a god-awful shameful performance, an insecure comedian falls into a spiraling, celestial, adventurous mental breakdown. Jury Award Winner for Best International Short at International Black & Diversity Film Festival in Toronto, Canada. -
History of Swear Words (
2021 )
Television by Netflix Staff Writer Nicolas Cage hosts a six-part comedically educational docuseries on the history of American expletives.
Awards
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Best International Short (International Black & Diversity Film Festival)
(2022) -
Director's Choice Comedy Award (Fort Worth Indie Film Fest)
(2020)
Education
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Columbia College Chicago
(2011-2014)
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