Jay Karas

Career Overview

Jay Karas has 55 screen credits in a career dating back to 1999. Their work is anchored in the Red Riding Collection universe with 1 titles. Signature works include The Main Event, The Swap, The Truth About Christmas. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

55

Known For

• 

  The Main Event
• 

  The Swap
• 

  The Truth About Christmas
• 

  Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife
• 

  Bill Burr: Walk Your Way Out
• 

  Feeding America Comedy Festival

Associated Universes

• Red Riding Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Claire Rankin (2 collaborations)
• Seth Carr (1 collaborations)
• Tichina Arnold (1 collaborations)
• Adam Pally (1 collaborations)
• Ken Marino (1 collaborations)
• Mike Mizanin (1 collaborations)
• Momona Tamada (1 collaborations)
• Keith Lee (1 collaborations)
• Babatunde Łukasz Aiyegbusi (1 collaborations)
• Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah (1 collaborations)

Credits

• directing (47 credits)

  • Suburban Kings

    director

    directing
    2026
  • Best Medicine

    - Norway No How (2026) ... director directing

    - Hello Darkness, My Port Wenn (2026) ... director directing
    2026
  • Ghosts

    - Polar Opposites (2026) ... director directing

    - Gate-gate (2026) ... director directing

    - Man of Your Dreams (2024) ... director directing

    - The Owl (2024) ... director directing

    - Woodstone's Hottest Couple (2023) ... director directing
    2021
  • Abbott Elementary

    - Audit (2025) ... director directing

    - Smith Playground (2024) ... director directing

    - Juice (2022) ... director directing

    - Story Samurai (2022) ... director directing

    - Work Family (2022) ... director directing
    2021
  • Acapulco

    - Runnin' Down a Dream (2025) ... director directing

    - The Heat Is On (2025) ... director directing

    - Talkin' Bout a Revolution (2025) ... director directing

    - Waterfalls (2025) ... director directing

    - Burning Down the House (2024) ... director directing
    2021
  • Feeding America Comedy Festival

    director

    directing
    2020
  • The Main Event

    director

    directing
    2020
  • Adam Devine: Best Time of Our Lives

    director

    directing
    2019
  • The Truth About Christmas

    director

    directing
    2018
  • Demetri Martin: The Overthinker

    director

    directing
    2018
  • Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife

    director

    directing
    2018
  • Tom Segura: Disgraceful

    director

    directing
    2018
  • Splitting Up Together

    - Letting Ghost (2018) ... director directing
    2018
  • Siren

    - Interview with a Mermaid (2018) ... director directing
    2018
  • Christina P: Mother Inferior

    director

    directing
    2017
  • Nick Offerman & Megan Mullally - Summer of 69: No Apostrophe

    director

    directing
    2017
  • Bill Burr: Walk Your Way Out

    director

    directing
    2017
  • The Swap

    director

    directing
    2016
  • Jeff Foxworthy & Larry the Cable Guy: We've Been Thinking

    director

    directing
    2016
  • Ali Wong: Baby Cobra

    director

    directing
    2016
  • Tom Segura: Mostly Stories

    director

    directing
    2016
  • Miranda Sings: Selp Helf

    director

    directing
    2015
  • Sarah Colonna: I Can't Feel My Legs

    director

    directing
    2015
  • Jimmy Dore: Sentenced To Live

    director

    directing
    2015
  • Anjelah Johnson: Not Fancy

    director

    directing
    2015
  • Tig Notaro: Boyish Girl Interrupted

    director

    directing
    2015
  • Demetri Martin: Live (At The Time)

    director

    directing
    2015
  • Bill Burr: I'm Sorry You Feel That Way

    director

    directing
    2014
  • Break Point

    director

    directing
    2014
  • Sirens

    - Hypocritical Oath (2015) ... director directing

    - Superdick (2015) ... director directing
    2014
  • Doug Stanhope: Beer Hall Putsch

    director

    directing
    2013
  • Bob Saget: That's What I'm Talking About

    director

    directing
    2013
  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine

    - Sabotage (2015) ... director directing
    2013
  • Jim Jefferies: Fully Functional

    director

    directing
    2012
  • Bill Burr: You People Are All The Same

    director

    directing
    2012
  • Jeff Ross Roasts America

    director

    directing
    2012
  • Tom Green: Live

    director

    directing
    2012
  • D.L. Hughley: Reset

    director

    directing
    2012
  • Jim Gaffigan: Mr. Universe

    director

    directing
    2012
  • Christopher Titus: Neverlution

    director

    directing
    2011
  • Nick Cannon: Mr. Showbiz

    director

    directing
    2011
  • Eddie Griffin: You Can Tell 'Em I Said It

    director

    directing
    2011
  • Switched at Birth

    - To The Victor Belong The Spoils (2015) ... director directing
    2011
  • Awkward.

    - Sophmore Sluts (2014) ... director directing

    - Touched by an Angel (2014) ... director directing
    2011
  • Parks and Recreation

    - Doppelgängers (2013) ... director directing
    2009
  • Jeffrey Ross: No Offense

    director

    directing
    2008
  • Demetri Martin. Person.

    director

    directing
    2007

• production (7 credits)

  • Best Medicine

    executive producer

    production

    - Norway No How (2026) ... executive producer production

    - A Tale of Two Sister Cities (2026) ... executive producer production

    - Mind Your Own Buboes (2026) ... executive producer production

    - Port Wenn-ings and a Funeral (2026) ... executive producer production

    - Doc Martin (2026) ... executive producer production
    2026
  • Acapulco

    executive producer

    production

    - Never Gonna Give You Up (2025) ... executive producer production

    - The Winner Takes It All (2025) ... executive producer production

    - Runnin' Down a Dream (2025) ... executive producer production

    - The Heat Is On (2025) ... executive producer production

    - Eso Me Enseño Mama (2025) ... executive producer production
    2021
  • Jim Gaffigan: Noble Ape

    executive producer

    production
    2018
  • Tom Arnold: Past & Present Imperfectly

    producer

    production
    2018
  • Jeff Ross Roasts America

    executive producer

    production
    2012
  • D.L. Hughley: Reset

    executive producer

    production
    2012
  • 'Weird Al' Yankovic: Live!

    co-producer

    production
    1999

• editing (1 credits)

  • Merry Christmas

    editor

    editing
    1999