Dan Harmon

Dan Harmon is an American comedy writer, producer, and actor who began in Milwaukee comedy with ComedySportz and the Dead Alewives and co-founded Channel 101, an alternative television network and website, with Rob Schrab. He later created the NBC sitcom Community, which drew on his own community college experience, and served as its showrunner for several seasons. With Justin Roiland he created the animated series Rick and Morty, which premiered in 2013 and won him Emmys for Outstanding Animated Program in 2018 and 2020. He also created the Fox animated sitcom Krapopolis and, with Rob Schrab, wrote the screenplay for Monster House, which received an Academy Award nomination. His podcast Harmontown, which he co-hosted with Jeff B. Davis, led to the documentary Harmontown (2014). Earlier, he won an Emmy for his work on the Hugh Jackman opening number at the 81st Academy Awards.