Robert Barber's Profile on Staff Me Up

Robert Barber

Los Angeles, CA

http://staffmeup.com/profile/id/64318

Summary

If this position is filled I am interested in others. Strong game-show experience. Emmy Award from 'Win Ben Steins money.' Prior to that I was a Stand-up comic. Founded 'The Outlaw Comics' with Sam Kinison and Bill Hicks.

Credits

10/06 – 5/08

Segment Producer Reality Remix (Season 2)

Fox — TV — Natural 9 Entertainment Details
10/06 – 5/08

Produce and write recaps of reality show episodes, comedy pieces, and interviews with stars of these shows in addition to dialogue for the shows host.

10/06 – 5/08

Writer (Helped create the show and wrote for its first 3 years.) Really Awards Reality Tv Awards Show (Season 1)

E! Entertainment — TV — Reality Wanted Details
10/06 – 5/08

Write jokes and dialogue for the shows hosts and presenters. Write and produce comedy segments within the show.

11/03 – 5/04

Researcher The John Henson Project (Season 1)

Spike TV — TV — Big Ticket Television Details
11/03 – 5/04

helped writing staff find offbeat news for the shows segments. Aided Acquisitions in locating and acquiring video and photos for these stories.

5/03 – 7/03

Researcher (A temporary contract job. The show was not picked up.) Untitled (Food Channel Game Show) (Pilot)

Food Network — TV Details
5/03 – 7/03

Fact check answers to a variety of questions about food, cooking, and related fields.

12/01 – 5/02

Researcher (Worked the first and only season the show was on.) The Chair (Season 1)

NBC — TV Details
12/01 – 5/02

Fact checking details of the shows questions and answers.

9/00 – 12/01

Researcher Win Ben Stein's Money (Season 6)

Comedy Central — TV — Valleycrest Productions Details
9/00 – 12/01

Confirm or correct the answers including all possible variations. Very detailed work that requires sorting through tremendous amounts of reference material and interacting with experts in a variety of fields while being able to comprehend esoteric terminology and obscure references. This all must be done to exacting legal specifications.

6/00 – 10/00

Researcher (CD-ROM version of the ESPN game show done through Disney Interactive with ESPN u) Espn's Two Minute Drill

ESPN — TV — Diplomatic Productions Details
6/00 – 10/00

Fact check trivia questions on a multitude of different sports.

8/98 – 9/98

Writer (Short term contract job.) The Mtv Music Awards

MTV — TV — Big Ticket Television Details
8/98 – 9/98

Write jokes and dialogue for the shows hosts and presenters.

Recos

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Skills

  • Research
  • Stand-up Comedy
  • Mentoring and developing young comedy talent
  • Sketch and character comedy
  • Solid experience in comedy and research.