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Paul Pennolino

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  • Director
  • Production Department
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Paul Pennolino is known for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014), Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (2016) and The Problem with Jon Stewart (2021).
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    • Nominated for 9 Primetime Emmys
      • 19 nominations total

    Known for

    John Oliver in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014)
    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
    8.8
    TV Series
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    Samantha Bee in Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (2016)
    Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    Jon Stewart in The Problem with Jon Stewart (2021)
    The Problem with Jon Stewart
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    Phil Keoghan in Explorer (2015)
    Explorer
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director

    Credits

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Jon Stewart, Desi Lydic, Michael Kosta, Jordan Klepper, Ronny Chieng, and Josh Johnson in The Daily Show (1996)
      The Daily Show
      8.3
      TV Series
      • associate director
      • 2000–2017
    • John Oliver in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014)
      Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
      8.8
      TV Series
      • associate director
      • 2014–2016
    • News Your Own Adventure
      TV Special
      • associate director
      • 2015
    • The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear (2010)
      The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
      7.2
      TV Special
      • associate director
      • 2010
    • Steve Carell Salutes Steve Carell (2001)
      Steve Carell Salutes Steve Carell
      8.7
      TV Special
      • associate director
      • 2001
    • The Campaign Trail to the Road to the White House: Storytellers (2000)
      The Campaign Trail to the Road to the White House: Storytellers
      TV Special
      • associate director
      • 2000
    • Politically Incorrect (1993)
      Politically Incorrect
      6.5
      TV Series
      • associate director
      • 1993

    Director

    • John Oliver in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014)
      Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
      8.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • directed by
      • 2016–2026
    • Jon Stewart in The Problem with Jon Stewart (2021)
      The Problem with Jon Stewart
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021–2023
    • Jon Stewart, Desi Lydic, Michael Kosta, Jordan Klepper, Ronny Chieng, and Josh Johnson in The Daily Show (1996)
      The Daily Show
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017–2020
    • The Daily Show's The Yearly Show 2017
      4.5
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Samantha Bee in Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (2016)
      Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
      6.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016–2017
    • Phil Keoghan in Explorer (2015)
      Explorer
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016
    • The Daily Show: Between the Scenes (2016)
      The Daily Show: Between the Scenes
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016
    • The Out at the Movies Fabulous Big 'O' Special: Miscast Away
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2001

    Production Department

    • David Letterman in Late Night with David Letterman (1982)
      Late Night with David Letterman
      7.5
      TV Series
      • production staff
      • 1986–1988
    • Late Night with David Letterman: 6th Anniversary Special (1988)
      Late Night with David Letterman: 6th Anniversary Special
      7.6
      TV Special
      • production staff
      • 1988

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Paul graduated from the Radio-TV School at the University of Arizona, Tucson in 1984. He worked as a News Photographer for the ABC-TV affiliate in Tucson, KGUN 9, for a year, before returning to his native state of New York.

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