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Bill Benz

Bill Benz

Directing

Biography

Editor and director, known for Portlandia (2011), At Home with Amy Sedaris (2017) and Kroll Show (2013). His feature directorial debut, The Nowhere Inn, written by Carrie Brownstein and Annie Clark (St. Vincent), premiered at Sundance in 2020.

Known For

Portlandia
7.0

Satirical sketch comedy set and filmed in Portland, Oregon that explores the eccentric misfits who embody the foibles of modern culture.

Portlandia

2011
Miracle Workers
6.8

An anthology series in which a colorful blend of outcasts and iconoclasts confront universal issues across various time periods: love, faith, societal norms, and venturing into the unknown.

Miracle Workers

2019
Twisted Metal
7.7

A motor-mouthed outsider with no memory of his past is offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland. With the help of a badass axe-wielding car thief, he’ll face savage marauders driving vehicles of destruction and other dangers of the open road, including a deranged clown who drives an all too familiar ice cream truck.

Twisted Metal

2023
St. Denis Medical
6.7

An eclectic group of underfunded yet dedicated doctors and nurses navigates caring for patients — and each other — while keeping it all together at an Oregon hospital.

St. Denis Medical

2024
Man Seeking Woman
7.0

Josh Greenberg is a naive romantic on a desperate quest for love. When his longtime girlfriend dumps him, Josh enters the dating scene, a nightmarish hellscape of untold horror. Despite the agony, Josh continues his search in the hopes of finding someone who will make all the misery worth it.

Man Seeking Woman

2015
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
6.9

Nora Lin leans on her family as she navigates life and young adulthood in outer borough-NYC.

Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens

2020
I Love LA
6.9

A codependent friend group navigates life and love in Los Angeles. With aspirations of becoming a talent manager, Maia is stalled out as an assistant while living with her boyfriend...until her longtime best friend and frenzied influencer Tallulah returns.

I Love LA

2025
Medical Police
6.4

Doctors Owen Maestro and Lola Spratt leave Children's Hospital and join a secret arm of the CDC to investigate and destroy a deadly global virus.

Medical Police

2020
At Home with Amy Sedaris
7.0

Comedian Amy Sedaris cordially invites you into her home, where she will show off diverse but necessary homemaking skills, from death-bed etiquette, to gutting a fish, to crocheting miniature sweaters for a mice infestation, to entertaining your husband's business associates. As always, Amy will give it her best shot to entertain guests, increase her know-how and her can-do, and attempt to work out personal issues.

At Home with Amy Sedaris

2017
Sound of Metal
7.7

Metal drummer Ruben begins to lose his hearing. When a doctor tells him his condition will worsen, he thinks his career and life is over. His girlfriend Lou checks the former addict into a rehab for the deaf hoping it will prevent a relapse and help him adapt to his new life. After being welcomed and accepted just as he is, Ruben must choose between his new normal and the life he once knew.

Sound of Metal

2020
Son of Zorn
6.1

Zorn, the animated warrior, returns to Orange County, CA, to win back his live-action ex-wife Edie and teenage son, Alan.

Son of Zorn

2016
Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts
7.3

After nearly a decade away, Kumail Nanjiani returns to Chicago, where he got his start in standup, in a new special that tackles anxiety, the perils of buying drugs pre-legalization, and most importantly, cat medication.

Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts

2025
Chris Fleming: Live at The Palace
5.5

From the Cadillac Palace Theatre in Chicago, comedian Chris Fleming bursts onto the screen with a fun and lighthearted blend of skillful storytelling and wild physicality in his first HBO stand-up special. A high-energy performer who seamlessly pivots from one everyday topic to another – from Trader Joe’s to Oreos, NPR, and dog breeds – Fleming bounds across the stage as he shares his unique takes on masculinity, conga lines, and more.

Chris Fleming: Live at The Palace

2026
Thank You and Sorry
6.0

Jack Antonoff tours with his band, Bleachers, and along with the tour schedule, he deals with problems at home - including hiring a new manager and pleasing his girlfriend back in New York. Through documentary and comedy, we get a glimpse into the life of Jack Antonoff and come to understand why he is constantly both thankful and sorry.

Thank You and Sorry

2015
The Nowhere Inn
5.8

When St. Vincent sets out to make a documentary about her music, the goal is to both reveal and revel in the unadorned truth behind her on-stage persona. But when she hires a close friend to direct, notions of reality, identity, and authenticity grow increasingly distorted and bizarre.

The Nowhere Inn

2021
Tim and Eric's Go Pro Show
8.5

This six-episode, high-octane reality show offers viewers a comedic glimpse into the daily lives of comedy stars Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim as they navigate office politics, show business, idiot producers and each other, all while wearing go-pro cameras on their heads.

Tim and Eric's Go Pro Show

2013
The Celery Incident
N/A

A celery salesman goes to great lengths to get celery back on the table. An edited, early release segment ahead of the Season 4 premiere.

The Celery Incident

2014
Mr. Neighbor's House
8.0

Mr. Neighbor leads viewers through his whimsical world of puppets, songs, educational discoveries, and deep-seated emotional issues as he prepares for his 31st Annual 5th Birthday party. The innocence of children's television programming blurs with one man's troubled psyche in this comedic half hour take on a live action kid's show, that is too disturbing for kids.

Mr. Neighbor's House

2016
The 11th Annual On Cinema Oscar Special LIVE from AmatoCon
6.0

Join us Virtually Online through an exclusive LIVE STREAM AMATOCON Experience and be part of The Hei Way Keynote Address and the Closing Night AmatoCon Celebration! Due to the timing of this event, the live stream will also feature LIMITED Oscar Coverage from Movie Expert Gregg Turkington.

The 11th Annual On Cinema Oscar Special LIVE from AmatoCon

2024
Men
6.5

Men will be men.

Men

2017