Akiva D. "Kiv" Schaffer (born December 1, 1977) is an American writer for Saturday Night Live, film director, songwriter, member of The Lonely Island and actor. Read full biography of Akiva Schaffer →
I'm all about 'Halo 2'.
I find that 'Ghostbusters' and 'Alien' actually have a lot in common in that they're both so naturalistic in the performances. It... →
I've always loved music videos - I used to make my own for bands like Pearl Jam. My favorite directors are Michel Gondry, Spike Jonze, and... →
Cartoons are the best stuff on TV. 'Wonder Showzen,' 'Aqua Teen,' 'SpongeBob,' and, of course, 'South Park' - one of... →
One time, my mom told us, 'No TV.' It was 3 P.M., and I was sneaking it in. She put her hand on the back of the TV to see if it was warm, and... →
'SNL' is our main priority because that was our first big break.
I take a lot of ladies' vitamins, because I never buy my own and that's what's in the house. More iron.
Nothing is better than the moment you have Michael Bolton dressed as Forrest Gump and you see it in action.
All of our heroes did silly stuff early and got more serious as time went on. Steve Martin, Adam Sandler, Bill Murray. They got older, wiser, and... →
'The Watch' is first and foremost a comedy, but since I got to shoot the film using elements from the sci-fi genre, I wanted to make sure the... →
What 'SNL' taught me that was useful on 'The Watch' was, only put in bad words if they can get a laugh - there was no need for swear... →
With a lot of those 'S.N.L.' shorts, we would do them just as we wanted to do them and then beep out the bad words. Since it was late night... →
You learn, even at 'S.N.L.,' that the funniest scripts a lot of the time were written with the actor, because they know what makes people... →
Akiva D. "Kiv" Schaffer (born December 1, 1977) is an American writer for Saturday Night Live, film director, songwriter, member of The Lonely Island and actor.