John Lee (producer)

For other people named John Lee, see John Lee (disambiguation).
John Lee
Lee at the premiere of Pee-wee's Big Holiday at SXSW 2016
Born
John Michael Lee

Portland, Oregon
Occupation(s)Television producer, writer, director, voice actor, musician

John Michael Lee[1] is an American television producer, writer, director, voice actor, and musician best known for his work on the MTV2 comedy series Wonder Showzen as a member of the rock band/art collective PFFR.

Career

Lee is of Chinese ancestry[2] and is long time friends with fellow PFFR member and television producer Vernon Chatman. They met as undergraduates at San Francisco State University.[3] Along with Chatman, Lee is the co-creator, writer, director and star of Wonder Showzen. He voices Wordsworth, one of the main puppet characters and provides various other voices on the show. The pair also co-created Snoop Dogg's 2002 MTV sketch show Doggy Fizzle Televizzle. In addition, Lee is the co-creator of Xavier: Renegade Angel, also with Alyson Levy, Chatman and Jim Tozzi. He also worked as a creative consultant on the Adult Swim series Superjail! in 2009. In 2011, Lee, Levy and Chatman created the Adult Swim mini-series The Heart, She Holler starring Patton Oswalt and Kristen Schaal.

Lee was a member of the now defunct rock trio Muckafurgason. Although his primary role in the band was the bassist, the members of Muckafurgason were often known to "play musical chairs" with their instruments, seeing Lee occasionally turn his hand to lead vocals, guitar and even clarinet.[4] Through Muckafurgason he became acquainted with the band They Might Be Giants, who wrote the song "John Lee Supertaster" about him.

Lee was the director and executive producer of the Adult Swim series Delocated and Neon Joe: Werewolf Hunter season 2 starring Jon Glaser. In 2011, Lee began directing segments for the Comedy Central series Jon Benjamin Has a Van. He also directed the pilot of Inside Amy Schumer and several episodes of Broad City.

Lee's directorial debut was the 2016 Pee-wee Herman comedy film Pee-wee's Big Holiday. Afterwards, in 2019, he created another CGI show with Kytten Janae in the pilot Di Bibl for Adult Swim.[5] He later then directed the 2021 horror film False Positive.

Filmography

Year Title Director Writer Producer Executive producer Actor Role Notes
1997 Life In a Blender: Chicken Dance Yes No No No No Music Video
2002 Late Friday No No No No Yes Himself Muckafurguson (Band)
2002-2003 Doggy Fizzle Televizzle No Yes No Yes No Also creator
2005-2006 Wonder Showzen Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Him / Wordsworth / Various characters Also creator
2007-2009 Xavier: Renegade Angel Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Various characters Also creator
2009-2013 Delocated Yes No No Yes No
2010 Food Party Yes No No No No
2011 Neon Knome No No No Yes No Later reworked into The Problem Solverz which he wasn't involved in
2011 Jon Benjamin Has A Van Yes No No No No
2011-2014 The Heart, She Holler Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Also creator
2013 Inside Amy Schumer Yes No No No No
2014 Broad City Yes No No No No
2015 Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter Yes No No Yes No
2016 Pee-Wee's Big Holiday Yes No No No No
2016 Gigglefudge, U.S.A. Yes Yes No Yes No
2017 At Home with Amy Sedaris No No No Yes No
2018 The Last O.G. Yes No No No No
2018-2020 The Shivering Truth No No No Yes No
2018 Hunky Boys Go Ding-Dong No No No Yes No
2019 Di Bibl Yes Yes No Yes No Also creator
2020 Rate the Cookie No No No Yes No
2021–2022 Search Party Yes No No No No 7 episodes
2021–2023 Teenage Euthanasia No No No Yes Yes Goat / Crocodile Grandfather / Various Sweet Creamers Players 10 episodes as actor; 17 episodes as executive producer
2021 False Positive Yes Yes Yes No No
2022 Flatbush Misdemeanors Yes No No No No
2023 Ballmastrz: Rubicon No No No Yes No
2024 Interior Chinatown Yes No No No No 2 episodes[6]

References

  1. ^ BMI entry
  2. ^ Raftery, Brian (9 June 2020). "Smash Your TV and Have Adventures: An Oral History of 'Wonder Showzen'". The Ringer. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  3. ^ Salon.com "Showzen People" article Archived 2009-11-11 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ downtown.music Muckafurgason review
  5. ^ "Watch Adult Swim Special Episodes for Free from Adult Swim".
  6. ^ "John Lee". IMDB. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
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