Eric Appel is a writer and director currently residing in Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

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. He has written for MTV's Human Giant

Human Giant

Human Giant is a sketch comedy show on MTV, starring writer/performers Aziz Ansari, Rob Huebel, Paul Scheer and directed primarily by Jason Woliner.The show has completed two seasons. The status of a third season is unknown...

, The Andy Milonakis Show

The Andy Milonakis Show

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and Crank Yankers

Crank Yankers

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Eric grew up in Endicott, New York

Endicott, New York

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. After high school, he attended and graduated from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh

Art Institute of Pittsburgh

The Art Institute of Pittsburgh is a private, for-profit, higher education institute located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that emphasizes design education and career preparation for the creative job market. It was founded in 1921.-History:...

 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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 with a degree in Computer Animation

Computer animation

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. While there, he got involved with the long running improv comedy show at the University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh

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, Friday Nite Improvs

Friday Nite Improvs

Friday Nite Improvs, or Friday Night Improvs , is a long-running weekly improvisational comedy show staged on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The show functions as an improv jam, performed by improv actors who don't normally work together...

. After college, Eric moved to New York City

New York City

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 to pursue a career in comedy and trained at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater.

Eric also had a show on the Turner Network's (now defunct) comedy website, Super Deluxe

Super Deluxe

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, called "The Subconscious Channel." The premise was that scientists had kidnapped Eric and stolen his brain, extracting its "deepest and dumbest thoughts," and using them to fuel a television network.

Eric is currently married to Johanna Parker Appel

Johanna Parker Appel

Johanna Parker Appel is an American actress. She is married to Eric Appel, a writer and director at the popular comedy website, Funny or Die....

, and is a writer and director at Will Ferrell

Will Ferrell

John William "Will" Ferrell is an American comedian, impressionist, actor, and writer. Ferrell first established himself in the late 1990s as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, and has subsequently starred in the comedy films Old School, Elf, Anchorman, Talladega...

 and Adam McKay

Adam McKay

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's comedy website, Funny or Die

Funny or Die

Funny or Die is a comedy video website founded by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay's production company, Gary Sanchez Productions with original and user-generated content. Funny or Die contains exclusive material from a number of famous contributors and also has its own Funny or Die Team, which creates...

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