Director Josh Ruben joins Stink for US representation
Drawing from his unique perspective as a writer, performer, and director, Ruben’s work is immersive, youthful, and charismatic, moving deftly across genres and playing upon classic comedy tropes to build vividly realised worlds populated by unforgettable characters.
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International production company Stink Films welcomes Josh Ruben to its US roster for commercials and branded content representation.
Drawing from his unique perspective as a writer, performer, and director, Ruben’s work is immersive, youthful, and charismatic, moving deftly across genres and playing upon classic comedy tropes to build vividly realised worlds populated by unforgettable characters. Ruben’s comedy horror film Werewolves Within was an official selection of the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival and premiered in theatres on June 25, 2021.
Forging his career in the early days of internet comedy, Ruben has created memorable and memeable original content and comedic films for CollegeHumor, Funny or Die, Youtube, and more. After moving to New York City at the age of 18 to hone his craft under the instruction of Mike Nichols, Paul Sills, and George Morrison, he partnered with Sam Reich and friends to form sketch comedy group Dutch West.
CollegeHumor took notice and soon approached them to create original content for their site. Ruben is one of the founding members of CollegeHumor’s “Originals” team, directing the majority of the thousands of shorts, amassing views well into the billions.
He has directed sketch pieces for The Late Late Show with James Corden, episodes of Tru TV’s Adam Ruins Everything, and myriad commercials for clients such as GEICO, Sling TV, Lay’s, Columbia, TurboTax, and DiGiorno. Ruben directed (and cameoed) in all 10 episodes of Funny or Die and Spotify’s narrative podcast series, The Last Degree of Kevin Bacon starring Bacon as himself.
His debut feature film Scare Me, which he wrote, produced, directed, and starred in alongside Aya Cash and Chris Redd, premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Werewolves Within is his second feature film, now playing in theaters and for streaming on VOD. Based on the Ubisoft online game of the same name, the horror/comedy stars a roster of comedic talent including Sam Richardson, Milana Vayntrub, Michaela Watkins, Michael Chernus, and Harvey Guillén.
“I’m thrilled to join such a renowned roster,” says Ruben. “I started in the commercial world and sort of left to pursue features. When the folks at Stink approached me, I couldn’t resist coming aboard. The quality of their work is inimitable. They’re filmmaker-forward. I’m stoked to chart new territory alongside Daniel and the Stink team.”
Says Stink FounderDaniel Bergmann, “I am particularly excited about signing Josh because of his unique directorial talent and ability to create special worlds cast with intriguing characters. Josh has an amazing sense of comedic timing and undeniable wit. His films hold your attention from the first second to the last. We’re looking forward to co-creating the next chapter of his career with him.”
He was previously represented in the US by Honor Society.
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