Ruckus Films signs director Tim Wilkime

He currently lives in New York where he directs for Saturday Night Live. He's helmed several hit sketches, including The Black Lotus, BeReal, Wing Pit and a wide assortment of sketches by SNL comedy trio Please Don't Destroy. 

"As a long time fan of JJ Adler’s work, I was excited for her when she founded Ruckus Films," Wilkime says, "Years later, I’m even more thrilled to be joining Ruckus’s roster of directing savants. I look forward to collaborating with them and creating work that is hilarious and impactful." 

"Tim’s comedy style is so fresh, spontaneous, and inventive, but it’s also sneakily calibrated to appeal to the widest possible audience,” says Managing Partner Greg Jones. “Given his background directing for so many massive comedy platforms, it’s no wonder those skills are so sharp. Across advertising, directors with backgrounds in sketch have proven how seamlessly those comedic skills translate to thirty-second stories. Tim is going to be no exception here. We’re so excited to be part of what’s next for him.”

And to avoid any potential confusion, Tim's last name used to be Wilkerson, but after marrying wife Madelyn Wilkime, he felt entitled to her last name. So now, it's Wilkime.