---
name: "John Riggi"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-riggi"
fi1m_id: "john-riggi"
imdb_id: "nm0726642"
tmdb_id: 175993
wikidata_id: "Q6254937"
roles: ["Director","Writer","Producer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 82
average_as: "director"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-17T14:12:44.955392+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# John Riggi

## Identity

John Riggi

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-riggi
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** john-riggi
- **IMDb ID:** nm0726642
- **TMDB ID:** 175993
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6254937
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Riggi, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6254937, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0726642/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/175993

Director and writer. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director, Writer, Producer
- **Active:** 1992–present
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 5: 4 directing, 1 writing
- **Frequently works with:** [Beth McCarthy-Miller](https://film.one/person/beth-mccarthy-miller.md), [Dylan Morgan](https://film.one/person/dylan-morgan.md), [Gail Mancuso](https://film.one/person/gail-mancuso.md), [Jack Burditt](https://film.one/person/jack-burditt.md), [Jeff Richmond](https://film.one/person/jeff-richmond.md), [Josh Siegal](https://film.one/person/josh-siegal.md), [Ken Whittingham](https://film.one/person/ken-whittingham.md), [Tina Fey](https://film.one/person/tina-fey.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 82, as director, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 91 (1), 2000s 82 (2), 2010s 76 (1), 2020s 64 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 82 to 83 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 4
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Riggi, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6254937, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0726642/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/175993

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt*](https://film.one/tv/unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt.md) (76), [*The Four Seasons*](https://film.one/tv/the-four-seasons.md) (64)
- **HBO Max:** [*The Larry Sanders Show*](https://film.one/tv/the-larry-sanders-show.md) (91)
- **Hulu:** [*30 Rock*](https://film.one/tv/30-rock.md) (86)
- **Disney+:** [*Modern Family*](https://film.one/tv/modern-family.md) (77)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

John Riggi is an American television writer, producer, director and actor. He is from Cincinnati, Ohio, and graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 1978 with a degree in biology. He began his career in environmental technology before turning to stand-up comedy and writing for television.

Riggi has written for series including *The Larry Sanders Show* (1993–1997), *30 Rock* (2006–2013) and *The Comeback* (2005–2014). He has directed episodes of *Modern Family* (2009), *2 Broke Girls* (2011), *Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt* (2015), *Life in Pieces* (2015) and others. He wrote episodes of the Netflix series *The Four Seasons* (2025), on which he also served as co-executive producer. Riggi received a Writers Guild of America Award nomination for his work on *30 Rock*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

### Directed (4) — the average rests on these

- *Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt* (2015), Fi1m 76, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt.md)
- *Modern Family* (2009), Fi1m 77, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/modern-family.md)
- *30 Rock* (2006), Fi1m 86, Co-Executive Producer, Director, Writer, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/30-rock.md)
- *The Larry Sanders Show* (1992), Fi1m 91, Director, Producer, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-larry-sanders-show.md)

### Wrote (1)

- *The Four Seasons* (2025), Fi1m 64, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-four-seasons.md)

## Complete filmography (26)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Four Seasons* (2025), series, Writer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-four-seasons.md)
- *Single Drunk Female* (2022), series, as Cashier · Executive Producer
- *Home Sweet HomeGoods* (2021), series, Director
- *The Other Two* (2019), series, Consulting Producer, Writer
- *Camping* (2018), series, as Shopkeeper · Writer, Director, Executive Producer
- *American Woman* (2018), series, Creator
- *Great News* (2017), series, Director
- *Life in Pieces* (2015), series, Director
- *Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt* (2015), series, Director — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt.md)
- *Super Fun Night* (2013), series, Writer, Director
- *2 Broke Girls* (2011), series, Director
- *Modern Family* (2009), series, Director — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/modern-family.md)
- *Not Just the Best of the Larry Sanders Show* (2007), Director
- *30 Rock* (2006), series, as Elio · Writer, Director, Executive Producer, Co-Executive Producer — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/30-rock.md)
- *The Comeback* (2005), series, Co-Executive Producer, Writer, Director
- *Seeing Other People* (2004), as Maître d'
- *Charlie Lawrence* (2003), series, Writer
- *My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star* (2002), series, Director, Writer, Executive Producer
- *The Bernie Mac Show* (2001), series, Writer, Producer
- *Will & Grace* (1998), series, Co-Executive Producer
- *Cybill* (1995), series, as Dennis
- *Ellen* (1994), series, as Manager
- *The Larry Sanders Show* (1992), series, as Reporter, Mike Patterson · Writer, Producer, Director — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-larry-sanders-show.md)
- *Lookwell* (1991), as Ben
- *Seinfeld* (1989), series, as Teller — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/tv/seinfeld.md)
- *One Night Stand* (1989), series, Actor

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