---
name: "John Skidmore"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-skidmore"
roles: ["Producer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 81
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-17T14:35:34.989138+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 Skidmore

Producer.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Active:** 2010–2019
- **Average Fi1m score:** 81, as producer, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 81 to 83 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 3, Drama 3, Crime 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2666321/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/589383

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Russian Doll*](https://film.one/tv/russian-doll.md) (83)
- **Hulu:** [*Search Party*](https://film.one/tv/search-party-2016.md) (83)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Louie*](https://film.one/tv/louie.md) (76)

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## Biography

John Skidmore is a producer. His credits include the series *Search Party* (2016–2022), *Russian Doll* (2019–2022) and *Louie* (2010–2015).

In 2025 he founded Best Kept Secret Productions. He was previously a founding partner and COO of Jax Media, and Head of Production at Imagine Entertainment. He studied film at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.

Skidmore has received thirteen Primetime Emmy Award nominations and two Peabody Awards.

*Sources: imdb.com, deadline.com, theverge.com, bestkeptsecretproductions.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Russian Doll* (2019), Fi1m 83, Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/russian-doll.md)
- *Search Party* (2016), Fi1m 83, Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/search-party-2016.md)
- *Louie* (2010), Fi1m 76, Co-Producer, Producer, Production Coordinator, Production Supervisor — [page](https://film.one/tv/louie.md)

## Complete filmography (32)

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

- *Jeff Ross: Take a Banana for the Ride* (2026), Executive Producer
- *Mike Birbiglia: The Good Life* (2025), Executive Producer
- *Sarah Silverman: PostMortem* (2025), Executive Producer
- *Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man and the Pool* (2023), Producer
- *Chris Fleming: Hell* (2023), Executive Producer
- *Sarah Silverman: Someone You Love* (2023), Executive Producer
- *My Next Guest with David Letterman and Volodymyr Zelenskyy* (2022), Executive Producer
- *Uncoupled* (2022), series, Producer
- *Sofía Niño de Rivera: Lo Volvería a Hacer* (2022), Producer
- *Schulz Saves America* (2020), series, Executive Producer
- *Living with Yourself* (2019), series, Producer
- *A Black Lady Sketch Show* (2019), series, Producer
- *Florida Girls* (2019), series, Producer
- *Ray Romano: Right Here, Around the Corner* (2019), Producer
- *Russian Doll* (2019), series, Producer — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/russian-doll.md)
- *The Other Two* (2019), series, Producer
- *John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City* (2018), Producer
- *Chris Rock: Tamborine* (2018), Producer
- *I Love You, Daddy* (2017), Producer
- *Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes* (2017), Producer
- *Search Party* (2016), series, Producer — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/search-party-2016.md)
- *Barry Crimmins: Whatever Threatens You* (2016), Producer
- *A Very Murray Christmas* (2015), Producer
- *I'm Brent Morin* (2015), Producer
- *Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo* (2015), Producer
- *Younger* (2015), series, Producer
- *Top Five* (2014), Production Supervisor
- *Louis C.K.: Live at the Beacon Theater* (2011), Production Manager
- *Louie* (2010), series, Co-Producer, Producer, Production Coordinator, Production Supervisor — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/louie.md)
- *Please Give* (2010), Assistant Production Coordinator
- *Octet*, Producer
- *Mudder Tongue*, Producer

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