founded 1979 headquarters 30 rockefeller plaza new york united states key people lorne michaels chairman jack sullivan ceo products television programs motion pictures digital content number of employees 99 website www.broadwayvideo.com broadway video is an american multimedia entertainment studio founded by lorne michaels creator of the sketch comedy tv series saturday night live and producer of other television programs and movies . broadway video was founded at 1619 broadway new york also known as the brill building where it still has offices . contents 1 history 2 divisions 2.1 broadway video television 2.2 broadway video film 2.3 above average productions 2.4 broadway video enterprises 2.5 broadway video ventures 2.6 broadway video post production 3 awards 4 location 5 productions 5.1 audio 5.2 film 5.3 television 6 see also 7 references 8 external links history edit lorne michaels who launched saturday night live in 1975 produced several television specials under the banner of above average productions before incorporating broadway video in 1979 . michaels took the company s name from its location at 1619 broadway manhattan in the historic brill building in new york new york . initially the company s principal activity was videotape post production . one of its main clients was nbc which hired michaels to produce and edit best of saturday night specials that aired in prime time . the specials and other comedy and musical projects helped broadway video grow from a one room operation into a first class production company the foundation of a small empire . 1 broadway video later prospered by moving into home entertainment acquisition and international syndication . 2 with offices in new york and los angeles the company has continued to develop films and tv programming . its sitcom 30 rock ran for seven seasons between 2006 and 2013 . besides snl its current tv productions include the tonight show starring jimmy fallon late night with seth meyers mulaney portlandia the awesomes man seeking woman and the maya rudolph show . the company s above average productions distributes its own original digital shorts and those of others on one of youtube s leading comedy networks . 3 broadway video enterprises distributes the company s library and develops branded entertainment . broadway video ventures invests in emerging technology media and entertainment companies . 4 divisions edit broadway video television edit broadway video television develops and produces primetime and late night programming . its flagship show saturday night live where michaels remains executive producer begins its 40th season in september 2014 . michaels also has served as executive producer of nbc s late night franchise for more than two decades producing late night with conan o brien 1993 2009 late night with jimmy fallon 2009 2014 and late night with seth meyers 2014 present . in 2014 michaels took on the role of executive producer of the tonight show starring jimmy fallon . 5 since 2011 broadway video has produced portlandia the peabody winning ifc series created by fred armisen carrie brownstein and jonathan krisel . the show which has been renewed for a fifth season is distributed in 91 nations . 6 the company s animated series the awesomes created by seth meyers and mike shoemaker premiered on hulu in 2013 and is now in its second season . 7 mulaney set to air on fox in the fall of 2014 stars comedian john mulaney 8 slated to air on the fxx channel is man seeking woman based on last girlfriend on earth by simon rich . 9 ordered by ifc for 2015 is american documentary created by fred armisen bill hader and seth meyers . 10 the maya rudolph show a variety show starring the former snl cast member aired on nbc on may 19 2014 . 11 30 rock is currently in syndication . 12 13 broadway video film edit michaels has developed and produced such films as mean girls 2004 enigma 2001 tommy boy 1995 lassie 1994 and wayne s world 1993 among other titles . his snl studios productions have included the ladies man 2000 superstar 1999 and a night at the roxbury 1998 . michaels co productions with john goldwyn include the guilt trip 2012 macgruber 2010 and baby mama 2008 . 14 currently in production are staten island summer written by colin jost and directed by rhys thomas 15 and a goldwyn michaels comedy based on the 1997 loomis fargo robbery in north carolina due to feature owen wilson zach galifianakis kristen wiig and jason sudeikis . 16 above average productions edit broadway video revived the above average name in june 2012 when it created a division for producing digital content . 17 18 the company distributes original comedy shorts via its website aboveaverage.com and the above average network on youtube . as of 2014 the network featured over 50 channel partners including such comedy troupes as the upright citizens brigade the lonely island good neighbor poykpac and britanick . 19 its videos frequently feature current and former saturday night live cast members 20 such as vanessa bayer kristen wiig jay pharoah jason sudeikis taran killam and kate mckinnon 21 as well as up and coming comedians . 22 among the network s most viewed web series are 7 minutes in heaven with mike o brien and waco valley an animated series that received a pilot order from the comedy central network . 23 above average productions also creates promotional entertainment for client companies including hasbro fox digital studios random house sprint nbc conde nast entertainment and nickelodeon . in october 2015 above average partnered with snl co head writer bryan tucker to launch a new sports comedy brand the kicker . the kicker creates original sports comedy videos articles images and digital content that are similar in tone to that of above average . 24 broadway video enterprises edit broadway video enterprises manages the distribution and licensing of broadway video entertainment s properties . the company s library contains over 1 000 hours of programming including saturday night live portlandia the awesomes above average webisodes the kids in the hall the best of the blues brothers the rutles all you need is cash and musical performances by neil young randy newman and the beach boys . 25 the division has syndicated episodes of saturday night live in over 200 countries and has licensed the snl format in italy spain japan korea brazil russia canada mexico france turkey and germany . 26 27 28 29 the snl consumer products line offers several hundred items including over 100 dvds . 30 the enterprises division has also engineered advertising and promotions for brands such as at & t verizon old navy and jeep . 31 broadway video ventures edit broadway video ventures invests in and partners with emerging media entertainment and technology firms that compliment the company s existing enterprises . investments by broadway video or its strategic partners include nerdist industries acquired by legendary entertainment zefr strikead evenly acquired by square inc. and optimal acquired by brand networks . ventures also develops and launches new businesses including the digital comedy subsidiary above average productions . 32 broadway video post production edit broadway video post production specializes in the completion of television film music digital and commercial projects . the division offers design and editorial services as well as suites for offline editing online finishing color correction compositing sound design sweetening scoring and mixing . besides working on broadway video s own productions the division has collaborated with organizations including nbcuniversal mtv vh1 showtime networks usa network discovery channel nickelodeon american express walmart and procter & gamble . 33 awards edit saturday night live has won 40 primetime emmy awards and currently holds the title for most nominated show with 187 emmy nominations as of july 2014 . 34 snl has been honored twice in 1990 35 and 2009 36 with a peabody award and was inducted into the broadcasting hall of fame . 37 portlandia has won two emmys and received six nominations 38 as well as a 2012 peabody award . 39 30 rock won 16 emmys and received 103 nominations . 40 it also won a peabody award in 2007 . 41 late night with conan o brien won one emmy and received 28 nominations . 42 late night with jimmy fallon won one emmy and received six nominations . 43 the kids in the hall received three emmy nominations . 44 lorne michaels honors include one personal peabody award 45 13 prime time emmy awards induction into the television academy of arts and sciences hall of fame and the mark twain prize for american humor . 46 location edit broadway video s headquarters are at the comcast building . broadway video s principal offices in new york are located in the comcast building at 30 rockefeller plaza in new york . broadway video post production and above average productions are based in the brill building . principal offices in los angeles are located at 9401 wilshire blvd. beverly hills california . broadway video film also has offices on the paramount pictures lot in los angeles . productions edit below is a list of audio film and television projects in which broadway video has been involved . audio edit title artist release date status role notes they re all gon na laugh at you adam sandler 1993 released distribution what the hell happened to me adam sandler 1996 released distribution what s your name adam sandler 1997 released distribution ridiculous norm macdonald 2006 released distribution incredibad the lonely island 2009 released distribution turtleneck and chain the lonely island 2011 released distribution the wack album the lonely island 2013 released distribution film edit title release date role notes the beach boys good vibrations tour 1976 production distribution produced with craig kellem 80 blocks from tiffany s 1979 distribution produced by above average gilda live 1980 production nothing lasts forever 1984 production produced with mgm three amigos 1986 production produced with l.a. films and hbo wayne s world 1992 production produced with paramount pictures wayne s world 2 1993 production produced with paramount pictures coneheads 1993 production produced with paramount pictures lassie 1994 production produced with paramount pictures . at the time broadway video owned the lassie franchise which is now owned by dreamworks classics dreamworks animation via nbcuniversal . tommy boy 1995 production produced with paramount pictures stuart saves his family 1995 production produced with paramount pictures black sheep 1996 production produced with paramount pictures a night at the roxbury 1998 production produced with snl studios and paramount pictures superstar 1999 production produced with snl studios the ladies man 2000 production produced with snl studios enigma 2001 production produced with jagged films mean girls 2004 production produced with paramount and m.g. films hot rod 2007 production produced with michaels goldwyn paramount and the lonely island baby mama 2008 production produced with michaels goldwyn and relativity media macgruber 2010 production produced with michaels goldwyn and relativity media the guilt trip 2012 production produced with michaels goldwyn paramount and skydance productions staten island summer 2015 production produced with paramount pictures masterminds 2016 production produced with michaels goldwyn and relativity media whiskey tango foxtrot 2016 production post production television edit title air dates role notes saturday night live 1975 present production distribution series the paul simon special 1977 production special produced by above average things we did last summer 1978 production distribution special the rutles all you need is cash 1978 production distribution tv movie produced by above average mr. mike s mondo video 1979 production special pulled by nbc ; later aired on cable and released theatrically diary of a young comic 1979 distribution special steve martin s best show ever 1981 production special bob & ray jane laraine & gilda 1981 production distribution special produced by above average simon and garfunkel the concert in central park 1982 production special randy newman live at the odeon 1983 distribution special the new show 1984 production series neil young