verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . june 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message dakota pictures type public founded 1985 as dakota north entertainment 2006 as dakota pictures founder troy miller headquarters north hollywood california u.s. website official site dakota pictures is an american film television production company and development company created by director writer producer troy miller in 1985 . early on miller established dakota as a creative destination for talented writers directors and producers . it originally known as dakota north entertainment until 2006 when it changed to dakota pictures . dakota actively produces scripted and reality based series and specials with of a strong history of being a destination for alternative comedy and mainstream entertainment . dakota pictures has produced many hit comedy series including bored to death . flight of the conchords tenacious d and mr. show for hbo viva la bam for mtv and behind the lines for abc . dakota has received over a dozen emmy nominations for various projects . 1 years ago dakota pictures began collaborating with comedy central to produce stand up comedy specials for the likes of brian regan 2 martin short . david alan grier john oliver . and jim gaffigan . the two companies also worked together on behind the scenes specials of blockbuster comedy films such as old school 40 year old virgin . the life aquatic with steve zissou borat knocked up and i love you man . past productions edit the sunday comics 1991 1992 mr. show 1995 1998 run ronnie run 2002 david blaine vertigo 2002 viva la bam 2003 2005 the life aquatic with steve zissou 2004 20 entertainment weekly s scariest movies 2004 the entertainment weekly guide guilty pleasures 2005 celebrity autobiography in their own words 2005 van stone tour of duty 2006 yclef jean in america 2006 just for laughs 2006 behind the lines 2007 brian regan standing up 2007 the bobby lee project 2008 wait wait ... don t tell me 2008 sunday sunday sunday 2008 john oliver terrifying times 2008 brian regan the epitome of hyperbole 2008 jo koy don t make him angry 2009 flight of the conchords 2007 2009 martin short let freedom hum 2009 david alan grier comedy you can believe you 2009 bored to death 2009 2011 eagleheart 2011 present brand x with russell brand 2012 2013 deadbeat 2014 references edit nominations official 2009 primetime emmy award nominees . emmys.com . retrieved 2010 06 13 . schneider michael 2008 03 12 . comedy central reveals slate . variety . retrieved 2010 06 13 . external links edit dakotafilms.com the hollywood reporter how conan landed 50 cameos for gigantic opening entertainment weekly director troy miller explains how conan o brien scored those 50 cameos for the opener flavorwire deadbeat hulu s best show yet this article about an american film distributor or production company is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title dakota pictures & oldid 743512050 categories companies based in los angelesmedia companies established in 1985film production companies of the united statestelevision production companies of the united states1985 establishments in californiaamerican film company stubshidden categories articles needing additional references from june 2010all articles needing additional referencesall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 10 october 2016 at 00 27 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view