EXCLUSIVE: John Skidmore, who has produced series including HBO’s A Black Lady Sketch Show and Netflix’s My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman, has launched his own production company.
Skidmore, who previously worked at Jax Media and Imagine Entertainment, has launched Best Kept Secret Productions. The independent film and TV production company will offer creative and production services for scripted shows, stand-up, talk, variety series, and specials.
He is kicking off with two comedy projects – Sarah Silverman: PostMortem, a standup special that launches on Netflix on May 20, and Mike Birbiglia: The Good Life, which launches on the streamer on May 26. He is also working on an independently financed feature film scheduled to shoot later this year.
Skidmore was previously Head of Production for Imagine Entertainment and COO at Jax Media.
Other credits include Search Party, Russian Doll, Broad City and Desus & Mero as well as standup specials from Bert Kreischer, Chris Rock, John Mulaney and Ray Romano. He has been nominated for 12 Emmys.
“I am thrilled to be starting a new venture on my own,” said Skidmore. “I look forward to bringing an independent mindset and creative approach to projects during this challenging time in our industry. Having said all that, I am tech avail to make the next Bond film.”
