Bicoastal production company Ruckus Films has brought director Tim Wilkime aboard its roster of comedic talent for U.S. representation spanning commercials and branded content. Wilkime is a director with expert comedic timing as reflected in work for Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, The Late Late Show Starring James Corden, and other major comedy players. Signing with Ruckus marks Wilkime’s first representation in the advertising arena.
Wilkime launched his comedy career as a staff director at CollegeHumor.com where he directed over 50 sketches including the Webby Award-winning viral sensation If Google Was a Guy which, nearly 10 years later continues to rake in clicks with over 52 million views. He also directed episodes of Adam Ruins Everything and his short film Milton premiered at SXSW in 2019 where it won the Vimeo Staff Pick Award.
He currently lives in New York where he directs for SNL. He’s helmed several hit sketches, including “The Black Lotus,” “BeReal” and “Wing Pit” as well as a wide assortment of others by SNL comedy trio Please Don’t Destroy.
“As a long time fan of [director] JJ Adler’s work, I was excited for her when she founded Ruckus Films,” Wilkime said, “Years later, I’m even more thrilled to be joining Ruckus’s roster of directing savants. I look forward to collaborating with them and creating work that is hilarious and impactful.”
Ruckus managing partner Greg Jones said, “Tim’s comedy style is so fresh, spontaneous, and inventive, but it’s also sneakily calibrated to appeal to the widest possible audience. Given his background directing for so many massive comedy platforms, it’s no wonder those skills are so sharp. Across advertising, directors with backgrounds in sketch have proven how seamlessly those comedic skills translate to 30-second stories. Tim is going to be no exception here. We’re so excited to be part of what’s next for him.”
And to avoid any potential confusion, Tim’s last name used to be Wilkerson, but after marrying wife Madelyn Wilkime, he felt entitled to her last name. So now, it’s Wilkime.
