Joseph Scrimshaw

Joseph Scrimshaw is an American director, comedian, and writer for radio, television and theater. City Pages, a Twin Cities newspaper, describes Scrimshaw as having an "irreverent and insightful wit." He is best known for short films The Narrator (2023) and The Nightmare Adorable (2023) and the feature film Dead Media (2025) as well as writing for Adult Swim show Tigtone. He is also an author, podcast host, and standup comedian. He has collaborated with performer Bill Corbett on a number of plays and written for RiffTrax, Corbett's joint comedy venture with Kevin Murphy and Michael J. Nelson. His plays have been performed internationally. Scrimshaw has been involved with writing and performing for American Public Media's radio variety show Wits, writing sketches and appearing as the character Theater Ghost. He has also written for the national sketch comedy television show M@dAbout.