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Barnet Kellman serves as Professor of Directing at the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts, holding the Robin Williams Endowed Chair in Comedy. He founded and co-directs USC Comedy and previously served as Vice-Chair of the Production Division.
His educational background includes magna cum laude graduation from Colgate University (1969) as a Phi Beta Kappa member, complemented by the Danforth Graduate Fellowship and Thomas J. Watson Fellowship. He attended Yale School of Drama and earned a Ph.D. from The Union Institute.
Kellman's expertise spans comedy creation and direction across film, television, and theater. His work emphasizes narrative structure in comedic formats, broadcast television production techniques, and the evolution of sitcom formats from stage to screen. He has pioneered comedy education frameworks through USC Comedy while maintaining active industry engagement.
His professional recognition includes:
- Two Emmy Awards for television direction
- Directors’ Guild Award
- Monitor Award
- Phi Beta Kappa academic honor
- Danforth Graduate Fellowship
- Thomas J. Watson Fellowship
Kellman has mentored numerous television directors through on-set training during his prolific pilot productions but no formal academic advisees are documented. His industry partnerships function as practical research grants for comedy production methodologies.
The USC Comedy initiative he co-directs operates as his primary creative laboratory, integrating student workshops with industry professionals and developing new comedy formats through the Robin Williams Endowed Chair resources.
