John Irwin (producer)

American television producer, president of Irwin Entertainment

For other people with the same name, see John Irwin (disambiguation).

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John Irwin is an American television producer and entertainment executive.

## Career

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From 1993 to 1996, Irwin was a producer for Late Night with Conan O'Brien. From 1997 to 1999, he was a producer for Mad TV. He also serves as Vice President of Development and Production for Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video for five years.[1]

Irwin was the Executive Producer for seven seasons on the VH1 series Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew. From 2012 to 2015 he served as the Executive Producer of Couples Therapy for VH1.[2]

Irwin is the President of Irwin Entertainment, Inc., a film production company specializing in developing comedy, reality, scripted and live entertainment programming. Irwin founded the Los Angeles-based company in 2004, and has done projects with networks including NBC, VH1, E!, Netflix, Comedy Central, Oxygen, and Freeform.[3]

## Select filmography

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### Film / documentary

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Title  | Year  | Credit  | Notes

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The Best of the Blues Brothers  | 1993  | associate producer  |
David Cross: Let America Laugh | 2003  | producer - segment "New York Office"  |
The MidNightly News  | 2005  | executive producer  |
Pete Davidson Presents: The Best Friends  | 2022  | executive producer  |

### Television

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Title  | Year  | Credit  | Notes

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Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 1993-1996  | producer - 60 episodes, line producer - 2 episodes, 1996, associate producer - 2 episodes, 1995 - 1996  |
Mad TV | 1997-1999  | producer, 50 episodes  |
Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular | 2000  | producer  |
The Colin Quinn Show | 2002  | producer, 3 episodes  |
Countdown to the Emmys  | 2002  | executive producer  |
Night of Too Many Stars | 2003  | supervising producer  |
Russell Simmons Presents Brave New Voices  | 2009  | executive producer - 7 episodes  |
Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew | 2009  | executive producer - 8 episodes  |
Sober House  | 2009-2010  | executive producer - 16 episodes, 2009 - 2010, associate producer - 1 episode, 2010  |
Kevin Hart: Serve and Protect  | 2014  | executive producer  |
David Spade: My Fake Problems  | 2014  | executive producer  |
Tracy Morgan: Bona Fide  | 2014  | executive producer  |
Make or Break: The Linda Perry Project  | 2014  | executive producer - 8 episodes  |
Couples Therapy with Dr. Jenn  | 2014  | executive producer  |
Artie Lange: The Stench of Failure  | 2014  | executive producer  |
NBC's New Year's Eve with Carson Daly  | 2014  | executive producer  |
Trevor Moore: High in Church  | 2015  | executive producer  |
The Illusionists  | 2015  | executive producer  |
Couples Therapy | 2012-2015  | executive producer - 51 episodes  |
The Robert Irvine Show | 2015-2017  | executive producer - 138 episodes  |
Legal  | 2016  | creator - 2 episodes  |
Michelle Wolf: Nice Lady  | 2017  | executive producer  |
The Red Nose Day Special  | 2018  | executive producer  |
Pet Stars | 2021  | executive producer - 5 episodes  |
Immoral Compass | 2021  | executive producer - 10 episodes  |
Dancing with Myself (TV series) | 2022  | executive producer - 8 episodes  |

## References

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1. ^ "Producer John Irwin Breaks Out on His Own : In Depth : TVWeek - Television Industry news, TV ratings, analysis, celebrity event photos". Archived from the original on 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
2. ^ "Ratings - VH1 "Couples Therapy" Heads Into Finale with Most Popular Season to Date". thefutoncritic.com. 2014-03-06.
3. ^ "VH1 Orders 'Couples Therapy' Spinoff to Series (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 25 August 2015.

## External links

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* Irwin Entertainment Home Page
* IMDb Irwin Entertainment
* John Irwin at IMDb
* Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew - VH1.com
* Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew - VH1.com
* All Jacked Up - CMT.com
* Reuters
* Blabbermouth.net