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Tom Gianas is an American comedy writer, director and producer. Gianas was the showrunner for the MTV sketch-comedy series Human Giant . [1] He has collaborated with and directed Bob Odenkirk in Half My Face is A Clown ; [2] Sarah Silverman in Jesus is Magic, [3] which was adapted to Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic ; [4] and Jack Black in Tenacious D . [5] Tom was also a writer and director on Saturday Night Live [6] and Nick Swardson's Pretend Time on Comedy Central, which he co-created with Nick Swardson. [7]

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  2. ↑ Williams, Albert (1989-08-03). "Half My Face Is a Clown". Chicago Reader . Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  3. ↑ Jacobs, Alexandra (2001-08-06). "Saving Silverman". The New York Observer . Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  4. ↑ "Jesus is Magic". Variety . 2002-11-12. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  5. ↑ Gallo, Phil (1999-03-23). "Tenacious D". Variety . Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  6. ↑ Smith, Sid (1996-05-16). "Second City to Buzz at Kennedy Center". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  7. ↑ Lewis, Thomas Attila (2010-10-08). "Interview with Nick Swardson - Creator of 'Nick Swardson's Pretend Time'". Masslive . Retrieved 2020-04-20.


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