Originally from
Concord, California, Newacheck graduated from the
Los Angeles Film School in 2004 with a degree in editing. He worked as an editing teacher at his alma mater before forming the
sketch comedy group Mail Order Comedy with
Blake Anderson,
Adam DeVine and
Anders Holm in 2006. Newacheck began writing, directing and editing comedy short films with Mail Order Comedy, most notably the "Crossbows and Moustaches" web series for
MySpace. Newacheck directed approximately half of the
Workaholics episodes. He has since become a television comedy director, directing episodes of
Community,
Parks and Recreation,
Happy Endings and others. He is currently set to direct an untitled TV movie written by
Greg Daniels and Robert Padnick. Newacheck collaborated with Mail Order Comedy partner DeVine for his show ''
Adam DeVine's House Party''. Newacheck is the co-creator, director, and occasional star. He directed the music video for
Childish Gambino's "The Worst Guys" in 2014 alongside his brother, Adam. In June 2016 it was announced that Devine, Anderson, Holm and Newacheck were working on a film with
Seth Rogen as producer. The film,
Game Over, Man!, debuted on Netflix in 2018. Since 2019, he has been a co-executive producer and director on the FX series
What We Do in the Shadows. ==Filmography==