TOM BRUNELLE & BRAD WOLLACK
Like many burgeoning television writer-producers, Tom Brunelle and Brad Wollack met in a cramped, dingy and overtly depressing production office in the SFV. Though that specific series only lasted 12 episodes, the two formed a lasting bond, culminating in the foundation of a multi- faceted content production company... Free 90 Media.
Since launching Free 90 in 2015, the two have created and run multiple series, including, most recently, ‘Lights Out’ on Comedy Central and ‘The Netflix Afterparty’ – both hosted by David Spade – and the Ron Funches hosted comedy game show ‘Nice One!’ for Quibi/Roku. Earlier creations include CMT’s ‘The Josh Wolf Show’, followed by the Pop Network’s first original scripted comedy, ‘Nightcap’ starring Ali Wentworth, as well as the BET scripted series, ‘The Comedy Get Down’, starring George Lopez, Cedric The Entertainer, DL Hughley, Eddie Griffin and Charlie Murphy.
Prior to forming Free 90, the duo spent nine years working alongside Chelsea Handler – developing, writing and producing her sketch show, ‘The Chelsea Handler Show’, and, more famously, all 7+ years (and nearly 1500 episodes) of ‘Chelsea Lately’ on E!
Tom and Brad were also Chelsea’s partners in Borderline Amazing Productions where they created, developed, wrote and produced many scripted and alternative series and pilots. In addition to co- creating, writing and producing the scripted comedy, ‘After Lately’, which ran for three seasons on E!, they were consulting writers on the NBC sitcom, ‘Are You There, Chelsea?’ They have also developed and written numerous scripted projects for FOX, NBC, ABC, MTV, FX and IFC.
In the non-scripted world, Tom and Brad created and produced the E! late night series, ‘Love You, Mean It’ alongside Whitney Cummings, as well as ‘Hello Ross’ with Ross Mathews. In addition to talk shows, the pair has written and produced game shows, docu-comedy series’, stand-up comedy specials, live award shows and branded entertainment. The guys even created and wrote a T- Mobile commercial for the 2015 Super Bowl.
On the personal front, each has a wife and two kids. Shared passions include sports, guitars, eyeglasses and sneakers. Individual passions include DIY home renovation (Tom) and intense psychotherapy (Brad). Brad also has his M.B.A., but the most use he gets out of it is listing it here to sound impressive.
You know, when you write it out like this, you really begin to grasp just how impressive, talented and humble Tom and Brad are.