Netflix Exec Andy Weil Jumping to Amazon as Head of Comedy

Comedy development exec Andy Weil is exiting Netflix after 11 years to join Amazon as its new head of comedy. The exec rejoins his former Netflix boss Peter Friedlander, now head of global TV at Amazon MGM Studios. Weil is a well-known comedy buff who has championed some of Netflix’s biggest laffers, including “Master

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix’s VP Comedy — and the streamer’s second longest serving programming executive — Andy Weil is leaving to join Amazon MGM Studios as Head of Comedy. Amazon MGM Studios‘ Head of Global Television Peter Friedlander just announced the hire internally in a memo, which you can see below. Weil’s first day is