Lisa is
a production company that makes sketches, short films, and stages comedy shows all around New York City.
Co-founded in their dorm room by William Kenton, Sam Blumenfeld, John Higgins, Steven Raia, Cullen McMillan and Lisa Krainik, Lisa has since produced 30+ original live comedy shows, 20+ short films, sketches, web series, music videos and have been permanently banned from YouTube for copyright infringement.
If you like us, basketball, or have something to get off your chest, reach out.
Lisa Producers
Sam Blumenfeld
Sam Blumenfeld is a director-producer, writer-actor, and dancer-nice guy. Originally from Boston, Sam got his start as a PBS Kid on the show Fetch with Ruff Ruffman. Then he became an adult. Sam loves leading the Lisa team in making sketches, short films, and comedy shows.
President
is a New York-based filmmaker with experience spanning commercial, narrative, and international projects. His most recent film Outdoor Seating received a Vimeo Staff Pick in 2024. He began his career at Havas' Studio 6 and outside of Lisa continues to freelance as a director of photography, animator, editor, VFX artist and supervisor with agencies, start-ups, and corporate clients including JBL, SaaS startup Cents, Equinox Hotels, Amazon, Netflix, Green Mountain Coffee, Olipop, and Moët & Chandon and the UK-based non-profit Alpine Fellowship.
Head of Production
Steven Raia
Steven Raia is a writer, director, an editor raised on the Jersey Shore, living in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. He has worked on TV shows for Adult Swim, Funny or Die, and Apple TV, and his film and editing work has been featured on Vulture, Paste Magazine, NoBudge, and Vimeo Staff Picks.
Lead Editor
Cullen McMillian is a writer/producer working hard to carve a name for himself in the annals of East Coast alternative indie narrative comedy lore. His credentials come down to - a passion for the medium, a life of experiences, and a delicate balance of cynicism and empathy for humanity. Mostly, he props his partners up creatively and tries to keep their white privilege in check.
Head of Development
Cullen McMillian
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