About Me
My name is Joe Berke and I am a comedic writer, director, and producer.
Professional & Educational Career
I attended San Francisco State University from 2015 to 2017 until I realized that I wanted to live in Los Angeles year round. After a gap year, I transferred to California State University, Northridge where I graduated in May, 2020. At CSUN, I had the opportunity to make my own comedy videos with some incredibly talented classmates and professors that I learned so much from.
When I was a young kid, I always wanted to be a professional athlete or involved with either the NBA or MLB in some way. By the time I was in high school, I thought I was going to be an NBA play-by-play broadcaster. One day, I came across something that blew my mind. As I was doing a deep dive on YouTube, I found a blooper reel from 21 Jump Street. Watching all of the hilarious outtakes of Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum made me realize that I wanted to jump into comedic filmmaking.
It wasn’t easy to get started in film. I cold called and emailed hundreds of Hollywood professionals and only one person gave me a job on my first movie, Eternals, as a Health & Safety PA. Since then, I have done my best to climb the ladder; Making the leap to a production office and working for Directors and Producers, Barry Jenkins, Lulu Wang, and Callum McDougall. My next major goal is to write, direct, and produce my own feature film within the next couple of years.
