David Jablin

David Jablin is a comedy producer and director and one of the pioneers of original television programming for Pay Television. In 1981 he created and produced the comedy anthology series "Likely Stories" for HBO/Cinemax, which featured the directing debuts of Rob Reiner, Danny DeVito, Christopher Guest, and Billy Crystal.
Career.
Peter Chernin, then head of programming for Showtime, contacted Jablin to discuss future projects. This began Jablin’s long-term association with the cable network, where he continued to produce and direct comedy films and specials for the channel.
He conceived the story for and produced the network’s first original film, "The Ratings Game", which starred Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman. The project marked DeVito’s feature length directing debut, as well as garnering a WGA Award for Best Original TV Comedy Movie, and an International TV Movie Festival Award for Best Comedy.
"Public Enemy #2" was nominated for 4 CableACE Awards, including Best Director for Jablin. The film won a Golden Eagle Award, and was selected by Time Magazine as one of the Ten Best of TV for the year.
Larry Gelbart’s "Mastergate" was nominated for a CableACE Award, a Casting Society of America Award, and was named the Best Television Movie of 1993 by Entertainment Weekly.
Jablin produced and directed the satire, "That Time Of The Month", (AKA "Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's") a stinging parody of network news magazine shows. It was nominated for 3 CableACE Awards including Best Director for Jablin.
Later, Showtime signed a deal with Jablin to Executive Produce a series of original National Lampoon movies for the network. "Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 In. Women" starred Julie Brown in a musical send-up of Tonya Harding and Lorena Bobbitt’s debutante debacles. "Attack" was nominated for 2 CableACE awards. He also produced National Lampoon’s "Favorite Deadly Sins", which starred Denis Leary and Joe Mantegna. The production was nominated for 2 CableACE Awards and won for Best Director.
Jablin both produced and directed the irreverent mob-comedy "The Don's Analyst", which stars Kevin Pollak, Robert Loggia, Joe Bologna, Sherilyn Fenn, and Angie Dickinson.