Netflix comedy executive Andy Weil set to move to Amazon MGM Studios as head of comedy, with start date Sept. 14

Andy Weil, Netflix’s vice president of comedy and one of the streamer’s longest-serving comedy programming executives, is leaving Netflix to join Amazon MGM Studios as head of comedy, according to an announcement shared internally by Amazon MGM Studios television chief Peter Friedlander. Deadline reported that Amazon MGM Studios is treating the hire as a staff-level leadership change in its global television comedy function.

Friedlander’s memo, as described in the report, named Weil as the incoming head of comedy and set a specific employment start date. Weil’s first day is scheduled for September 14, giving the studio a defined transition window between his current role at Netflix and his new responsibilities at Amazon MGM Studios.

Weil’s Netflix tenure includes running or supervising comedy programming at a senior level, with Deadline describing him as Netflix’s second longest-serving programming executive. The move places a comedy specialist into a top studio role at Amazon MGM Studios at a time when streaming companies continue to refine genre leadership across development and production pipelines.

Amazon MGM Studios is integrating the hire into its existing television leadership structure under Friedlander. Friedlander’s announcement indicates the company is assigning Weil to oversee comedy more broadly, rather than limiting the role to a single series or production label, though Deadline did not detail the full scope of new duties beyond the title of head of comedy.

The transition also has implications for project planning during the fall development and production cycle. Comedy leadership changes at streaming studios can affect greenlight processes, talent partnerships, and series-to-season continuity, particularly for shows already in active development or post-production.

Netflix, Amazon MGM Studios, and Weil were not described in the report as making public comments beyond the internal memo. Deadline did not provide additional detail on compensation, reporting lines beyond Friedlander’s memo, or whether Weil would relocate or maintain additional responsibilities while transitioning.

With Weil’s start date set for mid-September, the next operational steps will likely include intake meetings with Amazon MGM Studios’ comedy development teams and a review of active slates. For audiences, the immediate effect may be limited to changes behind the scenes, while studio-level choices about comedy development typically take months to translate into releases and renewals.