Sara Taksler

Sara Taksler


Full Bio
Sara Taksler has worked for four late-night shows, including 12 years at The Daily Show, where she was a Senior Producer. Taksler's documentary, Tickling Giants, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. The NY Times called Tickling Giants a first-rate documentary , Variety called it An ebullient ode to freedom and Rotten Tomatoes gave it 100%. TWISTED: A Balloonamentary, Taksler's first feature film was a hilarious and heartwarming look at the world s premier balloon-twisting convention and The Hollywood Reporter declared it, A thoroughly winning feature . A graduate of Washington University in St. Louis, Taksler can talk backwards and has a remarkable fake sneeze.

Sara s favorite way of Tickling Giants: Using comedy to find cathartic ways to process major bummers.

Professional Credits
Director and Producer - Tickling Giants
Senior Producer - The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Senior Producer - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Supervising Producer - The Opposition with Jordan Klepper
Director and Producer - TWISTED: A Balloonamentary
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