Abominable Pictures is an L.A.-based production company that develops and produces comedic content for both scripted and unscripted television, podcasts and film. It was formed in 2006 by Emmy Award winning producer Jonathan Stern.

 

Past television projects include the hit show “Murderville” (Netflix), “Wet Hot American Summer" (Netflix), all seven seasons of “Childrens Hospital” (Adult Swim), “Mystery Science Theater 3000” (Netflix), “Medical Police” (Netflix), “The Hotwives of Orlando/Las Vegas” (Hulu), “Burning Love” (Yahoo!, Hulu), “Shrink” (Peacock), “Scooby-Doo Where Are You Now!” (CW), "Brews Brothers" (Netflix), "Rob Riggle's Ski Master Academy" (Sony Crackle), “Garfunkel & Oates” (HBO, IFC), “Do You Want to See a Dead Body” (YouTube Premium), "Critters: A New Binge" (Shudder),  “NTSF:SD:SUV::” (Adult Swim), “DriveShare” (Verizon Go90), “Newsreaders” (Adult Swim),  “BEEF” (Paramount Television), “Filthy Preppy Teen$” (Fullscreen), multiple award-winning digital series, dozens of late night shorts, pilots and segments for “Funny or Die: Presents” (HBO).

 

Stern has produced twelve feature films, including the Sundance premiering "A Futile and Stupid Gesture" (Netflix), Scotland PA and “The Ten,” as well as The Vagina Monologues (HBO). Plus, being released in 2025, Richard Shepard’s “Is/Was\Will” and the documentary “Film Geek.”

 

Abominable also provides a la carte production services. Past clients include: HBO, Comedy Central, MTV, FX, VH1, Seeso, G4, Comcast, Adult Swim, Universal, Warner Bros., Paramount and Fox. Abominable has produced dozens of segments or “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,” Abominable has produced dozens of seg

 

 

Abominable also produces podcasts under the name Honorable Mention through a deal with iHeart Media: “Mission Implausible,” “Get It to Dutch,” “Brewster High” and the forthcoming “Time Capsule.”

 

Stern himself has been nominated for five Emmy awards and won three.