Scott Gairdner

Scott Gairdner is an American comedy writer and director, known for having created the Comedy Central animated series Moonbeam City.

After studying film production at Loyola Marymount University, Gairdner began his career by uploading comedy videos onto his YouTube channel, which he started in 2006. For two years (2010-2012) he worked at Funny or Die as a staff writer and director. He was hired to work for the TBS show Conan in 2012 as a writer and director. During his time working for Conan, he shot dozens of sketches for the show. He created and serves as the executive producer of Moonbeam City, an animated series on Comedy Central that debuted on September 16, 2015. Gairdner credits the videos he posted on his YouTube channel for gaining the attention of Funny or Die, and later, Conan, which in turn served as the "springboard" that led to him being able to create Moonbeam City.