Akiva D. Schaffer (born December 1, 1977) is an American film director, actor and writer. He is a member of the comedy group the Lonely Island. In the fall of 2005, Schaffer was hired as a writer/director for Saturday Night Live where he directed, co-wrote, and edited the majority of the SNL Digital Shorts. Some notable shorts/songs include "Lazy Sunday", "I Just Had Sex", "Natalie's Rap", "Dick in a Box", "Peyton Manning for the United Way", "Iran So Far", "Jizz in My Pants", "Boombox", "I'm on a Boat", "Great Day", "Threw It on the Ground", "Jack Sparrow", "Like A Boss", "YOLO", "Semicolon", "Dear Sister", "Spring Break Anthem", "Shy Ronnie", and "Ras Trent". Schaffer directed and acted in the film Hot Rod, which starred Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Bill Hader, Danny McBride, Isla Fisher, Ian McShane, and Sissy Spacek, which was produced by SNL's Lorne Michaels. Schaffer directed the film The Watch starring Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill and Richard Ayoade, and written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, and he also co-directed/wrote/produced and starred in the film Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping. Schaffer was credited as an executive producer on the film MacGruber. The film was co-written and directed by Jorma Taccone. He also co-directed/created Michael Bolton's Big Sexy Valentine's Day Special for Netflix with Scott Aukerman. Schaffer directed four music videos for the band We Are Scientists and one for the Eagles of Death Metal. In 2017, Schaffer guest-starred on NBC sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine, portraying Brett Booth. In 2019, Schaffer was announced as the director for a live action adaptation of Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers.

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