Marty Callner, Director of Comedy Specials and Music Videos, Dies at 78

Marty Callner, Director of Comedy Specials and Music Videos, Dies at 78

The New York Times-Arts·2025-03-24 06:00

Marty Callner, a pioneering director of comedy specials who set the template for the genre at HBO in the 1970s before going on to make music videos infused with humor during the early heyday of MTV, died on March 17 at his home in Malibu, Calif. He was 78.

His son Jazz Callner said the cause was not yet known.

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