# Beth McCarthy-Miller

Beth McCarthy-Miller (born September 3, 1963) is an American television director. Shows she has directed include Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock.

## Early and personal life

McCarthy-Miller was born on September 3, 1963, in Elizabeth, New Jersey. She has four older brothers and four older sisters. She was raised in Cranford, New Jersey. She attended the University of Maryland, where she was a DJ and majored in radio, television and film. While in college she interned at CNN and MTV.
She is married to a high school teacher, with whom she has a son born around 2006.

## Career

McCarthy-Miller worked as a line producer's assistant and assistant director at MTV and began directing in 1988. During her nine years with MTV, she worked on MTV Unplugged with Nirvana, Neil Young, Elton John, Tony Bennett, and k.d. lang. She worked for The Week in Rock and later The Jon Stewart Show.
She was the director of NBC's Saturday Night Live for eleven years. She left SNL in 2006 at the end of season 31, replaced as director by Don Roy King. She became a director for Viacom's MTV again in 2003 when she directed the MTV Video Music Awards.
She currently works through her own companies, Catalyst Entertainment and McBeth Productions as a director and producer.

## Director

Filmography :
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1995-2006 | Saturday Night Live | 218 Episodes |
| 1996-1999, 2001-2003 | MTV Video Music Awards | 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003 |
| 2001 | Super Bowl XXXV halftime show | |
| 2001 | Taina | 1 Episode |
| 2004 | Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show | Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy |
| 2007-2013 | 30 Rock | 24 Episodes |
| 2008-2011 | Kids Choice Awards | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| 2008-2009 | Samantha Who? | 2 Episodes |
| 2009, 2014-2015 | Parks and Recreation | 3 Episodes |
| 2011 | Californication | 1 Episode |
| 2011 | Mr. Sunshine | 2 Episodes |
| 2011-2020 | Modern Family | 23 episodes |
| 2012 | Happy Endings | 1 Episode |
| 2012 | House of Lies | 1 Episode |
| 2012 | Up All Night | 2 Episodes |
| 2012-2013 | Work It | 2 Episodes |
| 2013-2021 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | 6 Episodes |
| 2013 | Community | 1 Episode |
| 2013-2014 | The Mindy Project | 3 Episodes |
| 2014 | Trophy Wife | 1 Episode |
| 2015-2019 | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | 5 Episodes |
| 2016-2017 | Black-ish | 2 Episodes |
| 2016-2019 | The Good Place | 6 Episodes |
| 2016 | The Goldbergs | 1 Episode |
| 2016 | Superstore | 1 Episode |
| 2017-2018 | Great News | 8 Episodes |
| 2017, 2019 | Veep | 3 Episodes |
| 2018 | Life in Pieces | 1 Episode |
| 2018-2021 | The Kominsky Method | 7 Episodes |
| 2019 | Abby's | 1 Episode |
| 2019-2024 | Bob Hearts Abishola | 80 Episodes |
| 2019-2022 | Young Sheldon | 3 Episodes |
| 2021 | Call Me Kat | 1 Episode |
| 2022 | Reboot | 1 Episode |
| 2024 | The Roast of Tom Brady | Aired live on Netflix |

## Awards and nominations

| Award | Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 1999 | Saturday Night Live | Outstanding Directing for a Variety or Music Program | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2000 | Saturday Night Live | Outstanding Directing for a Variety or Music Program | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2002 | America: A Tribute to Heroes | Outstanding Directing for a Variety or Music Program | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2003 | Saturday Night Live | Outstanding Directing for a Variety or Music Program | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2006 | Saturday Night Live | Outstanding Directing for a Variety or Music Program | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2009 | 30 Rock | Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2011 | 30 Rock | Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2013 | 30 Rock | Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2014 | The Sound of Music Live! | Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2016 | Adele Live in New York City | Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2020 | The Kominsky Method | Outstanding Comedy Series | Nominated |