How ‘Over Your Dead Body’ Writers Ran Wild For Jorma Taccone’s Dark Comedy

BusinessHollywood & EntertainmentHow ‘Over Your Dead Body’ Writers Ran Wild For Jorma Taccone’s Dark ComedyByJosh Weiss,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Josh Weiss is a writer covering the nexus of pop culture and Judaism.Follow AuthorApr 24, 2026, 03:06pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Jason Segel in Jorma Taccone ’s OVER YOUR DEAD BODY. An Independent Film Company Release .│INSET: Nick Kocher (L) and Brian McElhaney (R)Courtesy of Independent Film Company & Sela ShiloniNick Kocher and Brian McElhaney are on one hell of a hot streak.Mere weeks after the streaming release of their directorial debut, Pizza Movie, the BriTANicK comedy duo are now basking in the glow of Over Your Dead Body (click here for tickets). When I caught up with the two over Zoom late last month, they were coming off the high of premiering both movies at SXSW.“It’s a big hangover,” joked Kocher. “Emotional and also the liver one.”But you won’t find them complaining. After all, it’s not often you get to realize a long-imagined passion project (a.k.a. Pizza Movie) and team up with one of your professional idols, Jorma Taccone, in the same year.“We know his style of comedy," Kocher said of The Lonely Island co-founder, “because he was a massive influence on us.”In other words, BriTANicK was the perfect choice to pen the screenplay for Taccone’s third outing as director—Over Your Dead Body.AUSTIN, TEXAS - MARCH 14: (L-R) Brian McElhaney, Nick Kocher, and Jorma Taccone attend the premiere of "Over Your Dead Body" during the 2026 SXSW Conference and Festival at The Paramount Theatre on March 14, 2026 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Images)Getty Images“With Jorma, directing, we put tons of jokes into the script,” Kocher added. “That’s just what we love to do. We’ll be like, ‘Here’s every single option of joke,’ and assum...