Robert B. Weide (born June 20, 1959) is an American screenwriter, producer, and director. He has directed a number of documentaries, and was the principal director and an executive producer of Curb Your Enthusiasm for the show's first five years. His documentaries have focused on four comedians: W.C. Fields, Mort Sahl, Lenny Bruce, and Woody Allen. His latest documentary, Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time (2021), explores the life and works of Kurt Vonnegut.

Weide has received an Academy Award nomination and Primetime Emmy Award win for Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth (1999). He also received Emmy Awards for W.C. Fields: Head Up (1986), and Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Since 2020, Weide has become a common name in short videos and memes on social media, where he is credited for content that is usually illogical and funny.

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