Already Missing ‘The Studio’s Sal Saperstein? Watch These 8 Ike Barinholtz Gems Next

Today is the day for Apple TV+’s current biggest hit The Studio that has just had its first season’s finale released, promising even more chaos for Continental Studio in the upcoming second instalment.

The last episode of this season, in the meantime, will finally unravel what the future holds for Seth Rogen’s Matt Remick and the studio’s vice president Sal Saperstein, in the show portrayed by American comedian Ike Barinholtz.

While the latter is now set to return in The Studio’s season 2, the long-lasting mark that his character might have left on your heart will likely become a reason to check out other projects where Barinholtz starred as well.

‘The Mindy Project’ (2012 — 2017)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, The Mindy Project holds scores of 86% and 83% from critics and viewers
• On IMDb, the show is rated 7.5/10

In the Mindy Kaling-led romantic comedy series, Barinholtz has one of the leading roles and portrays Morgan Tookers, a nurse at the obstetric practice of Kaling’s Mindy Lahiri.

Mostly known for his eccentric behaviour, but big soul and sometimes pretty unexpected wisdom moments, Morgan has a platonic relationship with Mindy and with time becomes one of her most loyal confidants.

‘The Afterparty’ (2022 — 2023)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, The Afterparty keeps scores of 92% and 78% from critics and audiences
• On IMDb, the show’s rating is 7.3/10

The murder mystery anthology series stars Barinholtz as Brett, a volunteer firefighter and the ex-husband of Zoë, a woman who, soon after her divorce from Brett, starts dating a primary murder suspect.

‘For Madmen Only’ (2020)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, The Madmen Only has scores of 92% and 80% from critics and viewers
• On IMDb, the movie rates 6.9/10

In this comedy-documentary hybrid movie, Barinholtz portrays one of the interviewers for Del Close, an American actor and teacher who coached some of the most prominent comic actors in the last decades of the 20th century.

The movie is also partially based on an autobiographical horror comic “Wasteland” which Close co-wrote with “Star Wars”’ comic writer John Ostrander.

‘The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent’ (2022)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent holds a score of 87% from both critics and audiences
• On IMDb, the movie’s rating is 7/10

In the hit buddy comedy that stars Nicolas Cage and Pedro Pascal, Barinholtz portrays Martin, one of the CIA agents who confront Cage’s fictionalised version of himself and force him to cooperate with them against Pascal’s who, as they think, might be behind the kidnapping of María Delgado.

‘Late Night’ (2019)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, Late Night has scores of 80% and 77% from critics and viewers
• On IMDb, the movie rates 6.5/10

In the comedy drama starring Emma Thompson as a legendary late-night talk show host, Barinholtz comes as Daniel Tennant, a popular and controversial comedian, infamous for his vulgar and misogynistic humor, who is considered a possible replacement for Thompson’s Katherine Newbury.

‘Neighbors’ (2014)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, Neighbors keeps scores of 72% and 63% from critics and audiences
• On IMDb, the movie is rated 6.3/10

The Seth Rogen-led bromantic comedy sees Barinholtz as Jimmy Blevins, a good friend of Rogen’s Mac who starts out a war with a fraternity that has recently moved in next door.

‘Sisters’ (2015)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, Sisters keeps scores of 60% and 52% from critics and viewers
• On IMDb, the movie’s rating is 6/10

In the movie led by comedy legends Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, Ike Barinholtz stars as James, a kind man who lives next door to the Ellis sisters and the love interest of Poehler’s Maura.

‘Blockers’ (2018)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, Blockers has scores of 84% and 51% from critics and audiences
• On IMDb, the movie rates 6.2/10

In the sex comedy produced by Barinholtz’s buddy Seth Rogen the former stars as Hunter Lockwood, an absentee divorced father who teams up with the parents of his daughter’s best friends in an attempt to stop them from losing their virginity on prom night.'The Studio’ Highest-Rated Episodes on IMDb — Number One Is a Perfect 9.0