Comedy director Declan Lowney has been signed for U.S. commercial work by production house Merman, which has offices in New York and Los Angeles. He’s been on the roster of Merman UK since 2021.  

Most of Lowney’s work in the U.S. to date has been as a director and supervising producer on Apple TV’s hit “Ted Lasso.” Lowney won an Emmy as producer on the program for Season 2.  

The Irish director’s new commercial work in the U.S. market, produced by Merman, has been directing the latest installments of Allstate’s “Mayhem” storyline.  

 In “Leafblower” Mayhem (actor Dean Winters) becomes an illegal “overpowered leaf blower” blowing debris into traffic, causing an auto wreck.  

In a holiday spot promoting the Walmart Protection Plan by Allstate, Winters is an “Overworked Elf” who carelessly drops a bag of Christmas gifts down a working chimney, destroying a pile of new electronic devices.   

Lowney is also producing another soon-to-be-announced Mayhem ad.