In addition to his work on the Letterman show, Resnick also cocreated and wrote for Get A Life with David Mirkin and Chris Elliott. A couple of years later, Resnick wrote and co-executive produced a season of The Larry Sanders Show for HBO. Two years later, in 1994, Resnick would team up with Elliott again for the motion picture Cabin Boy.
In 2002, Resnick wrote the Robin Williams film, Death to Smoochy, which was directed by Danny DeVito.