The production team of Our Flag Means Death as characters in the show:

David Jenkins (creator, writer, executive producer) as Officer Shaw
Taika Waititi (actor, director, executive producer) as Edward ‘Blackbeard’ Teach
Fernando Frías (director) as Alfeo de La Vaca
Nacho Vigalondo (director) as El Capitan
Yvonne Zima (writer) as Fleur de Maquis
Adam Stein (writer, co-executive producer) as A middle aged man
Bert & Bertie (directors) as English officers