What the Smack the Pony writers did next.
The Channel 4 show had a massive 100 writers-almost like a radio sketch show. But what did they do next?
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- Rob Adey is known for Time Gentlemen Please (2000), The Sketch Show (2001) and Smack the Pony (1999).Wrote Time Gentleman Please and Lee Mack's The Sketch Show.
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Sarah Alexander was born on 3 January 1971 in London, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Stardust (2007), Green Wing (2004) and Coupling (2000). She is married to Peter Serafinowicz. They have two children.First member of the cast referred here. Well known as Mel Steel/Cook in the Worst Week of My Life and recently Polly Creek in Jonathan Creek. Did not write after STP.- Actress
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Fiona Allen was born on 3 January 1965 in Bury, Lancashire, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for 24 Hour Party People (2002), Smack the Pony (1999) and Poirot (1989). She has been married to Michael Parkinson since April 2001. They have three children.Second member of the cast. Like Alexander did not write after STP. Georgia Alexander in Waterloo Road and Rachel Roche in Happiness.- Writer
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Jesse Armstrong was born on 13 December 1970 in Oswestry, Shropshire, England, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for In the Loop (2009), Four Lions (2010) and Fresh Meat (2011).Famously writes with Sam Baines, most noticeably on Peep Show but also The Thick of It, Four Lions and Fresh Meat.- Actor
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Richard Ellef Ayoade was born in Hammersmith, and grew up in Suffolk, in England, the son of a Norwegian mother, Dagny Amalie (Baassuik), and a Nigerian father, Layide Ade Laditi Ayoade. He studied Law at Cambridge university, and followed in the footsteps of British Comedy legends like Monty Python's Eric Idle, Hugh Laurie and Graeme Garden when he became the president of the Cambridge Footlights club.
Ayoade's first real TV break was directing, co-writing and starring with Matthew Holness in the cult classic Garth Marenghi's Darkplace (2004) a parody of shlocky 1980's science fiction television shows, and noticed for it's "so bad it's good!" aesthetic. Notably shy and self-effacing in interviews, his performance as the debauched, self-assured publisher/pornographer/nightclub owner 'Dean Learner' showcased the young comedian's acting talent.
After cameos in another cult series The Mighty Boosh (2003) as the shaman "Saboo", his position in the popular consciousness was cemented in the series The IT Crowd (2006) where Ayoade played the social oblivious, dweebish savant known as "Moss".
All the while Ayoade continued to direct music videos for Vampire Weekend, Kasabian, and the Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs before finally getting his chance to direct a feature film, Submarine (2010), based on the novel by Joe Dunthorne.
Submarine was followed by The Double (2013) co-written by Avi Korine and based on a novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky.Wrote and performed in Garth Marenghi's Darkplace and has wrote screenplays for The Double and Submarine. Most well known as Moss in The IT Crowd.- Writer
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Wrote on the Steve Coogan sketch show Monkey Trousers and several shorts.- Writer
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Sam Bain is a writer/producer. He is of English/Australian descent. His mother was the British comedy actress Rosemary Frankau and his father, Bill Bain, was an Australian Emmy-award winning director. He went to Manchester University where he met his writing partner for 25 years, Jesse Armstrong. They have a production company in London called Various Artists Ltd with producers Phil Clarke and Roberto Troni. Sam lives in Los Feliz, Los Angeles with his wife actress/writer Wendy Meredith (Bain). He is known for the award winning TV comedy series Peep Show and Fresh Meat.See Jesse Armstrong above.- Mark Bastable is known for Smack the Pony (1999).He wrote a book called The Penny Falls.
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Peter Baynham is known for Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020), Arthur Christmas (2011) and Borat (2006).Probably the more successful writers on this list-Brass Eye, Jam and I'm Alan Partridge, as well as Borat.- Actor
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Darren Boyd was born on 30 January 1971 in Hastings, East Sussex, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Imagine Me & You (2005), Four Lions (2010) and Spy (2011). He has been married to Amanda Ashy since 24 January 2004.Although he has written an episode of Little Crackers, Boyd is better known as a comic actor-Jake in Green Wing, the fictional John Cleese in Holy Flying Circus, Tim in Spy and, more recently, Matthew the eponymous Delivery Man.- Actor
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Spencer Brown is known for The Boy with a Camera for a Face (2013), Nathan Barley (2005) and T.I.M. (2023).Played Rufus Onslatt in Nathan Barley. Presenter of a show called Lip Service.- Writer
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At 19 Jane Bussmann was hired to write a newspaper column for The Guardian.
At 22 she was hired by the BBC as comedy writer for radio presenters and at 24 (with David Quantick) sold the BBC two sitcom pilots, What On Earth and Put Out More Fags (1999). Both were produced.
Bussmann and Quantick created, wrote and produced (with Jess Search) the world's first Internet sitcom, The Junkies (2001), later broadcast by Channel 4. Starring Sally Phillips (Veep (2012), Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)), Peter Serafinowicz (Shaun of the Dead (2004)) and Peter Baynham (Borat (2006)) it got 3,000,000 hits on dial up modems and heavy media coverage.
Bussmann sold eighteen sitcom pilots to the BBC, HBO, NBC, 3 Arts, Channel 4 UK among others.
She wrote for over 50 shows, notably South Park (1997).
She was Script Editor on the Emmy-winning series Smack the Pony (1999).
Bussmann was a staff writer on the most controversial program in British television history, Christopher Morris' Paedophilia (2001). This special became lead story on the BBC News. The legendary British satire shows Brass Eye (1997) and Jam (2000) won the Writer's Guild Award, two British Comedy Awards, a Gold Sony Award, four Silver Sony Awards and a Royal Television Society Award.
She was staff writer on Armando Iannucci's The Saturday Night Armistice (1995) (Bronze Rose of Montreux, Broadcast Award) and two seasons of So Graham Norton (1998).
At 26, Bussmann optioned the screenplay "Single Girl's Diary" to Granada US.
As a writer/performer Bussmann began on BBC radio and became a correspondent on classic shows like _Loose Ends_ hosted by Ned Sherrin of "That Was The Week That Was". She was a panelist on the BBC's "The Now Show", "The Treatment" and ITV's "The Sundays".
Bussmann and Quantick starred in a BBC sketch series "Bussmann & Quantick Kingsize".
In 1998 Bussmann published the book "Once In A Lifetime", winning Muzik's "Book of the Year", "Book of the Summer" in the Times, "Book of the Year" in the NME and "Book of the Month" in GQ, the Editor-in-Chief James Brown personally reviewing it as "So good it's dangerous".
In 2009 she published The Worst Date Ever, optioned by Film4.
Bussmann studied directing at USC. Her college short My Terrorist Dad (2003) was featured in BAFTA's Academy magazine and the Independent on Sunday as a "New Filmmaker to watch".
As a newspaper columnist Bussmann writes "Bussmann's Holidays" for Britain's Mail on Sunday newspaper, winning Journalist of the Year (AITO, nominated as Travel Writer Of The Year British Press Awards. She wrote a column for The Face and The List.From Smack The Pony to South Park, also wrote an episode of Crackanory.- Writer
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John Camm is known for Late Night Mash (2021), The Wrong Door (2008) and Al Murray's Multiple Personality Disorder (2009).- Writer
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Kevin Cecil was born in September 1969 in England, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for Veep (2012), Gnomeo & Juliet (2011) and The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012).- Writer
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Bob Childs is known for Smack the Pony (1999) and Childsplay: The Parting Glass (2020).- Stu Childs is known for Smack the Pony (1999).
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Cavan Clerkin is a professional actor and filmmaker from Hackney, London. He is known for The Capture (2019-2022) The Last Kingdom (2017-2022) Muscle (2019) and BAFTA nominated comedy Pulling (2006). He wrote, produced and starred in feature film Nice Guy (2012) and has appeared in a wide range of British TV and Film. He won Best Actor at Tallinn Black Nights 2019.- Script and Continuity Department
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Jackie Clune was born on 13 December 1965 in Harlow, Essex, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for The Bill (1984), Too Close (2021) and Smack the Pony (1999). She has been married to Richard Hannant since 2008. They have four children.- Nathan Cockerill was born in 1974 in Northampton, England, UK. He is a writer, known for M.I.High (2007), Life with Tom and House of Anubis (2011).
- Andrew Cottier is known for Smack the Pony (1999).
- Dave Cottrill is known for Smack the Pony (1999).
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- Natasha De Vries is known for Smack the Pony (1999).
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Bathsheba Doran is known for Outlaw King (2018), Boardwalk Empire (2010) and The Looming Tower (2018).- Writer
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Bill Dunn is known for Spärhusen Plays the Egyptian (2010), Dreaming in Stone (2010) and Smack the Pony (1999).- Simon Dunn was born on 3 July 1977 in Bristol, England, UK. He is a writer, known for Smack the Pony (1999), TV to Go (2000) and Hodgson (2006).
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Nick Dwyer is known for Diggin' in the Carts (2014) and Smack the Pony (1999).- Actor
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Kevin Eldon was born in 1960 in Kent, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Hot Fuzz (2007), Four Lions (2010) and Hugo (2011).- Caroline Elliott is known for Smack the Pony (1999).
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Michael Everett is known for La Sevillana (2008).- Norman Ferguson is known for The Karen Dunbar Show (2003) and Smack the Pony (1999).
- Marie Findley is known for The Fall of the Louse of Usher: A Gothic Tale for the 21st Century (2002), ChuckleVision (1987) and Smack the Pony (1999).
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Melanie Finn is known for Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1997), Red Shoe Diaries (1992) and The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos (2008).- Writer
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Born in Reading, England, John Finnemore is an English comedian, actor, and crossword writer. His parents were David and Patricia and has a younger sister, Anna. At 19, he spent half a year teaching English in Krakow, Poland. He then studied at the Cambridge University, where he was a member of the Cambridge Footlights student sketch group before graduating in 2000. He gained recognition as the author of Cabin Pressure, a comedy radio show that aired between 2008 and 2014 and starred Finnemore himself, as well as Stephanie Cole, Roger Allam, and Benedict Cumberbatch. He wrote for a number of sketch comedy shows, including Peep Show (2003) and That Mitchell and Webb Look (2006), and appeared in minor roles in movies and on TV. Since 2016 he's been writing crosswords under the pseudonym Emu. In 2023, he co-wrote the second season of Good Omens (2019) with Neil Gaiman.- Crispin Fisher is known for Smack the Pony (1999), Reuter & Skoog (1999) and Stand Up Britain (2002).
- Johnny Fowler is known for Smack the Pony (1999).
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Jo Gardetta is known for Smack the Pony (1999) and Perseverance (2005).- Script and Continuity Department
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Linda Gibson is known for The Durrells (2016), Beowulf & Grendel (2005) and Hornblower: Loyalty (2003).- Actor
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Robert Harley is known for Green Wing (2004), The Delivery Man (2015) and Campus (2009). He has been married to Victoria Pile since 1987. They have two children.- Mike Haskins is known for Man Stroke Woman (2005), The Smith & Jones Sketchbook (2006) and Bruiser (2000).
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Chris Hayward was born on 19 June 1925 in Bayonne, New Jersey, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Get Smart (1965), Barney Miller (1975) and He & She (1967). He was married to Linda K. Simmons and Geraldine Patricia Kulcher. He died on 20 November 2006 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Writer
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Pippa is a multi award winning writer and actor. a content creator & voice artist. She also directs, produces and rides a Triumph. Based in London and LA, she is a dual UK/US citizen, part of the 2019/20 BAFTA Crew scheme, a member of the Writers Guild, Equity and SAG-AFTRA. She writes and creates female centric comedy and drama across all formats and media.
Pippa grew up in England and South Africa and went to school with Americans, so she's messed up but really versatile. Having lived in the US for the past few years and also being in a 'mixed' marriage, she can now claim to have witnessed 3 different brands of racism on 3 separate continents. Which is nice. An actor since her teens, Pippa's first role was as Ann Burden in the original BBC two-handed post apocalypic film, Z FOR ZACHARIAH. Since then she has appeared in dozens of TV, film, theatre and radio productions but is best known for series regular stint as Superbitch Elaine Fenwick in CORONATION STREET, or Shaz in cult kids BBC comedy series, HANGAR 17. She also made a splash as Anna the demon Dutch girl in Michael Palin's classic film, EAST OF IPSWICH, Joyce in WW2 comedy-drama AND A NIGHTINGALE SANG, and Fergie in NBC's imaginatively titled royal movie, FERGIE & ANDREW. On STAGE she's had leading roles at many UK reps from Shakespeare to Neil Simon. She has been directed several times by Sir Alan Ayckbourn, including COMIC POTENTIAL, as well as NOISES OFF and BUS STOP in the West End & DEAD FUNNY at Chichester.
Pippa's first writing credits were comedy sketches for multi award winning SMACK THE PONY, NO LIMIT (Sky), and Newsrevue (London's long running live satire show). Since doing her screenwriting MA at LCC, she has writing credits for TV, short films and web series (SONY UK) the groundbreaking plot- interactive teen drama, SOPHIA'S DIARY, as well as Edinburgh and LA Comedy Fest sketch shows, one woman show, DESTINATION ELEVATION (Pleasance and Soho Theatre) and several short plays. Pippa has performed her own skecth and stand-up material at The Comedy Store, Improv and LA Comedy festival. She's been optioned and commissioned for features and TV by eOne, BBC, Radio 4, RHI/Hallmark, Screen Australia and others. Her screenplays have won or been a finalist in many top contests inc. The Page, Austen, Screencraft, Thruline, Roadmap, LA Int Screenplay Comp, and BBC writersroom. In the last 2 years her historical psychological chiller ONE WHITE CROW was selected for the Mery Strrep/Nicole Kidman backed Wtriters Lab and optioned by Boheamia Prods in LA and her comedy UP YOURS BRIDGET JONES was a finalist in the Natiinal Lampoon reboot Comedy feature contest. Her short KILLING CHRISTMAS which she wrote, produced and acted in has been selected fpr over a dozen international festivals and won BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT (Tweetfest), BEST HOLIDAY SHORT (London Int Short Film Fest) BEST PERFORMANCES for Pippa and co-star Max Lictig (wildSOUND, Canada) and nominated for Best Screenplay (Emerging Artists LA) which is still to be announced.
'The writing is like Alan Bennett meets 'Marion and Jeff' - DESTINATION ELEVATION - one woman show (Pleasance and Soho Theatre) "A female Ricky Gervais"... "Bridget Jones on acid"..."Pippa is the Party Philosopher"- LA stand-up and character comedy - Improv & Comedy Store.- Writer
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Gary Howe is known for Green Wing (2004), Tracey Ullman: A Class Act (1993) and The Fast Show (1994).- Tessa Hudson is known for Smack the Pony (1999).
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Mick James is a noted song writer, producer/engineer, musician and actor. He is most widely known for the music included in the hit television show Criss Angel Mindfreak. The highly recognizable "Mind Freak Theme" song was originally written by Micky James/Criss Angel and produced by both Micky and Jonathan Davis (KORN). Micky's haunting, enchanting melodies have added an extra element of suspense to the show's illusion for all 6 seasons. Micky has also created music from 2009 to present for the Criss Angel/Cirque Du Soleil Vegas show "Believe".
Micky work with Criss was 1st showcased in the 2003 Criss Angel Supernatural special shown on the Sci Fi channel and the 2004 Criss Angel Made in Japan special that aired in Japan.
Micky's other credits include Carman Electra's NWWL show (2007). On demand pay per view , Super bowl (2010), REAL HOUSEWIVES OF MIAMI 2013 (Bravo), CBS NFL Pre games (2010/To Present). Jets Play off game on CBS (2011/To Present). March Madness NCAA (2011/To Present) on CBS, MTV Cribs, & Teen Cribs, 10 on top (MTV), CMTV Cribs, VH1 That Metal Show (2010/11/To Present). Being Liverpool (FOX TV), CATFISH THE TV SHOW 2013 (MTV), WWE, HBO, Criss Angel Biography on A&E, The American Country Awards, The Tyra Banks Show, Phenomenon on NBC, Basketball on CSTV, Entertainment Tonight, Parenthood on NBC, Dirty Money, Hell Roads, Secretly pregnant on Discovery channel. The Magic Place (Criss Angel's new Web network.
Micky owns his own studio called Freedom of Speech Recording Studio located in New York, where he currently records and produces. Micky has designed his own signature series of guitars & basses for Carparelli Guitars. Named the "Levitation 7" that produce a certain unique sound for guitarists who are seeking something a little different. The guitars he designs are also very visually distinctive from any other guitars now on the market.
Micky proudly uses and endorses Ampeg bass Amps, Marshall Guitar Amps, Vox Guitar Amps, Korg Keyboards & software, Carparelli Guitars, DR Strings, IN Tune Guitar Picks, Focusrite Recording Gear, Cad Microphones, GMS Custom Drums, Snap Jack Cables, Pigtronix Effects boxes, Waldorf software, Wallander Instruments software, Softube plug ins, Sample Logic Software and FXpansion software. Megatone Pedals, & Amplisonic Amplifiers...
Currently, Micky has a full plate set for 2013, including the release of a solo CD and the development of a feature movie. He has also just been signed on with InTroubleZone Productions as executive musical production director.- Steve Jeanes is known for Smack the Pony (1999), Sir Gadabout, the Worst Knight in the Land (2002) and Big Cook Little Cook (2002).
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George Jeffrie was a writer and actor, known for The Windsors (2016), Pete Versus Life (2010) and The Armstrong and Miller Show (2007). He died on 19 September 2020 in the UK.- Actor
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Rich Johnston is best known for writing the gossip/rumor column on the comics industry, Lying In The Gutters. He's also written a number of comic books including "The Flying Friar" and "Rich Johnston's Holed Up". He's written for comedy shows on the TV, radio and stage though he currently works in advertising, while contributing to RichAndMark.com on occasion. He lives in Kingston Vale, London with his wife, Janice Hodgson, and their daughter Eve.- Writer
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Stuart Kenworthy was born on 25 June 1965 in Preston, Lancashire, England, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for Spacehopper (2007), Go Jetters (2015) and Scallywagga (2010).- Writer
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Jane Lamacraft is known for Sunstroke (2007), The All Star Impressions Show (2009) and Smack the Pony (1999).- Writer
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- Mark Love is known for Smack the Pony (1999).
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Doon Mackichan is an actress and writer known for the double Emmy Award-winning Smack the Pony (1999), Two Doors Down (2016), Plebs (2013), Toast of London (2012) and The Day Today (1994), among others. She has frequently collaborated with Steve Coogan, Armando Iannucci and Christopher Morris. She most recently featured on stage alongside John Malkovich in David Mamet's Bitter Wheat, and was praised by UK theatre critic Michael Billington as giving the show's best performance.- Actress
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- Michael McLeod is known for The Lighter Game (2002).
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- Richard Murkin is known for Time Gentlemen Please (2000), The Sketch Show (2001) and Smack the Pony (1999).
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John Oliver was born on 23 April 1977 in Birmingham, England, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014), The Lion King (2019) and The Smurfs (2011). He has been married to Kate Norley since October 2011. They have two children.- Kathy Oxtoby is known for Smack the Pony (1999).
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Sally Phillips was born on 10 May 1970 in Hong Kong. She is an actress and writer, known for Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016), Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) and Bridget Jones's Diary (2001). She has been married to Andrew Bermejo since 17 January 2003. They have three children.- Writer
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- Ian D. Porley is known for Smack the Pony (1999).
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Paul Powell is known for Zapped (2016), Comedy Sketchbook (2008) and Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask (2011).- Writer
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Richard Preddy was born on 3 September 1966 in Farnborough, Kent, England, United Kingdom. He was a writer and actor, known for Harry Enfield and Chums (1994), Gates (2012) and Tracey Ullman: A Class Act (1993). He died on 7 July 2020 in Canterbury, Kent, England, United Kingdom.- Writer
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Georgia Pritchett was born in 1968 in the UK. She is a writer and producer, known for Veep (2012), Succession (2018) and The Thick of It (2005).- Dean Proctor is known for Smack the Pony (1999).
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David Quantick is a writer, author and broadcaster, writing on shows like Veep and The Day Today, Harry Hill's TV Burp and the controversial Brass Eye.
He is also the author of the critically acclaimed horror novel All My Colors, published in the USA and the UK.
He began writing for the music publication NME and, with Steven Wells, he contributed to many of the humorous, snippet sections in the paper. He gained a reputation for incisive and witty observations on popular culture and music. Alongside rock journalism he was also submitting gags and sketches to British comedy shows such as Spitting Image.
In 1992 Armando Iannucci asked him to join the writing team for the radio comedy On The Hour after which he made the natural progression to the television follow up The Day Today (1994).
Quantick rejoined the Chris Morris/Armando Ianucci axis to write for Brass Eye with Jane Bussmann in 1997. The show caused huge controversy as Morris often does, and though Quantick's association with him on Jam (2000) was less explosive, the Brass Eye Paedophile Special was so controversial that Government ministers initially condemned the program (without having seen it).
With Jane Bussmann, he created the world's first online sitcom pilot - The Junkies, 1999 - and returned to working with Armando Iannucci on the final series of The Thick Of It and Veep.
He continues to write for television in the USA and the UK.- Additional Crew
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Rufus Rawley is known for The Importance of Being Earnest (2002), High Heels and Low Lifes (2001) and Smack the Pony (1999).