One of the country's leading scriptwriters, John's early credits include classic BBC comedies Not The Nine O' Clock News and the Kenny Everett programmes. His association with Rory Bremner goes back over fifteen years and he has worked on all Rory's series and specials for both BBC and C4 as main script writer/script editor. His particular feeling for topical comedy has been utilised to great effect on countless projects in all media and includes many years as writer of BBC Radio 4's The News Quiz. His credits include...

From Blair to Here

Vera Productions for Channel 4
I’m Glad you Asked Me That
Above The Title Productions for BBC Radio
The Memorex Years
Above The Title Productions for BBC Radio
Get Up Stand Up
Bachaks Productions for Channel 4
Rory Bremner Who Else
Vera Productions for Channel 4
Rory Bremner Election Specials
Vera Productions for Channel 4
Rory Bremner - all other series
BBC2 and Channel 4
The Treatment
Radio 5 Live
The Frost Programme
Carlton TV
A Word in Your Era
Channel X/Channel 4
Winjin’ Pom
Spitting Image
Now Something Else
BBC TV
Scavenger Hunt
TVS
Corrigan and Womack
Central TV
Royal Variety Performance
LWT
People Do The Funniest Things
LWT
All Star Secrets
LWT
The Barbara Dickson Show
BBC
Russ Abbot
BBC
The Kenny Everett Show
BBC
Dear Heart
BBC
Three of A Kind
BBC
Not The Nine O’ Clock News
BBC
Ronnie Corbett
BBC
Surprise Surprise
LWT
Game For A Laugh
LWT
It’ll Be Alright On The Night
LWT
Davro
TVs
Marti Caine
Central TV
TV-Pm
Central TV
Parkinson
Thames Television
   

Punch columnist between 1985 and 1990

Editor of Punch at the Edinburgh Festival 1987
Press Prize for best script (Rory Bremner) Montreux Festival