It’s a weird feeling. .. But our sitcom is finally going to be broadcast on proper telly. Thinking back, the first time Al and I discussed this idea was probably two and a half years ago in a cafe in…
Apr 4 2019
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Feb 12 2019
Pitcher På Paus på produktion
Back in September I wrote about getting a haircut with a view to impressing some SVT bigwigs with my clean cut looks. I realise now that there is more to making it in television comedy than just having a good…
Dec 30 2018
That was the year that was - 2018
As 2018 draws to a close, here's a quick look back at the year that was.
Like most years, when you sit back during those strange, long-weekend-like days between Xmas and New Year, it’s hard to remember what…
Sep 30 2018
A Very Close Shave
Woody Allen famously said that 80% of success is showing up. And he was absolutely right, as I almost found out thanks to a very close shave.
A couple of weeks ago, I had a twelve minute meeting…
Feb 21 2018
All my friends are .... And I'm like....
Back in the day it used to be: 'All my friends are getting married and having kids, and I'm like....',
Then we got older and it became: 'All my friends are getting divorced and having affairs, and…
Jan 12 2018
Pitching with The Pitch
It's been a decent start to 2018. The first 'week back at work', that week that looms over the holidays like both a gruesome spectre and a beacon of light, has involved three pitch meetings and two voiceovers. It's…
Dec 30 2017
That was the year that was - 2017
It's the time of year when you are supposed to look back and sum up all your achievements, successes and generally what a great person you are. The summary should also be peppered with a few failures and heartbreak…
Oct 25 2017
Canal Digital and Al Pitcher
Over the last month or so I've been working on a few scripts for Al Pitcher and Canal Digital.
The brief was: Al Pitcher tries out Swedish things - the twist being that the things he tried out…
Sep 27 2017
I died twice. Once in a baseball cap and once in a wig.
I died twice last night. Once in a baseball cap and once in a wig.
For the last six months or so, there’s been an open mic stand up night in town called Beta Comedy. It's getting…
Aug 16 2017
I'm being tortured by bread!
As a writer friend of mine repeatedly writes on social media: I'm writing. I'm writing. I'm writing.
Occasionally he even uses a hashtag: #Iamwriting.
All of this points me to make the singular conclusion that he is NOT…