Dan Gaster Writer
Television
2021 BACKSTAGE WITH KATHERINE RYAN Expectation
STEPH’S PACKED LUNCH Expectation/Channel 4, 2020-2021
THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW Series 27-29 for SO/BBC 2, 2020-21
THE COMPLAINTS DEPARTMENT Monkey Kingdom
THE LAST LEG Open Mike, Channel 4, 2014-2021
MOCK THE WEEK Angst/BBC2, 2006-2021
HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU Hat Trick/BBC, 1997-2021
THIEVES LIKE US Black Dog Television
2020 ART DETECTIVES Black Dog Television/Acorn
BLACK SAPPER Black Dog Television/Beano
CLASS DISMISSED Sketch show for BBC
2019 SCREAM STREET 2 2 episodes for Coolabi
2018 ZAPPED! Co-Creator & Co-Writer (with Paul Powell and Will Ing) of fantasy comedy series (2 series) Black Dog Television and Baby Cow Productions for UKTV
INSERT NAME HERE Co-Creator & Co-Writer (with Will Ing & Paul Powell) Black Dog Television/12 Yard Productions for BBC2 (4 series)
LONDON BELONGS TO ME
In development, adaptation of Norman Collins’ novel
FABLE Pilot script in development with Baby Cow/Microsoft
LAST IN LINE Co-Creator & Co-Writer (with Paul Powell and Will Ing) of pilot script Black Dog Television / Kudos
MY FAMILY AND OTHER IDIOTS Co-Creator & Co-Writer (with Paul Powell and Will Ing) of pilot script Black Dog Television, developed with BBC
NICE GUY EDDIE Co-Creator & Co-Writer (with Paul Powell and Will Ing) of pilot script Black Dog Television
SINGLE WHITE MALE Sitcom pilot co-written with Rob Colley In development with Black Dog Television
2017 GORY GAMES Lion TV, Series 4 & 5
2016 GRAHAM NORTON SHOW 16 series for SO/BBC 2, 2007-2016 **Winner of Best Entertainment Show at the 2013 BAFTAS and nominated at British Comedy Awards, National Television Awards and the TV Quick Awards, as well as the 2014 BAFTA TV Awards**
NOW YOU SEE IT 2 series for Objective Scotland/BBC1, 2014-2016
2015 BIG STARS LITTLE STAR 12 Yard/ITV
SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE PALLADIUM Writing for host Alexander Armstrong, ITV
2014 8 OUT OF 10 CATS Endemol/Channel 4, 2005-2014
THE GUESS LIST (with Rob Brydon) 12 Yard/ITV.
JURASSIC PALISADES Original series in development with Tiger Aspect
SCREAM STREET 1 x 11 mins children’s show Coolabi
OPERATION DAD Co-Writer with Rob Colley In Development with BBC
FIFTY’S THE LIMIT Co-Writer with Rob Colley In Development with CPL
THE UNION Co-Writer with Colin Swash. In Development with The Mob
2013 NEVER MIND THE BUZZCOCKS Seven series for Talkback/BBC, 2001-13
PRAMFACE 2 Episodes, Series 2 and 3 Sitcom co-written with Colin Swash Little Comet for BBC3, 2012-2013
LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN CPL/Sky 1, 2012-2013
WAS IT SOMETHING I SAID Maverick
BIG STAR’S LITTLE STAR 12 Yard/ITV
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY US Series, CW Network/Maverick
2012 WOULD I LIE TO YOU? Five series for Endemol/BBC1 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
MRS BROWN CELEBRITY QUIZ SHOW BBC
JO BRAND’S HELP ME I’M HUMAN Hat Trick/Sky 1
THE THICK OF IT Additional Material Series 4 for BBC
BABY FACE In development with Princess
ALEXANDER ARMSTRONG'S BIG ASK Co-Creator & Co-Writer. 6-part series broadcast from 6th Feb ‘12 Hosted by Alexander Armstrong with online assistant Dave Lamb Black Dog Television / So Television for Dave, 2011-2012
THINK HAPPY Sitcom pilot co-written with Colin Swash, ITV Studios
2011 BRITISH ACADEMY TELEVISION AWARDS Whizzkid/BBC, 2005, 2007- 2010, 2011
THE COMEDY ANNUAL ITV Studios
10’O CLOCK LIVE Zeppotron for Channel Four
COMEDY ROCKS WITH JASON MANFORD ITV
2010 LIFE OF RILEY Co-Writer (two episodes) for Series 3, 2010 Co-Writer (one episode) for Series 2, 2009 Script Editor for Catherine Bailey Ltd/BBC1, 2007–2010
ROBERT’S WEB Series for Objective/Ch4 Hosted by Robert Webb.
COMEDY ROCKS Pilot and series for Jason Mumford for ITV 2010 – 2011
RADIO TIMES COVER PARTY BBC, 2009, 2010 and 2011 Co-written with Rob Colley
ALPHA MAYALL 1 x 30 sitcom pilot co-written with Rik Mayall for Big Tree Productions/BBC
COMEDY ROAST Two series for Monkey Kingdom/Channel 4
WORLD OF SPORT Pilot and Series for ITV4
MIRANDA Punch-up work for Series 2
TV MISTAKES Clip Show for Objective, 2010.
2009 STRICTLY COME DANCING BBC1, 2009
ALL STAR MR & MRS Two series for CPL Productions for ITV
JOHN CULSHAW SHOW Series for BBC
YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING One series for Zeppotron/Channel 4, 2009
FOOD FIGHT Series for Betty Television
ARGUMENTAL Tiger Aspect ALAN CARR CHAT SHOW Pilot for Open Mike Productions
THE FUNNY SIDE OF… BBC, with Clive Anderson
TOTALLY SATURDAY Pilot and Series with Graham Norton for BBC
ARMSTRONG & MILLER Toff Media
2008 GIRLS ALOUD CHRISTMAS SPECIAL ITV
I’VE GOT ONE OF THOSE MYSELF Original sitcom in development with BBC, 2008
ROYAL VARIETY PERFORMANCE Variety show for BBC1
FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY Series for Pozzitive/ITV
THE NATIONAL TELEVISION AWARDS Indigo/ITV
THE NATIONAL MOVIE AWARDS Indigo/ITV
MIRANDA HART’S JOKE SHOP Storylining for BBC2
LAST CHOIR STANDING Series for BBC1
MAESTRO Series for BBCTV Classical Music
SUNDAY NIGHT PROJECT Princess Productions/Channel 4
MOCK THE WEEK Two series for Angst/BBC2
WHAT THE DICKENS BSkyB for The Hay Festival with Sandi Toksvig and one series for Liberty Bell
VERNON KAY SKETCH SHOW Sketch Show for ITV/Talkback
2007 SATURDAY LIVE AGAIN! Pozzitive
MUMBAI CALLING Comedy Re-write for Allan Mckeown Presents/ITV, 2007-2008
LIVE AT THE APOLLO Open Mike/BBC1, 2007
STRICTLY COME DANCING BBC1
DON’T CALL ME STUPID Granada/ITV
NEWS KNIGHT WITH SIR TREVOR MCDONALD Hat Trick/ITV
HELL’S KITCHEN Three series for Granada/ITV 2004-7
2006 THE BIGGER PICTURE Three series for SOTV/BBC 1, 2005-2006.
GEORGE MICHAEL SKETCH 2DTV
MY LOVELY AUDIENCE SO TV/BBC 1
IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME Series for Hat Trick North/BBC
THAT MITCHELL & WEBB LOOK Sketch show for BBC 2
BEST OF THE WORST Pilot for 4DTV/Channel 4
THREE MEN IN A BOAT Script polish/WTTV Script by Chris Lang and based on the novel “Three Men in a Boat” written by Jerome K Jerome.
FEEL THE FORCE Script-editing for Catherine Bailey Ltd BBC 2, 2005/6
2005 THE COMIC SIDE OF 7 DAYS Two series for BBC 3
2DTV ENGAGEMENT Development services for the origination and development of 2DTV TV programmes
THE LATE EDITION BBC 4
THE F WORD Optomen/C4 Gordon Ramsay pilot
UNIVERSALLY CHALLENGED Development for pilot for Indie Kids
2004 THE NEW YEARS DISHONOURS LIST Visual Voodoo/ITV
THE GRAHAM NORTON EFFECT Series for SO Television New York series, 2004
SATURDAY NIGHT GRAHAM NORTON Pilot for SO Television/BBC
V GRAHAM NORTON SOTV/Channel 4, 2002-4 including New York series
THEY THINK IT’S ALL OVER Series for Talkback/BBC
2DTV Four series for 2DTV/ITV, 2001-4
2003 ROOM 101 Series for Hat Trick/BBC, 2002/3
BOGNOR OR BUST Pilot for 2DTV, 2003
THE SHARP END Series for Ten Alps Brook Lapping/ITV
THE STRATEGIC HUMOR INITIATIVE Pilot for Pozzitive Television
2002 IT’S ONLY TV BUT I LIKE IT Two series for Open Mike/BBC, 2000-2.
JOHNNY VAUGHAN TONIGHT Series for Worlds End/BBC
FAME, SET & MATCH Series for Talkback/BBC
EARTH KID Animated series for Tiger Aspect
2001 JACK DEE’S HAPPY HOUR Series for Open Mike/BBC
LENNY HENRY IN PIECES Series for Tiger Aspect/BBC
CLIVE ANDERSON SHOW Series for Hat Trick/BBC
MEL & GRIFF PILOT Two episodes for sitcom starring Griff Rhys-Jones and Mel Smith for BBC/Talkback, 2000-1.
WORLD SPORTS One for SKY hosted by Roger Moore
2000 LIAR, LIAR PANTS ON FIRE Animation series for BBC and Picasso Pictures
LATE NIGHT WITH JERRY SPRINGER Carlton/Channel 5. Three series, 2000/1
LILY LIVE Series starring Lily Savage for Carlton/ITV
SLAP BANG Pilot for series starring Ant and Dec For Zenith Entertainment/ITV
LIFE’S TOO SHORT Sitcom series in development for BBC Television, 1999-2000 Co-written with Paul Powell
MILLENIUM SKETCH SHOW BBC Television
1999 THE PRIORY Series starring Zoe Ball Ginger/Channel
20th CENTURY STUFF Series for Rapido/Channel 5
1998 STUFF THE WEEK Own topical news based sketch series as writer/performer for LWT/ITV 10 shows, Autumn1998. With Will Ing, Ben Silburn and Paul Powell
IF I RULED THE WORLD Hat Trick/BBC2
THE CLIVE JAMES SHOW Watchmaker/ITV, With Will Ing
1997 EAT THIS! 1997 Channel 4 Sitcom Festival Co-written with Paul Powell
THE JACK DOCHERTY SHOW Absolutely/Channel 5. With Will Ing
HERE’S JOHNNY Rapido/Channel 4, starring Johnny Vaughan. With Will Ing and Ben Silburn.
SMITH AND JONES Talkback/BBC, 1996/7. With Will Ing.
1996 SPITTING IMAGE Central/ITV. Writer for last three series, 1994-6
THE FINAL FRONTIER Pilot for the Sci-fi Channel/Granada. Writer/ performer (with Ben Silburn and Will Ing)
CLIVE ANDERSON ALL TALK Hat Trick/BBC. Series 1, with Will Ing.
SATURDAY LIVE LWT/ITV,1996.
ORSON CART Pilot for animation series with Optomen TV/Carlton, with Will Ing
1995 CLIVE ANDERSON TALKS BACK Hat Trick/Channel 4. Commissioned writer on two series 1994-5.
PAUL MERTON Pilot for BBC TV
Radio
2020 THE UNBELIEVABLE TRUTH BBC Radio 4, 2009-2020
2014 FAMILY TREE Original Non-TX Pilot starring Rob Brydon Co-Written with Black Dog Television (Will Ing and Paul Powell) for BBC Radio
2010 VOTE NOW SHOW BBC Radio 4
2006 ARMANDO IANNUCCI’S CHARM OFFENSIVE Pozzitive/BBC Radio 4
2004 THE ARMANDO IANNUCCI SHOW Pilot for BBC Radio 4
WE’VE BEEN HERE BEFORE Original series for BBC Radio 4, 2003-2004
1999 EAT THIS! Part of the Radio 2 Comedy Showcase Written with Paul Powell
THE CURRIED GOAT SHOW Own sketch show series as writer and performer for BBC Radio 2. With Will Ing and Ben Silburn. Transmitted Jan. - March 1998. Second series comm. for 1999
1998 SMOOTH TALKERS Host of new game show for Radio 4.
WE KNOW EVERYTHING Second series of own show , with Paul Powell, for BBC Radio 4
1996 PROMENADE CONCERT INTERVAL 65 With Will Ing and Ben Silburn. BBC Radio
YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS BBC Radio 5 Live. 4 series as writer/performer, with Will Ing and Ben Silburn,1995-6.
1995 BBC LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT Contract writer for BBC Light Entertainment. 1994-1995
1994 ALAN’S BIG ONE FM BBC Radio, 1994
1993 WEEKENDING
Film
2013 UNSEEN ACADEMICALS Comedy punch up on Terry Pratchett’s script The Mob, 2013.
Other
Various shows devised, written and performed with Ben Silburn and Will Ing as Curried Goat CURRIED GOAT at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. 1996 CURRIED GOAT at The Pleasance
‘The writing is clever, the timing is perfect and the result is original and very funny. It cries out to be out on TV.’ The Scotsman, August 1996
‘At last, a sketch show that’s actually funny: this one should run and run! The Independent