John Finnemore Writer
John Finnemore Writer
John has been awarded Writers' Guild Award twice; firstly in 2011 for Best Radio Comedy for CABIN PRESSURE AT CHRISTMAS, and again for Best Radio Comedy in 2017 for DOUBLE ACTS: “English for Pony Lovers”. In 2015, he won the BBC Audio Drama Award for Best Comedy for JOHN FINNEMORE'S SOUVENIR PROGRAMME.
Agents
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Credits
In Development
Production Company Notes AVENUE 5 - Series 2 HBO Episode 5 2021
IN TOO DEEP Back to Blue, LLC Film. Co-writing with Armando Iannucci 2021
HALLELUJAH! Sprout Pictures Film. 2021
Film
Production Company Notes TOM JONES Cross Day Productions Co-writer 2018
THE HIPPOPOTAMUS The Electric Shadow Company Additional material 2018
United Agents | 12-26 Lexington Street London W1F OLE | T +44 (0) 20 3214 0800 | F +44 (0) 20 3214 0801 | E [email protected] Production Company Notes BRIEF ENCOUNTERS BBC1 Original short film 2001
Television
Production Company Notes BACK - SERIES 2 Big Talk Productions Episode 4 2021
WAS IT SOMETHING I SAID? Maverick TV/Channel 4 Writer 2013
10 O'CLOCK LIVE (Series 3) Zeppotron/Channel 4 Writer 2013
10 O'CLOCK LIVE (Series 2) Zeppotron/Channel 4 Writer 2012
MICHAEL MCINTYRE'S CHRISTMAS Open Mike Productions/BBC1 Writer COMEDY ROADSHOW 2011
10 O'CLOCK LIVE Zeppotron/Channel 4 Writer 2011
THAT MITCHELL AND WEBB LOOK BBC TV Series 4 2009
28 ACTS IN 28 MINUTES BBC TV 2007
RONNI ANCONA BBC TV Pilot 2007
THAT MITCHELL AND WEBB LOOK BBC2 2006
SWINGING Monkey Kingdom/Channel 5 2005 - 2006
DEAD RINGERS BBC2 2004 - 2006
PEEP SHOW Objective / Channel 4 Additional material 2003
THE SKETCH SHOW ITV 2003
SMACK THE PONY 3 Talkback for Channel 4 As writer and 2002 performer
HARRY AND PAUL Tiger Aspect Series 3
United Agents | 12-26 Lexington Street London W1F OLE | T +44 (0) 20 3214 0800 | F +44 (0) 20 3214 0801 | E [email protected] Radio
Production Company Notes JOHN FINNEMORE'S SOUVENIR BBC Radio 4 Radio. An eighth series of his award PROGRAMME SERIES 8 winning radio show for BBC Radio 4 2019
JOHN FINNEMORE'S SOUVENIR BBC Radio 4 PROGRAMME 7 2018
DOUBLE ACTS 2 BBC Radio 4 2017
JUST A MINUTE BBC Radio 4 2017
JOHN FINNEMORE'S SOUVENIR Radio 4 PROGRAMME 6 2016
DOUBLE ACTS Pozzitive Series of six comedy two-handers 2015 Television/Radio 4
JOHN FINNEMORE'S SOUVENIR Radio 4 PROGRAMME 5 2015
JOHN FINNEMORE'S SOUVENIR BBC Radio 4 PROGRAMME 4 2014
I'M SORRY I HAVEN'T A CLUE BBC Radio 4 Regular panelist 2014 - present 2014
JOHN FINNEMORE'S SOUVENIR BBC Radio 4 PROGRAMME 3 2013
CABIN PRESSURE 4 Pozzitive/BBC Radio 4 Produced and directed by David Tyler 2013
THE NOW SHOW BBC Radio Regular contributor 2006 - present 2013
JOHN FINNEMORE'S SOUVENIR BBC Radio 4 Radio Award, Chortle Comedy Awards PROGRAMME 2 2013 2012
JOHN FINNEMORE'S SOUVENIR BBC Radio 4 PROGRAMME: EDINBURGH 2012 2012
THE UNBELIEVABLE TRUTH BBC Radio 4 Regular panelist 2012 - present 2012
United Agents | 12-26 Lexington Street London W1F OLE | T +44 (0) 20 3214 0800 | F +44 (0) 20 3214 0801 | E [email protected] Production Company Notes CABIN PRESSURE 3 Pozzitive/BBC Radio 4 Produced and directed by David Tyler. 2011 comedy.co.uk award for Best British Radio Sitcom 2011. Nominated for Radio Programme of the Year, 2013 Broadcasting Press Guild Awards.
JOHN FINNEMORE'S SOUVENIR BBC Radio 4 comedy.co.uk award for Best British PROGRAMME Radio Sketch Show 2011 2011
CABIN PRESSURE AT BBC Radio 4 2011 Writers' Guild Award for Best CHRISTMAS Radio Comedy 2010
CABIN PRESSURE 2 Pozzitive/BBC Radio 4 Nominated for 'Best Radio 2009 Comedy/Light Entertainment' in 2010 Writers' Guild Awards
THAT MITCHELL AND WEBB BBC Radio Series 4 SOUND 2009
CABIN PRESSURE 1 Pozzitive/BBC Radio 4 2008
DEAD RINGERS SPECIAL BBC Radio 4 2007
THAT MITCHELL & WEBB BBC Radio 4 SOUND 3 2007
THE NEWS QUIZ BBC Radio 4 2006
THAT MITCHELL AND WEBB BBC Radio 4 SOUND 2005
DEAD RINGERS CHRISTMAS BBC Radio 4 SPECIAL 2005
TAILS YOU LOSE BBC Radio 4 2004
THAT MITCHELL & WEB SOUND BBC Radio 4 2003
DEAD RINGERS BBC Radio 4 2003
THAT MITCHELL & WEBB BBC Radio 4 SOUND 2003
United Agents | 12-26 Lexington Street London W1F OLE | T +44 (0) 20 3214 0800 | F +44 (0) 20 3214 0801 | E [email protected] Production Company Notes LAURENCE AND GUS: HEARTS BBC Radio 4 Series 2 AND MINDS
Theatre
Production Company Notes JOHN FINNEMORE'S FLYING Pozzitive National tour VISIT 2018
JOHN FINNEMORE'S SOUVENIR The Shaw Theatre CABIN 2015
THE DIARY OF A NOBODY Drill Hall Theatre Original musical, with Susannah 2010 Pearse
AMY EVANS' STRIKE Edinburgh Fringe The Courtyard Theatre at the 2005 Theatre Museum
BURKE AND HARE Ophaboom Theatre Showcase at Drill Hall Theatre 2004
TAILS YOU LOSE Edinburgh Fringe 2003
TOLD YOU SO The Courtyard Theatre, Musical play 2002 London
THE STRAIGHT MAN Edinburgh Fringe 2002
AMY EVANS' STRIKE Edinburgh Fringe Nominated for a Fringe First 2001 Award
JOHN AND KEVIN'S ONE MAN The Pleasance, Edinburgh As writer and performer SHOW 2001
Online
Production Company Notes DAVID MITCHELL'S SOAPBOX Channelflip Media 2011
DAVID MITCHELL'S SOAPBOX Channelflip Media 2009
United Agents | 12-26 Lexington Street London W1F OLE | T +44 (0) 20 3214 0800 | F +44 (0) 20 3214 0801 | E [email protected]