David Tyler (UK)
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David Tyler is a British
television
and radio
comedy
producer, executive producer and director. He is also the co-founder of the independent production company
Pozzitive Television
, which he set up in 1992 with Geoff Posner
.
, two silver Sony Awards, four bronze Sony Awards, and a Comedy.co.uk
Award.
His shows which have won or been nominated for awards include BBC Two
sitcom Three Fights, Two Weddings And A Funeral, which won the 1994 BAFTA for Best Comedy (Programme or Series); the BBC Radio 4
stand-up comedy
show Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation
, which was the first full-fledged comedy show from an independent production company for Radio 4, and won a bronze Sony Award in 1995; Victoria Wood
's television sitcom
dinnerladies
, which won the British Comedy Awards for "Best new comedy" in 1999 and "Best comedy" in 2000; Radio 4 sitcom Cabin Pressure
which was nominated for the Writers' Guild of Great Britain
Award for "Best Radio Comedy/Light Entertainment"; Radio 4 sketch show Bigipedia
which came second for the Comedy.co.uk Award for "Best British Radio Sketch Show 2009" (behind That Mitchell and Webb Sound
); and Another Case of Milton Jones
, which won the Comedy.co.uk Award for "Best British Radio Sitcom 2010". In 2010, Tyler was nominated for the Radio Production Award for "Best Entertainment Producer".
's national Stage Tour 'The Man Who Thinks He's It', in 1998, which also featured Julia Davis
and Simon Pegg
.
He also produced and directed the audiobook versions of the popular children's book series 'Mr Gum', by Andy Stanton
, for BBC Audio.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
television
Television
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and radio
Radio
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comedy
British comedy
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producer, executive producer and director. He is also the co-founder of the independent production company
Production company
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Pozzitive Television
Pozzitive Television
Pozzitive Television is a production company formed by producers Geoff Posner and David Tyler in 1992. Between them, they have produced and directed comedy shows in the UK including Spitting Image, Coogan's Run, Not The Nine O'Clock News, French & Saunders, Harry Enfield and Chums, dinnerladies,...
, which he set up in 1992 with Geoff Posner
Geoff Posner
Geoffrey Posner is a British television producer and director. Posner has directed and produced some of Britain's most successful comedy shows since the early 1980s....
.
Pozzitive - Radio
- The Cabaret UpstairsThe Cabaret Upstairs (radio show)The Cabaret Upstairs was a short-lived radio programme that aired from May 1986-April 1988. There were 18 half-hour episodes and it was broadcast on BBC Radio 4. It starred Clive Anderson.It was produced and directed by David Tyler.-Notes and references:...
, producer/director, 1985. - The Big Fun ShowThe Big Fun Show (radio show)The Big Fun Show was a short-lived radio programme that aired from January 1988-February 1988. There were six half-hour episodes and it was broadcast on BBC Radio 4. It starred Paul Merton, John Irwin, Tony Hawks, Josie Lawrence, Neil Mullarkey, and Julian Clary.It was produced and directed by...
, producer/director, 1987. - Dial M For PizzaDial M For PizzaDial M for Pizza was a sketch show broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in the late 1980s, written by Ian Brown and James Hendrie.The series starred Robert Bathurst, Brenda Blethyn, Mike Grady and Jonathan Kydd. Other performers on the show included Jim Broadbent, Janine Duvitski, Felicity Montagu, Enn Reitel...
, producer/director, series 1 and 2, 1987-1988. - Hey Rrradio, producer/director, pilot, 1988.
- Live on ArrivalLive on ArrivalLive on Arrival was a BBC Radio 4 series of six episodes aired in 1988. It was written by Steve Punt and featured Punt together with Hugh Dennis, Flip Webster and Guy Jackson. The format was narrative-based and featured surreal parodies and topical comment, broadcast live-to-air from the Paris...
, producer/director, pilot, 1988. - Radio Active, producer/director, series 6 and 7, 1986-1987.
- The Woody Allen Reader, producer/director, 1988.
- At Home with the HardysAt Home with the Hardys (Radio Show)At Home with the Hardys was a short-lived radio program that aired from March 1987-June 1990. There were 18 half-hour episodes and it was broadcast on BBC Radio 4. It starred Jeremy Hardy, Kit Hollerbach and Paul B. Davies....
(also known as Unnatural Acts), producer/director, 1987-1990. - Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the NationJeremy Hardy Speaks to the NationJeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation is a BBC Radio 4 series of comedy lectures, hosted by Jeremy Hardy. This has been running since the mid 1993...
, producer/director, series 1-8, 1993-2010. - Crown Jewels, producer/director, series 1 & 2, 1995.
- King Stupid, producer/director, 1998.
- The Very World of Milton JonesThe Very World of Milton JonesThe Very World of Milton Jones was a comedy show broadcast on BBC Radio 4 between 1998 and 2001 starring English comedian Milton Jones. It ran for three series....
, producer/director, series 1-3, 1998-2001. - The 99p ChallengeThe 99p ChallengeThe 99p Challenge is a spoof panel game originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4. The show is presented by Sue Perkins and features a selection of regular panelists such as Armando Iannucci and regular writers Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley, Jon Holmes and Tony Roche...
, producer/director, series 2-5, 2000-2004. - Giles Wemmbley-Hogg Goes OffGiles Wemmbley-Hogg Goes OffGiles Wemmbley-Hogg Goes Off is a British radio comedy from BBC Radio 4, written by Marcus Brigstocke, Jeremy Salsby and Graeme Garden.-Format:...
, producer/director, series 1-4, 2002-2009. - The House of Milton JonesThe House of Milton JonesThe House of Milton Jones is a radio comedy series which first aired in 2003 on BBC Radio 4. It starred Tom Goodman-Hill, Milton Jones, Olivia Colman, Nigel Lindsay and Rosemary Leach. Re-runs are broadcast on BBC Radio 7.- Episodes :...
, producer/director, 2003. - Another Case of Milton JonesAnother Case of Milton JonesAnother Case of Milton Jones is the third distinct comedy programme starring Milton Jones to be broadcast by BBC Radio 4 . The programme is in its fifth series, which started on Radio 4 on Thursday 21 July 2011. The four previous series were broadcast in 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010...
, producer/director, series 1-5, 2005-2011. - Armando Iannucci's Charm OffensiveArmando Iannucci's Charm OffensiveArmando Iannucci's Charm Offensive is a British radio comedy programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in 2005 with a second series in 2006, a third in 2007 and a fourth in 2008. Series 2, 3 and 4 of the show were broadcast in the popular Friday evening slot, which it has shared with The...
, producer/director, series 1-4, 2005-2008. - Deep Trouble, producer/director, series 1 & 2, 2005-2007.
- The CastleThe Castle (radio series)The Castle is a 2007 Radio 4 comedy set in the Middle Ages and referencing modern life - in the words of its own introduction, "a comedy set in the filth, stench and grime of the middle ages, with some nice music"...
, producer/director, series 1-3, 2007-2010. - Cabin PressureCabin Pressure (radio series)Cabin Pressure is a radio situation comedy series written by John Finnemore. Its first series was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2008. The show follows the exploits of the oddball crew of the single aeroplane owned by "MJN Air" as they are chartered to take all manner of items, people or animals...
, producer/director, series 1-3, 2008-2011. - The Genuine Particle, producer/director, 2008.
- BigipediaBigipediaBigipedia is a comedy sketch show broadcast on BBC Radio 4 that first aired between 23 July and 13 August 2009. A second series of four episodes began on 12 July, 2011. The show's storyline revolves around "Bigipedia", a fictional website broadcast on radio, intended to be a parody of Wikipedia,...
, producer/director, series 1 & 2, 2009-2011. - Jo Caulfield Won't Shut Up, producer/director, 2009.
- The 3rd Degree, producer/director, series 1 & 2, 2010.
Pozzitive - Television
- Dead At 30, pilot, producer, 1991.
- Paul Merton: The SeriesPaul Merton: The SeriesPaul Merton: The Series is a British sketch show that aired on Channel 4 from 1991 to 1993. The main star was Paul Merton, who co-wrote it along with John Irwin. It is not currently available on DVD but every episode is available for viewing free via Channel 4 service 4od and YouTube in the UK....
, producer, series 1 and 2, 1991-1993. - AbsolutelyAbsolutely (TV series)Absolutely is a popular United Kingdom television comedy sketch show shown on Channel 4 between 1989 and 1993.The cast and crew were mainly Scottish; the principal writers and performers were Moray Hunter, Jack Docherty, Peter Baikie, Gordon Kennedy , Morwenna Banks and John Sparkes...
, producer, series 4, 1993. - Introducing Tony Ferrino - Who? And Why? - A Quest, producer, 1993
- The Tony Ferrino Phenomenon, producer, 1993.
- The Imaginatively Titled Punt & Dennis ShowThe Imaginatively Titled Punt & Dennis ShowThe Imaginatively Titled Punt & Dennis Show was a stand-up and sketch show by comedians Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis. They were a double act in The Mary Whitehouse Experience, and they also featured in Canned Carrott, so they had plenty of experience working together. Impressionists Alistair McGowan...
, Producer, 1994. - Pauline Calf's Wedding Video - "Three Fights, Two Weddings & A Funeral", producer, 1994.
- The Marriage Of Figaro, executive producer, 1994
- The Paul Calf Video Diary, producer, 1994.
- Coogan's RunCoogan's RunCoogan's Run was a 1995 UK TV series featuring Steve Coogan as a series of odd characters living in the fictional town of Ottle. It was written by various people including Coogan, Patrick Marber, David Tyler, Graham Linehan, Arthur Mathews, Geoffrey Perkins and Henry Normal...
, producer, 1995. - The End Of The Year Show, producer, 1995.
- CowsCows (TV series)Cows is a surreal sitcom produced by Eddie Izzard for Channel 4 in 1997. All actors appeared in cow suits. After the pilot was produced, the show was cancelled by Channel 4 and was never aired....
, pilot, producer, 1997. - dinnerladiesDinnerladiesDinnerladies is a British sitcom written, co-produced by and starring Victoria Wood. It ran on BBC One for 16 episodes from 1998 to 2000.-Plot:...
, series 1 & 2, executive producer, 1998–2000. - Stephen Fry's 'Live From The Lighthouse', producer, 1998.
- tlcTLC (TV series)TLC was a darkly surreal farce-like sitcom set in a fictional NHS hospital called South Middlesex where coffee is traded like drugs and pretty much everyone has a personality problem. It was first broadcast on the BBC on 11 November 2002 and ran over six episodes until 16 December...
, producer, 2001. - GashGash (TV series)Gash was a satirical TV comedy created by Armando Iannucci and broadcast every weeknight from Monday 28th April to Thursday May 1st 2003 on Channel 4 to coincide with the 2003 local elections. Written and filmed on the day of transmission, the programme was a topical review show featuring sketches,...
, producer, 2003. - The Strategic Humour Initiative, producer, 2003.
- The Comic Side Of 7 DaysThe Comic Side of 7 DaysThe Comic Side of 7 Days is a British tlevision programme shown from 2005 on BBC Three. It is a topical comedy programme which shows the satirical side of the past 7 days of news. It was broadcast weekly on a Friday, with several repeats during the following week. The show was created by Andy...
, producer/director, series 1 & 2, 2004-5. - Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off… To Glastonbury, producer, 2007.
- Music Hall Meltdown, producer, 2007.
- Saturday Live Again!, producer, 2007.
- For One Night Only, executive producer, 2008.
- Milton Jones Live Universe Tour: Part 1 - Earth, DVD producer, 2009.
Pozzitive Television
Since the founding of Pozzitive Television, Tyler has been responsible for working on various British comedy programmes. The shows that he has worked on have numerous awards including a BAFTA, a silver Rose d'OrRose d'Or
The Rose d’Or is one of the most important international festivals in entertainment television. It was founded in Montreux in 1961 and has taken place in Lucerne since 2004. Producers, executives from independent and public service broadcasters and heads of production companies from over 40...
, two silver Sony Awards, four bronze Sony Awards, and a Comedy.co.uk
British Comedy Guide
The British Comedy Guide or BCG is a British website covering all forms of British comedy, across all media. At the time of writing, the BCG has published guides to more than 1,200 individual British comedies - primarily TV and radio situation comedy, sketch shows, comedy dramas, satire, variety...
Award.
His shows which have won or been nominated for awards include BBC Two
BBC Two
BBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more 'highbrow' programmes than the more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio...
sitcom Three Fights, Two Weddings And A Funeral, which won the 1994 BAFTA for Best Comedy (Programme or Series); the BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
stand-up comedy
Stand-up comedy
Stand-up comedy is a comedic art form. Usually, a comedian performs in front of a live audience, speaking directly to them. Their performances are sometimes filmed for later release via DVD, the internet, and television...
show Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation
Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation
Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation is a BBC Radio 4 series of comedy lectures, hosted by Jeremy Hardy. This has been running since the mid 1993...
, which was the first full-fledged comedy show from an independent production company for Radio 4, and won a bronze Sony Award in 1995; Victoria Wood
Victoria Wood
Victoria Wood CBE is a British comedienne, actress, singer-songwriter, screenwriter and director. Wood has written and starred in sketches, plays, films and sitcoms, and her live stand-up comedy act is interspersed with her own compositions, which she accompanies on piano...
's television sitcom
Situation comedy
A situation comedy, often shortened to sitcom, is a genre of comedy that features characters sharing the same common environment, such as a home or workplace, accompanied with jokes as part of the dialogue...
dinnerladies
Dinnerladies
Dinnerladies is a British sitcom written, co-produced by and starring Victoria Wood. It ran on BBC One for 16 episodes from 1998 to 2000.-Plot:...
, which won the British Comedy Awards for "Best new comedy" in 1999 and "Best comedy" in 2000; Radio 4 sitcom Cabin Pressure
Cabin Pressure (radio series)
Cabin Pressure is a radio situation comedy series written by John Finnemore. Its first series was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2008. The show follows the exploits of the oddball crew of the single aeroplane owned by "MJN Air" as they are chartered to take all manner of items, people or animals...
which was nominated for the Writers' Guild of Great Britain
Writers' Guild of Great Britain
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Award for "Best Radio Comedy/Light Entertainment"; Radio 4 sketch show Bigipedia
Bigipedia
Bigipedia is a comedy sketch show broadcast on BBC Radio 4 that first aired between 23 July and 13 August 2009. A second series of four episodes began on 12 July, 2011. The show's storyline revolves around "Bigipedia", a fictional website broadcast on radio, intended to be a parody of Wikipedia,...
which came second for the Comedy.co.uk Award for "Best British Radio Sketch Show 2009" (behind That Mitchell and Webb Sound
That Mitchell and Webb Sound
That Mitchell and Webb Sound is a comedy sketch show on BBC Radio 4 which started on 28 August 2003. A second series was broadcast in 2005 with a third starting on 24 May 2007. The series became adapted for television as That Mitchell and Webb Look in 2006. The series is seen in some ways a...
); and Another Case of Milton Jones
Another Case of Milton Jones
Another Case of Milton Jones is the third distinct comedy programme starring Milton Jones to be broadcast by BBC Radio 4 . The programme is in its fifth series, which started on Radio 4 on Thursday 21 July 2011. The four previous series were broadcast in 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010...
, which won the Comedy.co.uk Award for "Best British Radio Sitcom 2010". In 2010, Tyler was nominated for the Radio Production Award for "Best Entertainment Producer".
Other work
Tyler Directed Steve CooganSteve Coogan
Stephen John "Steve" Coogan is a British comedian, actor, writer and producer. Born in Manchester, he began his career as a standup comedian and impressionist, working as a voice artist throughout the 1980s on satirical puppet show Spitting Image. In the early nineties, Coogan began creating...
's national Stage Tour 'The Man Who Thinks He's It', in 1998, which also featured Julia Davis
Julia Davis
Julia Davis is an English comedy writer and performer, best known for writing and starring in the BBC Three comedy Nighty Night.-Background:...
and Simon Pegg
Simon Pegg
Simon Pegg is an English actor, comedian, writer, film producer, and director. He is best known for having co-written and stared in various Edgar Wright features, mainly Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and the comedy series Spaced.He also portrayed Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in the 2009 Star Trek film...
.
He also produced and directed the audiobook versions of the popular children's book series 'Mr Gum', by Andy Stanton
Andy Stanton
Andy Stanton is an English children's writer. He lives in North London.-Books:He has written nine books in the 'Mr. Gum' series:*You're a Bad Man, Mr. Gum!*Mr. Gum and the Biscuit Billionaire*Mr Gum in 'The Hound of Lamonic Bibber...
, for BBC Audio.
- You're a Bad Man Mr Gum, 2006.
- Mr Gum & The Biscuit Billionaire, 2010.
- Mr Gum & The Goblins, 2010.
External links
- Pozzitive Productions
- Pozzitive Productions on YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....